Please Answer Alignment Question for Flame Fans

[MNNumbers]

Hello Calgary,

Central Division fan, come in peace hoping you can give me your opinions.

I am not sure if you are paying attention to the fight in Glendale right now. It's more Coyotes ownership issues, which fascinate me.

And, there is the possibility of a relocation.

So, my question to you all is, which of these do you prefer...

Pacific Division: VAN, CGY, EDM, SEA, PORT, LA, ANA, SJ

or

Central Division: CGY, EDM, WPG, COL, MINN, CHI, STL, DAL, NASH

Or, in clearer words, do you prefer that you and Edmonton be in the Central with Winnipeg, or in the Pacific with Vancouver?

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[InfinityIggy]

Tough one, I always felt we had small rivalries with Min and Col. However not being in the same division as Vancouver would just be too odd. So I will go Pacific.

 

[Taranis]

I'd rather be against Van then Win, so Pacific.

 

[Lunatik]

Pacific easily.

 

[Fig]

Only because of Vancouver, I say Pacific.

But, I think a transition to central would be easy and painless. We would probably forget about Vancouver within a half a season (ESP if the timing aligns with a Vancouver rebuild).

 

[Skobel24]

Hello Calgary,

Central Division fan, come in peace hoping you can give me your opinions.

I am not sure if you are paying attention to the fight in Glendale right now. It's more Coyotes ownership issues, which fascinate me.

And, there is the possibility of a relocation.

So, my question to you all is, which of these do you prefer...

Pacific Division: VAN, CGY, EDM, SEA, PORT, LA, ANA, SJ

or

Central Division: CGY, EDM, WPG, COL, MINN, CHI, STL, DAL, NASH

Or, in clearer words, do you prefer that you and Edmonton be in the Central with Winnipeg, or in the Pacific with Vancouver?

I'd say Central, but that's just so I could see the Flames play here in Winnipeg more often. I like the rivalry that's developing between the Flames and LA/ANA/SJ

 

[Johnny GODreau]

Pacific, easier travel. Plus established relations/rivalries with other teams, ANA/CGY, CGY/LAK, CGY/VAN, and CGY/EDM. I'd like to have Winnipeg to be in the "Pacific" but the 2 hour time difference would deter them.

 

[MC Ride]

Pacific 100%. We can retain a lot of our rivalries and the division itself will be pretty easy for the first few years with SJ and Vancouver regressing while Seattle and Portland will be awful expansion draft teams.

 

[xMatMcC]

I like the earlier start times if we played in the Central Division, living in NL all the Flames home games are around 1030-1130, and when we play Californian teams it gets rough as they all start 1130-12!

Still only missed 2 games last year )

 

[Flamer12]

For selfish reasons, I would pick the Central. I am a Flames fan in Ontario so that would mean less 10:00 and 10:30 games.

 

[Padlock]

Central for the earlier start times

 

[GAMO1992]

For selfish reasons, I would pick the Central. I am a Flames fan in Ontario so that would mean less 10:00 and 10:30 games.

This for me too.
We'd always have our Vancouver rivalry, and we don't really have one with SJ. L.A, maybe a bit, Anaheim yeah sure, but in those couple times we play them, it'd mean more than if we were in the Pacific, ya know? Plus we'd get to face Minny, Nash, Wpg, StL, Chi, and Dal more often, which would be a win for us IMO.

 

[Anglesmith]

For selfish reasons, stay in the Pacific. I want to be able to see the Flames play as often as possible.

 

[NHL Fanatic]

Pacific 100%, you gotta beat Van City

 

[Buchanan*]

Pacific, no brainer