Hackett
BAKAMAN
and what happens when phx has to move to QC?
Seattle is a big player now, dont forget.
and what happens when phx has to move to QC?
16 teams in the East and only 14 in the West ?
Seattle is a big player now, dont forget.
Does not have a suitable temporary anena, no clear potential owner, no new rink confirme yet. They are not in the ball game yet.
but Seattle is in United States, which puts them ahead of Québec (for Bettman)
what was wrong with the current format?
The dumbest system I've seen so far.
What I'd do is cancel all Conferences and Divisions. I'd make a league where each team would face all other teams once at home and once away which makes it 29*2=58 game only. Then the 3rd game between both teams will be drawn (its location). At the end we'll have 87 games per team per season. TOP 16 teams make the playoffs when 1vs16, 2vs15 etc..
Nothing except maybe winnipeg and detroit being in wrong place but other than that...nothing.
This is just a ploy to force rivalries, reduce travel times and increase the revenues and reduce expenses for the owners. Sure, it's a business and it makes perfect business sense but I'd rather not someone sell it to me like it's good for the fans. I don't like it. We will never get to play crosby, malkin, ovechkin and others unless we make the 3rd round and they do too, ridiculous to me.
FWIW, I can deal with 4 divisions, it's no big deal. Being forcefed playoff rivalries is very annoying to me.