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Realignment

NHLPA Gives Consent for Realignment



The NHL Players Association has voted and given consent for the NHL to realign Divisions and Conference next season. The new-look NHL will have Buffalo in a Division with the same teams as now, but adding Detroit, Tampa Bay, and Florida. The Board of Governors needs to apporve the measure, which is expected within the next week or so. The new format will be re-evaluated after the 2014-15 season.

Here is a look at the new Divisions and Conference.

PROPOSED REALIGNMENT
Western Conference Eastern Conference
Pacific Midwest Central Atlantic
Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes
Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets
Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Florida Panthers New York Islanders
Phoenix Coyotes Nashville Predators Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers
Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins
    Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals

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Locations : Buffalo, Colorado, Detroit, Florida, New York, Winnipeg
03/07/2013 5:55PM
NHLPA Gives Consent for Realignment
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03/07/2013 6:26PM
Ahhhhhh
Real Dumb Mathematicians! So 8 of 16 get in vs. 8 of 14, that levels the playing field from 8 of 15 vs. 8 of 15.
03/07/2013 6:28PM
Geography
Just looking at geography here Florida should be in the Atlantic, Pittsburgh in the Central, and Detroit in the Midwest.
03/07/2013 6:42PM
Eastern Confrence Fan
Pittsburgh and Columbus to the Central and Boston and Florida to the Atlantic if they are really looking at geography.
03/07/2013 6:48PM
Eastern Confrence Fan
Swap Boston with Pittsburgh, Columbus with Florida and the geographical names would make sense.
03/07/2013 8:38PM
Not a good idea
The Sabres would never make the playoffs.
03/07/2013 10:33PM
Put the sabres in last place
Doesn't matter which division
03/07/2013 10:45PM
playoffs...
...is something this team, as it's constructed, won't see anymore. Especially bringing Detroit into the division. Only the top 3 in each division, plus two wildcards from each conference make it. Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto are all better, plus Boston and Detroit? Good luck. Make some changes, Pegula, or else you're going to on the outside looking in every spring.
03/08/2013 6:17AM
UGH...
I hate when the Leagues have an opportunity to actually realign and then proceed to NOT do it properly. Happened when the NFL "realigned" into 8 divisions and the NHL follows suit. Pittsburgh and Columbus should be in Central with some combination of Boston, Florida or Tampa in the East. Or, better yet, put Detroit in the Midwest so that there are even conferences. Is it really that much of a scheduling complication to have 15 teams in each conference?
03/08/2013 8:50AM
NHL
NHL blew it again swap Boston for Pittsburg makes more senseand leave Detroit mid west IDIOTS
03/08/2013 9:04AM
Eastern Conference
It should be: Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Tampa in the Central and Boston, Rangers, Islanders, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, Carolina and Florida in the Atlantic
03/08/2013 9:28AM
Math
I agree with the first post. Why is the west an 8 out of 14 chance (57%) to make the playoffs but the east is an 8 out of 16 chance? (50%) If I am a free agent, I am signing with a team in the west.
03/09/2013 1:17AM
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