Fan Realignment of the NHL - Page 2

HockeyKnight · 05-27-2007, 12:45 AM

Eastern
(YOU CANNOT TOUCH THIS! THIS IS THE ULTIMATE DIVISION ALIGNMENT)
Atlantic
NY Rangers
NY Islanders
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia

Northeast
Ottawa
Buffalo
Toronto
Boston
Montreal

South
Carolina
Washington
Tampa Bay
Florida
Atlanta

Western

Central
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Nashville
Columbus

Pacific
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Vancouver
San Jose
Anaheim

Northwest
Colorado
Calgary
Edmonton
Minnesota
Dallas

bedir than average · 05-30-2007, 11:38 AM

http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/inde...rsus/#comments

Tangotiger in his analysis of the TV ratings asserts that the NHL should quit its attempts to lure the casual fan and just recognize that it is a regional sport. I can't recall his NHL allegiance, but I do know he was an Expos fan in baseball.

TOOLS · 05-30-2007, 02:22 PM

I don't muich care about realignment however, I DO think the damn Slackhawks ought to be in the Jamaican bobsled league.

John F · 06-02-2007, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOOLS

I don't muich care about realignment however, I DO think the damn Slackhawks ought to be in the Jamaican bobsled league.

The ECHL is too good for them, eh?

LIUhockey18 · 06-17-2007, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otter

-= PRINCE OF WALES CONFERENCE =- (With Team Movement)

EAST (PATRICK DIVISION)

Hamilton (Florida)
Philadelphia
Ottawa
Buffalo
New Jersey

CENTRAL (ADAMS DIVISION)

Kansas City (Washington)
St. Louis
Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh
Columbus

WEST (GRETZKY DIVISION)

Edmonton
Colorado
Phoenix
Las Vegas (NY Islanders)
Calgary

-= CAMPBELL CONFERENCE =-

EAST (LEMIEUX DIVISION)

Carolina
Montreal
NY Rangers
Toronto
Boston

CENTRAL (NORRIS DIVISION)

Detroit
Dallas
Minnesota
Chicago
Winnipeg (Nashville)

WEST (SMYTHE DIVISION)

Vancouver
Los Angeles
Anaheim
San Jose
Portland (Atlanta)

why in the hell would you move the NY Islanders? Clearly you're a Ranger fan, and the Islanders have a great history behind them. Not to mention that have the same amount of Cups as the Rangers in less than half the amount of years of existance.

John F · 06-17-2007, 04:45 PM

There is no reason to move the Islanders, there is no reason to move the Capitals (as was alluded in the post as well). There are grounds to move the Panthers (but I am a Lightning fan - I am biased)

The whole point of this thread was to REALIGN WITHOUT RELOCATION. Some people can't think of the league without putting teams in different cities, which is a sad fact.

LIUhockey18 · 06-19-2007, 06:41 PM

Based on your rules, here is what I would do...

CAMPBELL CONFERENCE

Richard Division (east)
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning

Norris Division (central)
Atlanta Thrashers
Carolina Hurricanes
Nashville Predators
Ottawa Senators
Washington Capitals

Smythe Division (west)
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalache
Edmonton Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks

WALES CONFERENCE

Patrick Division (east)
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins

Howe Division (central)
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit Red Wings
Minnesota Wild
St. Louis Blues

Adams Division (west)
Anaheim Ducks
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
Pheonix Coyotes
San Jose Sharks

but if I could do it my way............

CAMPBELL CONFERENCE

Norris Division
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Washington Capitals

Smythe Division
Anaheim Ducks
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit Red Wings
Minnesota Wild
Pheonix Coyotes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks

WALES CONFERENCE

Adams Division
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Dallas Stars
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
Nashville Predators
San Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues

Patrick Division
Atlanta Thrashers
Carolina Hurricanes
Hartford Whalers (Expansion)
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Winnipeg Jets (Expansion)
Tampa Bay Lightning

Go back to the old school style. 2 conferences and 4 divisions, all named after people who have built this game. Re-birth 2 franchises (Hartford and Winnipeg) to even up the divisions to 8 teams each and then go back to the old way of doing the playoffs. Top 4 teams in each division play each other in the first and second rounds (1 vs. 4; 2 vs. 3; then the winners of each play each other for the division title) then the 2 division winners in each conference play for their respective conference titles, and then the 2 conference champs play for the cup. All series stay at best of 7 with continuous sudden death OT to decide all ties, and while we're at it with the old school way of hockey, drop the shootout and if you lose a game in OT you get no points, a loss is a loss.

John F · 06-19-2007, 07:21 PM

By expanding by 2 teams -- you could subdivide into regions but the important thing about your alignment is that both conferences are continent wide instead of regional.

