Re-alignment - Our World is Changing
by Busted Twigg on Dec 5, 2011 8:15 PM MST
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Welcome to the Western Conference. We're big, We're fast. And, now there's more of us (as compared to the pigs in the East).
It gets worse, there are 8 teams in the conference and only 4 continue on to the playoffs. Eastern teams have a better chance of making the playoffs as there are only 7 teams in the conference and, again, 4 teams make the playoffs.
Personal opinion... This sucks.
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This isn’t strictly Bettman, I wish people would understand that. He signs off, but isn’t the decision maker
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
I like it, but feel bad for all the Avs fans in the Central & East time zones.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
Yup
Maybe I’ll finally get a chance to give that two sets of 4 hours sleep schedule a go… Get home from work, bed, wake up in time for game.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
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Im an EST avs fan, i wouldnt even care about the later starts if the realignment was done fairer. Bettman must be waterboarded.
by Jog73 on Dec 6, 2011 12:14 AM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
You sir, need some help
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
shock therapy?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 7, 2011 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
Pros
+Allows for more flexibility should there be a relocation/expansion/both in the short and long terms
+Stronger rivalries (no doubt – I’m a HUGE fan of divisional playoffs)
+Every team plays each other – home & away
+Geography – let’s face it, we aren’t the players having to travel unnecessary miles and this gets rid of that
Cons
- Eastern teams have a better chance of making playoffs
- I live in DC, so I have to deal with inconvenient game times
My personal conclusion: The cons are real heavy, but I can understand the mindset of those involved even if I don’t agree with it. I’ve already buckled down and I’m excited for the season to come.
If something as trivial as the Colorado Avalanche having to work extra hard to make the playoffs is my worst news of the week, then bring it on
Go Avaranche!
So 50% of the West will miss the playoffs (8 of 16 teams) while 43% of the East misses the playoffs (6 of 14). And this is fair how?
And what if 6 teams in conference A have better records then the teams on Confernce B….teams with good records get screwed out of the playoffs.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
I can’t see this lasting… either a) phoenix moves in year or so, or b) expansion. I see that as a pretty temporary problem.
Same problem the NFL has, look at the NFC west. there’s no perfect system, I’m just glad we won’t have to play minnesota so damned much. Pro’s and Con’s.
For me personally, it’s a lot more games starting at 8pm, after the munchkin’s go to bed :D
I think that they do plan an expansion. 2 teams to each 7 team conference and we are done. Kansas and Quebec?
My prediction...
Phoenix to Seattle
Expansion: Quebec and Hartford OR Hamilton
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"We should be dreaming. We grew up as kids having dreams, but now we're too sophisticated as adults, as a nation. We stopped dreaming. We should always have dreams." -Herb Brooks
I could easily see that scenerio….. I could even see Portland, there’s a huge market there…. way better than KC
I really fear
another expansion draft.
Colorado College Hockey, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies fan to the death.
"We should be dreaming. We grew up as kids having dreams, but now we're too sophisticated as adults, as a nation. We stopped dreaming. We should always have dreams." -Herb Brooks
I am not sure how I feel about a team coming here to Seattle. I would have spilt loalties.
"In the beginning the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
-Douglas Adams The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
It's odd.
I spent a lot of time in the NW. Lived there practically all my life. Grew up in a Denver family though so my loyalties always landed with those teams. I dislike(d) the Seahawks, Supersonic, and Mariners. I have to say though, I’d totally watch a team in Seattle, I’d much prefer it was Portland though. I feel that they deserve a team a bit more.
Sig.
I think the main stubling block for Seattle getting a team would be part of the reason the Sonics left town and that was the Key Arena isn’t what a major league team wants. Not that I have spent much time in Portland but I don’t know if it is as much of a hockey town. But then again I don’t get a hockey vibe much here in the Seattle area even though they do have two WHL teams in the metro area. Speaking of which I need to figure out when I can catch a game up in Everett.
