Owners forcing GMs' realignment votes?

Would make for some great playoff hockey. See Pens/Flyers

The owners are getting their marching orders from the Buttgoblin. That is one scary thought. Hopefully its just the New York Post's hallucination.

By the way interns, we don't really need a photo of the Buttgoblin.

Maybe I've got the Sunday slows but don't those 4 teams play in the same conference now? And don't half the teams get eliminated in the first round? WTF?

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Originally posted 10:18 AM ET  04.29 by Canuck eh?

Maybe I've got the Sunday slows but don't those 4 teams play in the same conference now? And don't half the teams get eliminated in the first round? WTF?

Only difference is that in the first round division teams will play each other rather than the current system of seeding 1-8.

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Originally posted 10:21 AM ET  04.29 by hbomb

Only difference is that in the first round division teams will play each other rather than the current system of seeding 1-8.

Thanks H but didn't that happen anyway with Flyers/Pens?

Wait, don't they already play in the same conference? It's the seeding that make the difference. None of this "first place automatically get's in the playoffs" stuff. Top 8 in points. Other than getting Winnipeg out of the S.E. Division and Phoenix into the East when they move to Quebec, not much needs to be done. Is the mighty troll over thinking this a bit?

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Originally posted 10:25 AM ET  04.29 by Canuck eh?

Thanks H but didn't that happen anyway with Flyers/Pens?

Sort of The plan I saw was 2 divisions in each conference with only the top 4 teams in each making the playoffs. The Caps wouldn't have made the playoffs this year in a division with Rangers,Flyers,Pens and Devils.

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Originally posted 10:15 AM ET  04.29 by Burgh-Fan

The owners are getting their marching orders from the Buttgoblin. That is one scary thought. Hopefully its just the New York Post's hallucination.

By the way interns, we don't really need a photo of the Buttgoblin.

Not even this one BF?

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Originally posted 10:28 AM ET  04.29 by hbomb

Sort of The plan I saw was 2 divisions in each conference with only the top 4 teams in each making the playoffs. The Caps wouldn't have made the playoffs this year in a division with Rangers,Flyers,Pens and Devils.

So good old Larry is talking about 'divisions' and not 'conferences?'

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET  04.29 by Canuck eh?

So good old Larry is talking about 'divisions' and not 'conferences?'

I believe so. It would suck for the Caps to miss the Playoffs with the 5th best record in the "Patrick reunion" division, while possibly 2 or 3 teams with worse records make it in the "to be named later" divisions.

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Originally posted 10:36 AM ET  04.29 by hbomb

I believe so. It would suck for the Caps to miss the Playoffs with the 5th best record in the "Patrick reunion" division, while possibly 2 or 3 teams with worse records make it in the "to be named later" divisions.

My bad here H. I went and looked it up and didn't realize there would be 4 conferences and no divisions. I see what he means but 'good' teams miss the playoffs every year. Hardly a story.

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Originally posted 10:40 AM ET  04.29 by Canuck eh?

My bad here H. I went and looked it up and didn't realize there would be 4 conferences and no divisions. I see what he means but 'good' teams miss the playoffs every year. Hardly a story.

+1

Later

They might want to make sure everyone is staying put for awhile before all this realign stuff.

If this realignment happened Washington wouldn't have even made the playoffs. That's first thing. It would have been Rangers vs Devils and Flyers vs Pens, and you would have had some weaker teams in the other division making it. Just leave things alone NHL. It's fine. STOP IT

Too many teams make the playoffs now. Cut the number from eight to four in each conference - then you're doing something. Do the same in all sports. Basketball and baseball. I know that will NEVER happen (baseball is actually adding a team in each league this year) but that's what I'd like to see.

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Originally posted 10:30 AM ET  04.29 by Canuck eh?

Not even this one BF?

That one is perfectly fine.

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Originally posted 11:48 AM ET  04.29 by Rickapolis

Too many teams make the playoffs now. Cut the number from eight to four in each conference - then you're doing something. Do the same in all sports. Basketball and baseball. I know that will NEVER happen (baseball is actually adding a team in each league this year) but that's what I'd like to see.

Its a good idea, but like you said won't happen. Its all about the Benjamins. Money talks and . . .

It really doesn't matter in hockey which position or conference you are in just look at this years playoffs.

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Originally posted 11:49 AM ET  04.29 by Burgh-Fan

That one is perfectly fine.

I thought you'd approve. ;-)