LIUhockey18 · 07-07-2007, 05:54 AM

I like the continent wide concept only because it is the traditional way of setting up the conferences. In the old days, it didnt matter which region you were in, similar to a NL AL set up in baseball. Each league has teams from across the country, then the leagues have seperate divisions based on region.

nucks4life · 07-07-2007, 05:17 PM

Ya that would be cool having famous hockey players as Divsion like the best hockey player for the hardest disvion . Example like Northwest should have Gretzky because its the hardest divion and Gretzky is the best hockey player in the world!

Nucks4Life

John F · 07-07-2007, 07:24 PM

That's arguable. And changing names constantly because it's "The hardest division in the world" causes problems in itself.

But as LIU states -- this is spreading conferences out across North America, not the East/West BS that has been instituted under Gary Bettman. Under this concept, the Northwest division as you know it would be broken up.

05-27-2007, 12:45 AM	#16 (permalink)
HockeyKnight Rookie Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3	Most of my re-alignment would be in the west Eastern (YOU CANNOT TOUCH THIS! THIS IS THE ULTIMATE DIVISION ALIGNMENT) Atlantic NY Rangers NY Islanders New Jersey Pittsburgh Philadelphia Northeast Ottawa Buffalo Toronto Boston Montreal South Carolina Washington Tampa Bay Florida Atlanta Western Central Chicago Detroit St. Louis Nashville Columbus Pacific Los Angeles Phoenix Vancouver San Jose Anaheim Northwest Colorado Calgary Edmonton Minnesota Dallas

05-30-2007, 11:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/inde...rsus/#comments Tangotiger in his analysis of the TV ratings asserts that the NHL should quit its attempts to lure the casual fan and just recognize that it is a regional sport. I can't recall his NHL allegiance, but I do know he was an Expos fan in baseball. __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

05-30-2007, 02:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
TOOLS Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 32	I don't muich care about realignment however, I DO think the damn Slackhawks ought to be in the Jamaican bobsled league. __________________ DO NOT LOOK HERE

06-19-2007, 06:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
LIUhockey18 Rookie Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 9	Based on your rules, here is what I would do... CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Richard Division (east) Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Norris Division (central) Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals Smythe Division (west) Calgary Flames Colorado Avalache Edmonton Oilers Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks WALES CONFERENCE Patrick Division (east) New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Howe Division (central) Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues Adams Division (west) Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Pheonix Coyotes San Jose Sharks but if I could do it my way............ CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Norris Division Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals Smythe Division Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild Pheonix Coyotes Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks WALES CONFERENCE Adams Division Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Patrick Division Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Hartford Whalers (Expansion) New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Winnipeg Jets (Expansion) Tampa Bay Lightning Go back to the old school style. 2 conferences and 4 divisions, all named after people who have built this game. Re-birth 2 franchises (Hartford and Winnipeg) to even up the divisions to 8 teams each and then go back to the old way of doing the playoffs. Top 4 teams in each division play each other in the first and second rounds (1 vs. 4; 2 vs. 3; then the winners of each play each other for the division title) then the 2 division winners in each conference play for their respective conference titles, and then the 2 conference champs play for the cup. All series stay at best of 7 with continuous sudden death OT to decide all ties, and while we're at it with the old school way of hockey, drop the shootout and if you lose a game in OT you get no points, a loss is a loss. Last edited by LIUhockey18; 06-19-2007 at 08:05 PM.

07-07-2007, 07:24 PM	#26 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,497	That's arguable. And changing names constantly because it's "The hardest division in the world" causes problems in itself. But as LIU states -- this is spreading conferences out across North America, not the East/West BS that has been instituted under Gary Bettman. Under this concept, the Northwest division as you know it would be broken up. __________________ The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.

06-17-2007, 04:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,497	There is no reason to move the Islanders, there is no reason to move the Capitals (as was alluded in the post as well). There are grounds to move the Panthers (but I am a Lightning fan - I am biased) The whole point of this thread was to REALIGN WITHOUT RELOCATION. Some people can't think of the league without putting teams in different cities, which is a sad fact.

06-19-2007, 07:21 PM	#23 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,497	By expanding by 2 teams -- you could subdivide into regions but the important thing about your alignment is that both conferences are continent wide instead of regional.

07-07-2007, 05:54 AM	#24 (permalink)
LIUhockey18 Rookie Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 9	I like the continent wide concept only because it is the traditional way of setting up the conferences. In the old days, it didnt matter which region you were in, similar to a NL AL set up in baseball. Each league has teams from across the country, then the leagues have seperate divisions based on region.

07-07-2007, 05:17 PM	#25 (permalink)
nucks4life Rookie Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11	Ya that would be cool having famous hockey players as Divsion like the best hockey player for the hardest disvion . Example like Northwest should have Gretzky because its the hardest divion and Gretzky is the best hockey player in the world! Nucks4Life

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