DyingAlive 27 Report post Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) So I was curious to see how the 2011 Playoffs would have looked if the league was in their future realignment phase. Here is what I found: Really not many differences as far as teams that made it. Only the LA Kings were left out of the playoffs under realignment and the Stars made it in. It's interesting to see that there isn't that much of a change from teams that made it in. Discuss. Edited December 11, 2011 by DyingAlive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) My biggest problem with the realignment is how freaking boring our conference/division still is. Edited December 10, 2011 by Z and D for the C 1 Uncle Danny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacAttack25 44 Report post Posted December 10, 2011 Pretty interesting. I think we definitely would have made it out of the second round and had a better chance in the third round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,803 Report post Posted December 10, 2011 Thread should be changed to "2011 playoffs" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Behind Enemy Lines in CO 11 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 I actually did the same analysis on the night the realignment was announced. Here is what I posted: So for fun I did a quick and dirty comparison of the 2010-2011 season's final standings and re-grouped the teams into the new conference format to see how the playoffs would have developed last year. Conference 1 Vancouver 117 pts San Jose 105 Anaheim 99 Phoenix 99 Los Angeles 98 Calgary 94 Colorado 68 Edmonton 62 So - first round has Vancouver vs Phoenix (because Anaheim & Phoenix had the same points I was not sure who would be higher so just went with this) and San Jose would play Anaheim. 2nd round would probably be Vancouver vs San Jose. Conference 2 Detroit 104 pts Nashville 99 Chicago 97 Dallas 95 St. Louis 87 Minnesota 86 Columbus 81 Winnipeg 80 So - first round has Detroit vs Dallas and Nashville vs Chicago. 2nd round would probably be Detroit vs Chicago. Conference 3 Boston 103 pts Tampa Bay 103 Montreal 96 Buffalo 96 Toronto 85 Ottawa 74 Florida 72 So - first round has Boston vs Buffalo and Tampa Bay vs Montreal. (Again I did not know the tie breaker system so just placed the teams as is). 2nd round would probably be Boston vs Tampa Bay. Conference 4 Washington 107 pts Philadelphia 106 Pittsburgh 106 NY Rangers 93 Carolina 91 New Jersey 81 NY Islanders So - first round has Washington vs NY Rangers and Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh. (Again I do not know the tie breaker system so just placed the teams as is.) 2nd round would probably be Washington vs Philadelphia. Now comes the reseed: Conference 1 Vancouver 117 pts Conference 2 Detroit 104 pts Conference 3 Boston 103 pts Conference 4 Philadelphia 106 pts If you reseed based upon points, then you would have Vancouver vs Boston and Philadelphia vs Detroit for the semi-finals. Finals could have been Boston vs Detroit! Interesting to note the following: Conferences 3 & 4 (mainly eastern teams) appear in the playoffs with no change from the current format. Conferences 1 & 2 (mainly western teams) are the same EXCEPT Los Angeles (conference 1) does not make the playoffs in the new format, while Dallas (conference 2) did not make the playoffs in the old format but does under the new format. Detroit would have had a drastically reduced travel schedule which would have been the same as the 2008 Stanley Cup run. What this realignment essentially means is the first 2 rounds of the playoffs will have a shortened travel schedule with only the semi-finals and finals requiring cross-country travel. A hugh plus for the Red Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 so a Sharks/Wings Cup is possible, or no? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsfan4795 552 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 so a Sharks/Wings Cup is possible, or no? They haven't yet decided how the third round will go. If they just reseed, then yes the wings could play the sharks for the cup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 They haven't yet decided how the third round will go. If they just reseed, then yes the wings could play the sharks for the cup I really hope that reseeding happens then. More exciting matchups. 1 T-Ruff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nosyt612 103 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 You can't really look at past seasons point totals to make a judgement on this new format because the new schedules going to be quite different and thus the point totals aren't going to be like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DyingAlive 27 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 You can't really look at past seasons point totals to make a judgement on this new format because the new schedules going to be quite different and thus the point totals aren't going to be like that. Yes, this is true, however, if you look at it from just a point totals view. It is a good way to see what how it differs from our current set up. Point totals will be 'different' all across the league. However, what this shows is that teams that made the playoffs under the old format, are still most likely going to make it under the new format, contingent of Conference strength and what not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 Moar Jets pls. 2 Din758 and Uncle Danny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BryceWings 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 Not so sure about this new system yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,130 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 So I was curious to see how the 2011 Playoffs would have looked if the league was in their future realignment phase. Here is what I found: Really not many differences as far as teams that made it. Only the LA Kings were left out of the playoffs under realignment and the Stars made it in. It's interesting to see that there isn't that much of a change from teams that made it in. Discuss. Should also be noted that if the top seeds made it out of the respective conferences, and the re-seeding for the final two rounds were to be the rule, Detroit would've played Boston in the semi's along with Vancouver vs. Washington, which could've led to to a Det vs. Van finals or Boston vs. Wash. That will be so cool, I seriously hope they vote for the re-seeding for the 3rd and 4th rounds.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kindl Surprise 47 Report post Posted December 12, 2011 me likey... i'd be quite all right with a wings vs blues rivalry heating up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted March 7, 2012 I find it more interesting that as of right now... six teams in our proposed division would be in the playoffs this year, and only four of them could be in next year. Two teams theoretically would be massively screwed. (Winnipeg and Chicago as of 3/7) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Majsheppard 203 Report post Posted March 7, 2012 Both LA and SJ would make it in as of 3/7 instead of Winnipeg and Chicago, and Chicago would have right to be mad, losing a spot despite having 5 more points than both teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
