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NHL 2016.1 -- Anyone have a Laine on a new Auston?

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Re: NHL 2016.1 -- Anyone have a Laine on a new Auston?

St. Clown said:
Which Plymouth is this? I'm assuming Mass. at this point, but there are others that have rinks enough to support the tournament.
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Michigan.

USA Hockey bought the rinks and moved the developmental team from Ann Arbor.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
I hated both of these teams back at this time as they were doing what my Hawks couldn't - win Cups.

The rivalry was crazy though and this is a great writeup by Draper...


https://www.theplayerstribune.com/kris-draper-red-wings-avalanche-march-97/


Great stuff on this site all the time.
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Marc Crawford, the Avs coach, is yelling at me, “You started all this, Draper!”
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Seriously? :rolleyes: No wonder Scotty was pi55ed.
 
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When the NHL gets to 32 teams, let's think outside tbe box.

8 divisions of 4 teams.

80 game schedule. Play everyone outside your division Home and Home (56 games). Play your division 8 games each (24 games)

Top 2 teams in each division make playoffs. Play your own division in Round 1. Round 2 and beyond are seeded by points to get to the final 2 that play for the Cup.

Sample Divisions
Canada East: MTL, OTT, TOR, BUF
Canada West: WPG, EDM, CAL, VAN
Amtrak: BOS, NYI, NYR, NJD
South: CAR, TAM, FLA, NSH
Mid Atlantic: WAS, PHI, PIT, CLB
West: LA, ANA, SJ, SEA(?)
Central 1: DET, CHI, MIN, STL
Central 2, LAS, COL, DAL, AZ

Notes: When somebody gets relocated to Quebec, they go into Canada East and Buffalo slides somewhere which may cause a further bump.
 
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joecct said:
When the NHL gets to 32 teams, let's think outside tbe box.

8 divisions of 4 teams.

80 game schedule. Play everyone outside your division Home and Home (56 games). Play your division 8 games each (24 games)

Top 2 teams in each division make playoffs. Play your own division in Round 1. Round 2 and beyond are seeded by points to get to the final 2 that play for the Cup.

Sample Divisions
Canada East: MTL, OTT, TOR, BUF
Canada West: WPG, EDM, CAL, VAN
Amtrak: BOS, NYI, NYR, NJD
South: CAR, TAM, FLA, NSH
Mid Atlantic: WAS, PHI, PIT, CLB
West: LA, ANA, SJ, SEA(?)
Central 1: DET, CHI, MIN, STL
Central 2, LAS, COL, DAL, AZ

Notes: When somebody gets relocated to Quebec, they go into Canada East and Buffalo slides somewhere which may cause a further bump.
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That's an interesting take... It'd uproot some rivalries though... Not sure I like only having one shot to see 3/4 of the leave in my building...
 
RaceBoarder said:
That's an interesting take... It'd uproot some rivalries though... Not sure I like only having one shot to see 3/4 of the league in my building...
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You currently have one shot at 1/2 the league. In the Original 6, you played everyone 14x. Hate was good - it builds rivalries.
 
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How freakin' strange was that Hawks-Canucks game last night?
 
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joecct said:
When the NHL gets to 32 teams, let's think outside tbe box.

8 divisions of 4 teams.

80 game schedule. Play everyone outside your division Home and Home (56 games). Play your division 8 games each (24 games)

Top 2 teams in each division make playoffs. Play your own division in Round 1. Round 2 and beyond are seeded by points to get to the final 2 that play for the Cup.

Sample Divisions
Canada East: MTL, OTT, TOR, BUF
Canada West: WPG, EDM, CAL, VAN
Amtrak: BOS, NYI, NYR, NJD
South: CAR, TAM, FLA, NSH
Mid Atlantic: WAS, PHI, PIT, CLB
West: LA, ANA, SJ, SEA(?)
Central 1: DET, CHI, MIN, STL
Central 2, LAS, COL, DAL, AZ

Notes: When somebody gets relocated to Quebec, they go into Canada East and Buffalo slides somewhere which may cause a further bump.
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Clever and appealing.

To nitpick, I'd substitute "Southwest" for "Central 2."

As a Blackhawks fan, I like the Central 1 group. As someone with a secondary rooting interest in the CBJ, I like the Mid-Atlantic group as well. Yes, every team could point out rivals they wish were in their grouping. But I honestly think your re-alignment plan gives everyone in the league a decent deal.
 
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Don't like seeing Top 2 as it rewards weaker divisions. Top 1 + 4 WC which changes the proposed playoff format as well which is fine. It should be 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, etc. anyway not this forced into creating rivalries b.s.
 
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joecct said:
let's think outside the box
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16 team league, max 7 American with none south of US 70. 50 game schedule; RS 2-point games with no overtime. Top 8 seeded by points, no divisions or conferences. 3 rounds best of 7 FFUUUFF, 1 day off between games.
 
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