Here is a breakdown of the new schedule matrix created for the new alignment plan:
Western Conference (7-team divisions)
Within Conference (Division): 29 games
* 5 games vs. five teams (3 Home/2 Away vs. two teams, 2 Home/3 Away vs. three teams) AND 4 games vs. one team (2 Home/2 Away). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 5 X 5 =25 games
* 1 X 4 = 4 games
Within Conference (Non-Division): 21 games
* 3 games vs. each team (2 Home/1 Away vs. four teams, 1 Home/2 Away vs. three teams). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 3 X 7 = 21 games
Non-Conference: 32 games
* 2 games vs. each team (1 Home/1 Away)
* 2 X 16 = 32 games
(Exception: one team from each division plays one less game inside Division and one more game inside Conference outside Division)
Eastern Conference (8-team divisions)
Within Conference (Division): 30 games
* 5 games vs. two teams (3 Home/2 Away vs. one team, 2 Home/3 Away vs. one team) AND 4 games vs. five teams (2 Home/2 Away). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 5 X 2 =10 games
* 4 X 5 = 20 games
Within Conference (Non-Division): 24 games
* 3 games vs. each team (2 Home/1 Away vs. four teams, 1 Home/2 Away vs. four teams). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 3 X 8 = 24 games
Non-Conference: 28 games
* 2 games vs. each team (1 Home/1 Away)
* 2 X 14 = 28 games
shmenguin wrote:booooooooooo
helmespc wrote:So does the western conference send 57% teams to the playoffs and the east send 50%?
canaan wrote:
slappybrown wrote:canaan wrote:
Leads me to believe they will rename the divisions after NHL legends, though more current than the prior Patrick/Adams/Norris/Smythe era.
Division A = Gretzky Division (EDM/LA being there fits)
Division B/C = Howe/Orr. Either way, one of Boston or Detroit will be unhappy they aren't playing in the other division.
Division D = Lemieux Division. Added bonus of driving PHI/NYR/NJ/WAS up the wall.
Also lots of crying from MTL because no Rocket Richard, but he has the top goal scorer trophy now so shut it Habs.
slappybrown wrote:Yes, that is a negative. There is plenty of "BUTTMAN LOVES MARIO AND THE PENS HERP DERP" to begin with, so they may elect to avoid that. But, to that I say, doing things because of what idiots want or don't want is no way to run the NHL (ignoring the past 30 years for the moment).
Dan H wrote:Here's a peripherally relevant bit of trivia that I noticed:
"With this change, it brings some rationality in terms of our schedule and our divisional opponents. I mean, people don't realize this, but Winnipeg is closer to Dallas than Phoenix geographically. So our travel schedule has certainly improved overall with this realignment. The Dallas Stars are very happy," said Dallas Stars President and CEO Jim Lites (see http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/90521 ... ealignment).
Hmm. Although I understand Texas takes a day to drive across, I was suspicious of Mr. Lites's geography. Sure enough (using Google Earth):
Dallas to Phoenix: about 900 miles
Dallas to Winnipeg: about 1200 miles
So unless he meant that Winnipeg-to-Dallas is a shorter trip than Winnipeg-to-Phoenix, which doesn't make sense in context, his facts or his math are wrong.
Perhaps he's just right for crafting budget proposals for either of the parties in U.S. Congress....
DudeMan2766 wrote:Yeah theres no way they name a division after Mario with him owning a team.
A-Melrose
B-Pang
C-Guerin
D-McGuire
Each named for a legend that either played or coached for a team in that division
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