arturo7
Well-Known Member
They just made room for 2 more expansion teams.
Hmmm, maybe this is the long term plan; allow Hamilton a team but force them to play out west.
They just made room for 2 more expansion teams.
Sigh. Am I the only one who actually likes inter-divisional play? From a Penguins fan perspective, it gets old watching the Rangers, Islanders, Philadelphia, devils and now Capitals & Canes. I think it would have been much more interesting to mix it up more along the lines of the NFL or MLB. Wouldn't it be better for fans if the Rangers and Flyers could meet each other in the Stanley Cup Finals? Or Pittsburgh and Washington? Or Montreal and Boston? Or Detroit and San Jose?
I understand the travel issue, but doesn't baseball have a similar problem, and they seem to deal with it just fine. (Yes, I know they play a series which helps, but they still have a lot of travel.)
Seriously? This was a move to appease the *WEST COAST* teams.
Edit: Oh. You're still going on about the 8 teams vs 7 teams, aren't you? It really doesn't confer any real advantage for anything that matters, which is exactly why you don't see any serious complaining about it - other than from some misguided fans, I suppose.
Appease the West Coast teams? Did you have blotter for breakfast? The boys out west will travel like sunzabvtches regardless of the divisional line ups. This realignment is all about catering the whiny little bvtch owners back east.
As for the 7 vs 8 team divisions, the math is quite simple. Teams playing in a conference where only three teams miss the playoffs have a significant advantage over teams playing in a division where 4 teams miss out.
See linkey below for old vs new maps:
How the NHL will look next year; realignment map | Section 303
All the news leading up to this made it seem like it was done for Illich and the Wings, who were "promised" a move back to the east.
All the news leading up to this made it seem like it was done for Illich and the Wings, who were "promised" a move back to the east.
I find that funny.
As in you don't believe it?
paulster2626 said:Rats. Leafs can't overcome the slow start in the first. Kovalchuk always scores against the Leafs.
Oh well, us Leaf fans know to be thankful for a point!
As in Illych, that whiny, shvtty pizza makin', poofter, doesn't get his wish.
I'm positive the Wings will be fine, they did just win 7 in a row, gotta throw the little dogs some scraps every now and then.
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It just wasn't the same without Ken Daniels RIP his dad.
How do you mean?
My money is on the Saab-rays tonight. Philly just ain't that good anymore.
He was lobbying hard to get into the East.
I love it. Minnesota won last night with their #3 goalie! Haters gunna hate but the Wild have had the best record in the Show now for the past couple weeks!
LOL - Yeah, we're really missing Ville Leino, Damn Buffalo for stealing him away from us !!!!
Philly may not win the cup, but they are easily a better team than buffalo.
How long did Miller last in his previous outing against the Flyers ?
Not even 6:30 before the flyers put 3 behind him. In his last nine home starts vs. the Flyers, Miller is 2-6-1 with a 3.15 GAA.
Flyers also currently have the best road record in the league, and the top scorer ... Okay he's tied for 3rd today with 2-3 less games played than anyone ahead of him.
I would just like to drop a line here that I am no longer embarrassed to be a Blues fan.
I would just like to drop a line here that I am no longer embarrassed to be a Blues fan.
Yeah but simply throw them a 1-3-1 and they get all confused! They are soft-minded.:cross:
Funny how you can have the league's top scorer, without actually having the league's top scorer. I like how that math works out.
Until April.
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That's great! What team did you defect to?? :cross:
i'm ridding now. So many years with "we will be good next year" wears on ya.
From a Lions fan, i'm laughing at you.
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That's great! What team did you defect to?? :cross:
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