"In the beginning the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
-Douglas Adams The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
I spent some time in Portland, Seattle, and Spokane (lived in the NW for a large portion of my life), and I think Portland is a way underrated city. Their WHL team has an amazing fan base, whereas Seattle’s leaves a lot to be desired. I watched the Spokane Chiefs play a lot and their arena is amazing. Constantly packed, great atmosphere, and most importantly, that is all during regular season. Went to some playoff games for the T-Birds, their arena was much smaller and was about half full. Not a lot of support there. And to be fair, the Canucks are so close to Seattle that that is practically Seattle’s team anyway. Hell, the Nucks even have the same colors as the Seahawks and T-Birds. Portland would garner a lot of interest as they don’t have any major sports other than the NBA there. It’s really a great city that deserves a second look.
Sig.
I grew up in Washington being a Avs fan because we did not have a team. So I might be a little bias but.. Why the F*.. Does Portland “Deserve” a team more than Seattle?
Hockey is huge in the NW and besides like I have seen a few people say. The rivalry with Vancouver would be fricken awesome.
As I stated above: Portland has..the NBA, that’s it. Seattle meanwhile has proven they can’t even handle the NBA. I think a team in Portland would flourish more so than it would at Seattle at this point. While I fully support a team going to either Seattle or Portland, an NHL team in Portland would add diversity to major sports league in that immediate area. The “deserves a team more” comment is more in reference in how the city is having problems managing the teams it already has. All I’m saying, is Portland shouldn’t be blown off. I’m a fan of both cities and either city getting a team would be a win in my book.
Sig.
The main problem with Portland getting NHL is they are going against the NBA at the same time. And Seattle could have handled the NBA but there were a ton of shinanagines going on in backrooms that cost the team in the long run. Also the Portland Metro area is much smaller than Seattle and with less people to draw from I don’t think there is going to be a big push to expand there especailly given the lack of a history of the NHL there. But honestly I don’t think either city will get at team before they repopulate the Canadian cities.
"In the beginning the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
-Douglas Adams The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
As Jibs pointed out, the arena mess was what did the team in as well. The Portland metro area is smaller in a sense, Seattle is just so freakin spread out. Seattle is the bigger city overall for sure, but that’s also one reason I like Portland. It’s not a huge city but the fans certainly come out to watch the Winterhawks. That’s just a tiny WHL club. The Thunderbirds don’t draw much interest and go really unnoticed (from my own experiences, they may have garnered more interest since). Plus the T-Birds having a tiny arena in Kent (that’s where they played when I saw them) doesn’t help. Just from my understanding it appears that Portland has the larger hockey crowd, while having a smaller fan base to draw from, they have enough fans that could pack an arena already. Seattle just has that overall feel like they don’t care as much about hockey as they do about baseball or football.
Sig.
Seattle meanwhile has proven they can’t even handle the NBA.
While I see both sides to the Seattle NHL debate, this isn’t exactly true. The owner of that franchise bought the team with almost a sole purpose of moving to OKC and asked the residents fo Seattle for an exorbinant ransom or he’d move them out of town. Seattle fans (smartly) rejected the $1/2B arena, when they just paid for a complete rennovation less than a decade prior, and he picked up his stuff and moved.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 7, 2011 11:13 AM MST up reply actions
Kansas City.
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I disagree on this.
Of course my entire basis for this is on the fact that I can’t stand the K.C. Chiefs and that the Royals are terrible.
Sig.
LOL
Works for meeeeeeeeeee
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IF THEY PUT A FUCKING TEAM BACK IN HARTFORD I WILL MURDER SOMEONE.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
They already have an AHL team. That’s good enough for that city
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
Concur. Movement and/or expansion will even things out. I can also see a modification to the playoff structure to be something of a blend – top two in each division make it plus the top 4 in each conference?
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
28 games per year against Eastern Conference pussies?
I’d buy that for a dollar!
When does the hurting stop?
