CenterIce 83 Report post Posted October 30, 2011 http://touch.lockerz.com/s/151768140 I like it, if Detroit is East. Still pretty good otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted October 30, 2011 Not exactly earth-shattering. Or are they really implying there will be no divisions in the image? But I like it. Just imagine the Wings playing Pittsburgh, Toronto, etc. more often. Maybe we'll finally get some real rivalries going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings_fanatic 677 Report post Posted October 30, 2011 Yah and apparently they said it is more likely the Jackets will be the one to move to the east which is total BS if that is the case. If the wings are stuck in the west again and columbus gets to move to the east, something is terribly wrong with this league. The Wings better be the team to move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted October 30, 2011 If Detroit is on the left side there this is the best proposal yet. Make it happen Ken-- I mean Mike! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted October 30, 2011 Ew, what a boring division if we would be in the west. Money if we're in the east though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted October 31, 2011 Didn't Ilitch say Bettman promised him a move to the East? I honestly don't see the Wings moving. The league will determine that it's worse for their business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Wings Addict 787 Report post Posted October 31, 2011 Didn't Ilitch say Bettman promised him a move to the East? Can we trust a promise from Bettman? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted October 31, 2011 Can we trust a promise from Bettman? Bettman said he wanted to put hockey back in Winnipeg, and said that if the Coyotes were to move, it would be to Winnipeg if they didn't already have a new team. The Thrashers are now the *new* Winnipeg Jets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted October 31, 2011 Yah and apparently they said it is more likely the Jackets will be the one to move to the east which is total BS if that is the case. If the wings are stuck in the west again and columbus gets to move to the east, something is terribly wrong with this league. The Wings better be the team to move. some people don't know geography dehurr It makes the most sense for the Blue Jackets to move east, maybe Illitch should have blocked that sale if he wanted first priority to go back east. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshy207 156 Report post Posted October 31, 2011 I would tweak this a bit... get rid of Conferences altogether. Leave Vancouver's division alone; this would include all 8 teams in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. The other divisions would be: -Winnipeg, Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Toronto. -Dallas, St Louis, Nashville, Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Washington. (This division worked better with Atlanta) -Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, NY Rangers, NY Islanders, New Jersey, Philadelphia. Format: 1 home and 1 away game with each team from the other divisions. All remaining games will be played within the division (5 or 6 games with each divisional opponent). Playoffs would match 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd in each division, then winners would meet in the division finals. Division champs would be seeded 1 thru 4 based on regular season standings, and 1st would play 4th, 2nd vs 3rd, since there are no conferences. Winners would then play for the Cup. Negatives: I would expect Montreal and Toronto would want to stay together. If need be, Toronto could be shifted to the last division. Washington really belongs with Philly and the NY-area teams, but a 7th team is needed in the southeast, and they already play there. Positives: This gets rid of the east/west debate. 3 teams really have legitimate reasons to want to move east under the current and proposed formats, and this placates all of them. It also brings back the divisional playoff format, which I really miss from the old Norris days. It gives meaning to the divisions and will produce greater rivalries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nhurdi 42 Report post Posted October 31, 2011 Redwings concession for moving east How Do You Feel About The Southeast? 2012-13 Realignment Leak? Illitch News and Notes What can be done to go East? And now we can add this thread "Another realingment scenario" to the list of links regarding this that have been posted in the last month. Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IllinoisRedWingsFan 49 Report post Posted November 1, 2011 I think if the NHL was smart they'd move Nashville to the Southeast, move Minnesota to the Central and Winnipeg to the Northwest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
