Endless Possibilities. Zero Consensus.
You all knew I wouldn’t be able to stop. Here is the most radical, yet positively doable re-imagining of the NHL yet. It’s a crazy hybridization of the plans being tossed around lately, plus relocation and expansion. It addresses the biggest gripe of the latest realignment—Chicago losing Detroit as a more-than-two-games-per-season opponent. It does however …
The Benefits: • Rivalries — I tried my best to keep most of the major rivalries together. The more obvious ones are all here, of course, but even the “secondary” ones like the Sabres and the Leafs have been maintained where possible. Some of the Hull Conference teams could evolve into good rivalries too, like Dallas …
The Benefits: • Rivalries — I tried my best to keep most of the major rivalries together. The more obvious ones are all here, of course, but even the “secondary” ones like the Sabres and the Leafs have been maintained where possible. • Travel — Four conferences cut down on travel for the teams that currently have …
Not sure I agree 100% with the purely even division of population to sports teams (not apples to apples, when a city doesn’t have team from a “less popular” league like the WNBA or the MLS), but I like the concept. Interesting stuff. —TF Could Seattle even support new NBA and NHL teams? | …
Red Hot & Blue This is probably going to be the shortest write up of all time, because I’d written the longest write up of all time, then thanks to my Magic Mouse and OS X Lion on my Mac, an accidental and tiny single finger swipe acts as a “back button” and I …
Whale of a Tweak These week’s entry is only five days late. Which is slightly different than last week’s six days late. In that spirit, this week’s NHL Realignment Scenario is only slightly different than last week’s… nooch! I know the economic viability is a question, but everyone loves the idea of the Whalers (and …
The Breakdown: One relocation plus two expansions equals a 32-team league. Our breakdown this week yields yet another four-conference alignment. Each conference is made up of 8-teams that are reasonably geographically clustered. Pacific Conference Anaheim Ducks Phoenix Coyotes Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks Edmonton Oilers Seattle Metros* Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Central Conference Chicago …
All the People, All the Time Okay, our short-lived happiness (or hatred for many others) of having finally gotten a bold new NHL that accentuates rivalries tries something new and isn’t just and NBA-on-ice is over and done with. Yes, we understand a good chunk of the purpose behind the plan in the first place …