Magnus Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 My reason for it is attendance figures. I don't have a problem with either of the venues - I just wanted a more centralized location, and record setting attendance. Pretty sure you could get a full Penn State for two consecutive matches there - one Flyers hosting Pens and the other Pens hosting Caps - since those are the teams (Pens/Caps) that Gary Bettman seems to want to milk the most. Then Philly travels to DC. or... they could always bring back the vet.I see what you did there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enio125 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 If the NHL expanded into 32 teams, they should go with 8 divisions like the NFL. Here's a mockup of what it could look like:PacificAnaheim DucksLos Angeles KingsSan Jose SharksSeattle Roast (expansion)MountainColorado AvalancheDallas StarsMinnesota WildUtah Yeti (formerly Florida)Canada WestCalgary FlamesEdmonton OilersVancouver CanucksWinnipeg JetsCentralChicago BlackhawksDetroit Red WingsMilwaukee Marvels (formerly Nashville)St. Louis BluesCanada EastMontreal CanadiensOttawa SenatorsToronto Maple LeafsQuebec Nordiques (formerly Phoenix)New EnglandBoston BruinsBrookyln IslandersBuffalo SabresNew York RangersNortheastIndianapolis Motors (expansion)Cleveland Barons (formerly Columbus)Philadelphia FlyersPittsburgh PenguinsAtlanticCarolina HurricanesNew Jersey DevilsTampa Bay LightningWashington CapitalsI Love You!What the heck, Summitt sounds like a great name.EDIT: Done. I also change Seattle to the Pilots, Nashville to Indiana, and then Columbus to Cincinatti. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Time for some epic NHL fantasy booking:The way it should have been thank you very much Mr. Gary Bettman.AtlanticBoston BruinsNew Jersey DevilsNew York IslandersNew York RangersPhiladelphia FlyersWashington CapitalsNortheastBuffalo SabresDetroit Red WingsMontreal CanadiensOttawa Senators (Expansion '92)Pittsburgh PenguinsToronto Maple LeafsCentralChicago BlackhawksColorado Avalanche (Relocated from Quebec City in 1995)Dallas Stars (Relocated from Minnesota in 1993)Houston Aeros (Relocated from Winnipeg in 1996)Minnesota Wild (Relocated from Hartford in 1997)St. Louis BluesPacificAnaheim Ducks (Expansion '93)Calgary FlamesEdmonton OilersLos Angeles KingsSan Jose Sharks (Expansion '91)Vancouver CanucksFuture Expansion:Winnipeg (2012)Quebec City (2015) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Dear God. What is wrong with the AHL? How can you possibly put a team on the East Coast in the West Division, when nearly half the league is west of Carolina?My fix. I emailed it to them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Des Moines in the South makes me barf still... Quote Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 FWIW, the division with Iowa in it is the Midwest Division in their realignment, and in mine Iowa would be in the West Division, as opposed to the South. So it *almost* works...except for the Carolina bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Dear God. What is wrong with the AHL? How can you possibly put a team on the East Coast in the West Division, when nearly half the league is west of Carolina?My fix. I emailed it to them as well.I have no confirmation to back this up, but I suspect Charlotte's status as a significant air hub played a role in them landing in "the flyover division." 1 Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Admiral Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Eight games against a single team is too much, especially when it's only two teams getting that treatment. 20% of our schedule consisting of the Wilds and Jets suggests the existence of a God who doesn't love me. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 For argument's sake, back in the O6 era, even a 50-game season saw teams playing all others 10+ times each. It's not unprecedented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 For argument's sake, back in the O6 era, even a 50-game season saw teams playing all others 10+ times each. It's not unprecedented.But when you have 30 teams as opposed to 6....Besides, what kind of sick honestly wants to see Columbus and Nashville play 8 times a season? Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Offhand, I'd say a Columbus or Nashville hockey fan...anyway, any number of proposals by me or anyone else could have been better than the plan the GDNHL actually adopted. But that's what this thread is for, right?EDIT: Edited July 21, 2013 by Magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 NHL if Sunbelt Expansion never happened!:PacificAnaheim Mighty DucksLos Angeles KingsPortland JacksSan Jose SharksSeattle MetropolitansNorthwestCalgary FlamesColorado AvalancheEdmonton OilersSaskatoon PowerVancouver CanucksCentralChicago BlackhawksDetroit Red WingsMinnesota North StarsSt. Louis BluesWinnipeg JetsCanadaHamilton HammersMontreal CanadiensOttawa SenatorsToronto Maple LeafsQuebec NordiquesNortheastBoston BruinsBuffalo SabresHartford WhalersNew York IslandersNew York RangersAtlanticCleveland BaronsNew Jersey DevilsPhiladelphia FlyersPittsburgh PenguinsWashington CapitalsBold means that team was actually relocated, but in this scenario, stayedItalics means franchise that would expand in both scenariosUnderline means expansion that never happened in real life, but did in this scenario. Quote Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I was fascinated by that last proposal, so I made a quick graphic of it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 With 6 Expansion Teams?:PacificAnaheim Mighty DucksLos Angeles KingsPortland JacksSan Francisco BullsSan Jose SharksSeattle MetropolitansNorthwestCalgary FlamesColorado AvalancheEdmonton OilersSaskatoon PowerUtah GrizzliesVancouver CanucksCentralChicago BlackhawksDes Moines JazzDetroit Red WingsMinnesota North StarsSt. Louis BluesWinnipeg JetsCanadaHamilton HammersMarkham BeaversMontreal CanadiensOttawa SenatorsToronto Maple LeafsQuebec NordiquesNortheastBoston BruinsBuffalo SabresHartford WhalersNew York IslandersNew York RangersProvidence DiamondsAtlanticCarolina HurricanesCleveland BaronsNew Jersey DevilsPhiladelphia FlyersPittsburgh PenguinsWashington CapitalsExpansions in Bold Italics. Quote Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayne Amaze Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsim1 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Wait, could you explain your playoff idea again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 A reason (not the main reason) for needing the realignment was the time zone factor and the TV ratings that go along with it. This makes it worse than it was. You'd have teams in 3 different time zones in the same division.Your idea in the East isn't as bad, but it does break up some rivals. You have the New Yorks and Pittsburgh separate from Jersey and Philly. Not a major deal, but it's a factor.I'm ok with the current alignment but Metropolitan is a brutal division name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 We have a thread for dis . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 A 36-team NHL? Are you being serious. Honestly the NFL is about the only league that could pull off 36 teams. If the NBA went to 5 divisions of 6 and somehow found a way to make a 6-team European division work, then maybe. But definitely not the NHL. Not to mention, a team in Des Moines? Four teams in the Toronto-Buffalo area? Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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