Yeah I went to tsn right after they posted the article on it and they had switched Colorado and Dallas, I got really excited, then I refreshed the page a few minutes later only to see it switched back…… not really all that stoked about this. I do like the divisional playoffs though, really really helps fuel the rivalries. Although I feel like this lessens our chances of facing the wings in the playoffs, but if they do a reseeding after the divisional rounds it would be cool to beat them for the cup and skate around in front of them with it……
Also, only ONE game per year where we’ll see ASSBAG Red Wings fans at the Pepsi Center!
(Seriously, fuck them)
When does the hurting stop?
Biggest con ever
My 4 hour weekly article on the division is now likely a 6+ hour article. Totally excited to not have to read up on Minnesota every week anymore. In fact, can we put those changes in…now?
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Not the best team in the NHL
PROBLEM SOLVED
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standings say otherwise as of right now, but philosophically, I agree, in fact, I don’t think that there is even a team in Minnesota (philosophically).
It's coming soon
The cracks are already starting to show up. That team has WILDLY (hahaha) overachieved so far.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 9:28 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Generally,
I thought that this favors us. We should not worry about Detroit, Dallas, Chicago and Nashville (and St. Louis) anymore. Obviously there is San Jose, Vancouver and Los Angeles, but other 4 teams are beatable. And one more thing: we won’t be having Minnesota snoozefest 6 times every season.
definately….. I think an important factor to this is that that’s the status of these teams now…. who knows what it’ll look like in 2-3 years.
I’m worried about Edmonton. I think they’re going to be our next big rivals since we’ll both be REALLY good at about the same time. Having them in division…… geez. One bad hit and it’s over.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
That’s true. A rivalry will do this team good I think.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Hating the oil is easy. I still hate them from back when they took the Cup from the Islanders.
Fuck Edmonton!
Varly!
by niwotsblessing on Dec 5, 2011 10:11 PM MST up reply actions
I already have a pasttime of making fun of Taylor Hall. I can increase on that.
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Just think.
JUST THINK. Had we not scored the last second goal against Columbus and then inexplicably won on Foote’s farewell, RNH could very easily be in Colorado.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 10:20 PM MST up reply actions
I like Landeskog better…… RNH is gonna be an American Gaborik…. just a prediction… I could be fully fully o’ shite
Different players, for sure
Landy is a much harder worker, far more complete player. RNH just has sublime offensive talents and is probably going to outscore Landy by quite a bit over their NHL careers. You need both types to win a Stanley Cup but it’s certainly fun to think about what RNH would’ve looked like in Denver.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 10:24 PM MST up reply actions
absolutely…. fun to speculate. It’ll be very interesting to see RNH over the years…. will he hold up to the pounding? Will he be Pavel Bure or Wayne Gretsky? It’s hard not to be jealous of what Edmonton is building, I’m really looking forward to the battles the Avs will have with them over the next half -decade.
RNH is awesome, no doubt. But we already have one of him – his name is Duchene. We needed what Landy brings, and I love that we drafted him. BPA be damned. Landy was the best player for this team.
RNH would have been awesome. But I love our rookie more for all the non-scoring stuff he brings.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I wish Duchene had RNH’s vision. He’s faster and has better hands, but he doesn’t see the ice.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 5, 2011 10:33 PM MST up reply actions
Not many have his vision
What I mean about his offensive talents. There are a whole lot more Landeskog’s than RNH’s in the NHL.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 10:40 PM MST up reply actions
You keep spelling Langenbrunner wrong.
Sig.
by Randy Time on Dec 5, 2011 10:50 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
rofl
I love you
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 10:58 PM MST up reply actions
Hey guys watch this
or Larsson
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Complete BS.
1) We will have 44 non division games and 38 divisional games. How does that break down with 7 other teams. Which 3 teams will we have to play 6 times and which will we have to play 5 times.
