I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but I absolutely think the new realignment Bettman has approved, is God awful. What I would have done instead (with the current teams in place, no relocation), is this. In the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, it could be split into North and South Divisions. Because there would only two divisions with a conference of 15 teams, obviously one division would have 8 and the other would have 7. I think that's fine, and the way I would set things up would be like this. Western Conference; North Division (Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings), South Division (San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues). The Eastern Conference; North Division (Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders and New York Rangers). South Division (Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers). Any people agree with this concept? The division winners would rank #1 and #2 seed in the respected conference, with 8 teams in each 15 team conference advancing to the post-season. This way, things don't change too much and it stays more geographically accurate.