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27 June 2011
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It’s quite some time since I last blogged. My apologies my friends. I’ve been very busy moving. Anyone who has had to pack up a house knows how time consuming that is. Now that the Remenda clan is back over the 49th, I figure it’s time to get back on the keyboard.
One thing about the Stanley Cup Finals: I thought they were great. Action, intensity, animosity, controversy and good old fashion hate sparked a very entertaining seven-game series. As a wise man mentioned to me the other day, it was a perfect example of how “will beats skill.”
With the Winnipeg Jets back in the National Hockey League, the League announced that dramatic realignment will be instituted for 2012-13. There are a couple of Western Conference teams that want to move to the east. The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets are forced to play all of their conference road games out of their time zone.
I know the League has and will continue to have high level meetings about realignment. The talks will have input from owners to executives to GMs. Team concerns from travel to historical rivalries will be taken into consideration. This will take months.
Last night, I did it in five minutes, seven if you count the time it took me to color in the conferences.
WESTERN DIVISION: San Jose, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix
CENTRAL DIVISION: Winnipeg, Minnesota, Chicago, Colorado, St. Louis, Nashville, Dallas
NORTHERN DIVISION: Montreal, Boston, Ottawa, Toronto, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Detroit
EASTERN DIVISION: Rangers, Islanders, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida
My alignment doesn’t hold any bias for history or favourite opponents. I didn’t have anyone telling me one team had to be in the same division as another or my idea was a huge fail. In other words Randy Hahn wasn’t nearby!
It’s based on simply on geography. I think it’s a logical proposal.
I think the NHL Board of Governors should adopt this immediately and I won’t even charge them for it.
One thing about the Stanley Cup Finals: I thought they were great. Action, intensity, animosity, controversy and good old fashion hate sparked a very entertaining seven-game series. As a wise man mentioned to me the other day, it was a perfect example of how “will beats skill.”
With the Winnipeg Jets back in the National Hockey League, the League announced that dramatic realignment will be instituted for 2012-13. There are a couple of Western Conference teams that want to move to the east. The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets are forced to play all of their conference road games out of their time zone.
I know the League has and will continue to have high level meetings about realignment. The talks will have input from owners to executives to GMs. Team concerns from travel to historical rivalries will be taken into consideration. This will take months.
Last night, I did it in five minutes, seven if you count the time it took me to color in the conferences.
WESTERN DIVISION: San Jose, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix
CENTRAL DIVISION: Winnipeg, Minnesota, Chicago, Colorado, St. Louis, Nashville, Dallas
NORTHERN DIVISION: Montreal, Boston, Ottawa, Toronto, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Detroit
EASTERN DIVISION: Rangers, Islanders, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Florida
My alignment doesn’t hold any bias for history or favourite opponents. I didn’t have anyone telling me one team had to be in the same division as another or my idea was a huge fail. In other words Randy Hahn wasn’t nearby!
It’s based on simply on geography. I think it’s a logical proposal.
I think the NHL Board of Governors should adopt this immediately and I won’t even charge them for it.
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burrowowl
27 June 2011 - 04:17 PM
The first thing that springs to mind is that you separated Detroit from Chicago. This may be inevitable, but still qualifies as a crime against history. Better to have Congress move the timezone boundaries.
This is the stuff that Internet bickering was made for, of course.
This is the stuff that Internet bickering was made for, of course.
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