2) Teams in shitty divisions are going to get screwed if they squeak into the playoffs. They will have a hard time drafting themselves into a good position to be cup contenders. (I know this is not a strong argument but has some validity)
3) Times teams in our division has made the playoffssince 2001-02 season and others
A- Anaheim- 6 , Calgary- 5 , Colorado-6 , Edmonton-2 , Kings-3 , Yotes-3 , San Jose-8 , Vancouver-7 ,
B- Chicago-4 , Columbus-1 , Dallas-5 , Detroit-9 , Wild-3 , Nashville-6 , St. Louis-5 , Winnipeg-1 ,
C- Boston-7 , Buffalo-4 , Florida-0 , Montreal-7 , Ottawa-7 , Tampa-5 , Toronto-3 ,
D- Carolina-3, Devils-8 , Islanders-4 , Rangers-5 , Philly-7 , Pens-5 , Washington-5
1. Evidently the 5’s and 6’s will rotate from season to season.
2. Draft? Agree, not a strong argument either way. Getting into the playoffs = profit. That’s what the owners care about.
3. This is the big one. The far west division will be a nightmare for quite a while. There are 5 serious contenders for the next 3 years, at least, for the 4 playoff spots (COL, EDM, SJS, VAN, LAK)
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 5, 2011 10:38 PM MST up reply actions
You guys really shouldn’t count Anaheim out. They have some awesome forwards and a great goalie. When they get their shit together, they’re a really good team.
When does the hurting stop?
I never count Anaheim down and out.
I think they’re a really good team as well and a threat to the Avs playoff chances. Well once the Avs get over being the bigger threat to their own playoff chances.
Sig.
Can we be the "Gretzky Conference"?
Cuz that would be cool.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
False.
Adams
Norris
Smythe
Patrick
The wheel rolls. You’re not going to improve on round.
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by Hopfenkopf on Dec 5, 2011 10:17 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t care what the names refer to or which conference was what name. Colorado MUST be in the Patrick division.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
I almost read through this as bs until that last name caught my eye and I lol’d.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi
I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink
to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
So...
Since they essentially kept the conferences in tact and the final rounds of the playoffs haven’t been figured out yet, why not straight steal the AHL playoff system? That would also allow a 5th team from a division to make the playoffs if they had more points than the division’s 4th place team from within the same conference. Using the current standings and staying in the East, Washington would make the playoffs and Ottawa would miss them, despite the Caps having fewer points. If the NHL used the AHL system, Ottawa would be the 5th team from that division to make it and the Caps would miss the playoffs.
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Deserve what?
To make the playoffs? Over the course of the entire season, probably yes, I just want to use the AHL system because it makes sense and was lucky enough to have a perfect example right now of the difference it can make.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 10:22 PM MST up reply actions
But that messes up their plans for divisional playoffs. You’d have to have out of division playoffs in the first round.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Right
but if you keep the conferences it isn’t like Florida would be playing Dallas or something and it wouldn’t reward a team for their geographical luck of division placements. I still think the best teams should get in and this is one nice little addendum to allow that to happen.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 11:01 PM MST up reply actions
A couple of people have mentioned re-alignment. I think this was set up with the expectation that PHX is going East somewhere. That would give the East one 7 team division and one 8 team division and the West will have the same. Given that PHX is in the far west, that benefits the Avs.
So, Quebec Coyotes or Hamilton Coyotes?
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
Not Quebec Coyotes…. no, they’ll be the Quebec Nordiques and re-retire Stastny and Goulet and then Sakic and Foote and Forsberg AND THOSE WERE OUR PLAYERS DAMNIT!!!!!
Just watch. It’s going to happen. At least the question of who gets the Jets history will be answered. They’ll give up that legacy and just steal ours instead.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I was being funny there (or at least making an attempt). I’m guessing we would see some kind of re-naming.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 5, 2011 10:40 PM MST up reply actions
BTW, have you completely wrecked your sleep patterns? I figured after 4 days with 3 hours of sleep (or whatever) you’d be unconscious for a couple of days straight.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 5, 2011 10:41 PM MST up reply actions
My body has pretty much adjusted to the point where it’s fine without sleep now. I actually had a hard time falling asleep last night because it had basically forgotten how. 5 all-nighters in 7 days messes you up pretty severely. It’s going to take a while for me to readjust. I have dark circles so bad that it looks like someone punched me, but I’m actually not tired.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
That’s probably all the coffee.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
The coffee’s worn off by now. I’ve not had once since 3:30.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I have original table and chairs designed by the great Finnish goalie, Alvar Aalto!
...holy freaking f*ck, snakes!
Aalto!
He was pretty awesome. We went to the Mount Angel Library (one of his very few in the US) as a class earlier this year. It was pretty cool :)
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Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Your still young, this will change.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
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by Americanario on Dec 7, 2011 11:26 AM MST up reply actions
pfffffffffff
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 5, 2011 10:49 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
You’re bent on leaving a pretty corpse anyway. Leave the kid alone.
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I have no idea what this means.
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by A.J. Haefele on Dec 6, 2011 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
Need to train the brain. There is no “East” and “West” anymore.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 5, 2011 11:01 PM MST up reply actions
Should help those folks who have no idea where this mythical land of Canadia is.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Bettman?
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
I think I can get behind this. Its not my favorite but its happening so better find something I like about it!
Vancouver, Los Angeles, and San Jose have been good for a long time but I see them peaking within the next three years or so, leaving room for us to eventually match them. Hopefully we will figure out a way to break our LA curse.
Meanwhile, Edmonton and Colorado will get to learn to hate each other even more. I personally already despise them with the exception of Eberle.
Calgary is by far in the worst position of the group. Poor Tanguay…
And Phoenix feels like the odd man out who will eventually leave our party out west
LA is only just starting to dominate. They’re going to be good for a long time.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Dec 6, 2011 2:23 AM MST up reply actions
If colorado gets good like we think they will, LA-COL could blossom into a wonderful rivalry
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 6, 2011 8:45 AM MST up reply actions
EDM will have something to say about the winner of the division, and VAN will be up there until they are Sedin-free.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
SJ still is to be good. Thank god for CGY and Anaheim
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 6, 2011 10:48 AM MST up reply actions
So right now, this season, our new conference is the most mediocre.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Like you, I call complete BS. Good teams come and go so I don’t care about the teams in the conference, but the playoff seeding with 4 teams getting in from each division is fucking retarded.
What if an 8 team division has 6 top shelf teams with EARN a ton of regular season points and one of the 7 team divisions has 6 shitty teams?
So now two shitty teams get into the playoffs and two good (WINNING) teams get screwed? Awesome idea Bettman. Go F yourself.
Tim Tebow is Denver's 2012 starting QB. I'm not even kind of sorry that offends some of you.
I for one actually like our new “conference”.
1. The Avs will benefit because come next year there is a good chance that the Coyotes will be up in Eastern Canada. Making it so that our conference would become a 7 team conference while one of the Eastern conferences will pick up the team in Quebec making it an 8 team conference. The NHL knows this is going to happen and this is why they planned it as such making it an easy transition. Thus you will have 15 teams in the Eastern Conferences and 15 in the Western Conferences.
2. We get rid of Minnesota, god I hate them. So frustrating to watch.
3. The teams in our conference are not as good as people think. Vancouver will go down in a couple season once the sisters get older. LA I think is drastically over-rated. SJ is the only one who really scares me. The Ducks stink and one of their better players is about to retire. PHX won’t be here. Calgary is in rebuild mode. EDM is a question mark, lots of young talent, who knows if they will put it all together. If the Avs can make their team stronger they will be able to compete and compete well.
I think down the road they will have to evaluate the playoff system. As many have pointed out it just doesn’t make sense. As you could have 6 good teams in one conference and only 1 or two in the other but yet under this format 2 good teams could lose out to two bad teams in another conference. I think it will take a couple seasons, but it will get evaluated and changed.
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