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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
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 Posted - 12/22/2006 : 18:42:24
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From TSN again:
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=189350&hubname=nhl
They're thinking of changing a lot of random stuff--there's a whole list of it in the article.
[img]http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20050722/gbettman_64803.jpg[/img]
I swear, Bettman reminds me of Dracula. Anyone else think so or is it just me?
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Beans15
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Canada
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Posted - 12/23/2006 : 07:18:14
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I think these changes would be awesome. It solves some issues with travel and it also makes sure everyone plays everyone else at least once.
How good of a division would the newly created Pacific be::
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose, Colorado and Phoenix
I say make it happen. The one thing I would also like to see is to toss the division leaders taking the top 4 playoff seeds. Also, stop re-seeding each playoff round.
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Blubberboy
Rookie
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Posted - 12/29/2006 : 12:28:15
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I agree he does look like Dracula?!?!?!
Freaky!!
Go Vancouver |
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leigh
Moderator
Canada
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Posted - 12/29/2006 : 12:54:03
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Originally posted by Beans15
...The one thing I would also like to see is to toss the division leaders taking the top 4 playoff seeds. Also, stop re-seeding each playoff round.
What is wrong with the top teams in each div getting the top spots? I think it is the right thing to do. It is a balancing thing, not all divs are created equal. For example, a team may just barely make top spot in their div because it is a tougher div. But yet in another div they could easily get first. So what this means is that a second place team in a weaker div could end up having more points than a first place team in a tougher div. So if we were to apply your scenario of just going solely on points, the better team would be seeded behind a weaker team and be forced to play a tougher match up in the playoffs.
The only way that a fully "points based" system would be fair is to do-away with divisions and conferences entirely, and have all teams play each other equally. But that will never happen. |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 12/30/2006 : 17:51:07
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Originally posted by Blubberboy
I agree he does look like Dracula?!?!?!
Freaky!!
LOL 
[IMG]http://i16.tinypic.com/2hi2v5s.png[/IMG] |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 12/30/2006 18:13:16 |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 12/30/2006 : 17:53:19
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Originally posted by Beans15
How good of a division would the newly created Pacific be::
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose, Colorado and Phoenix
Edmonton in the Pacific? That's a little far east, so is Colorado, but I guess it doesn't really matter. I don't think the NHL's gonna get too picky with the geography |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 12/30/2006 17:56:20 |
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Beans15
Moderator
Canada
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Posted - 12/30/2006 : 20:17:40
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| The thing about the top teams in each division atomatically getting ranked in the top 3(or 4 in the new set up) is it punishes a team like San Jose or Dallas today. Both are having better years than the teams in the North West but will finish behind them. That part is not cool to me. |
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Novie
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
452 Posts |
Posted - 12/31/2006 : 07:06:40
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Originally posted by Mikhailova
Edmonton in the Pacific? That's a little far east, so is Colorado, but I guess it doesn't really matter. I don't think the NHL's gonna get too picky with the geography
haha, I'm such a dork: Here are the longitudes for 4 of those teams...I left out San Jose/LA/Anaheim/Vancouver for obvious reasons.
Edmonton 113 deg west
Phoenix 112 deg west
Denver 104 deg west
Calgary 114 deg west
What's 10 degrees between friends? LOL 
Now if you want to talk about how far NORTH Edmonton is compared to the others....yeah it's a long flight from Phoenix!
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Edited by - Novie on 12/31/2006 07:07:32 |
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Mikhailova
PickupHockey All-Star
USA
2918 Posts |
Posted - 12/31/2006 : 07:32:49
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Hahaha LOL
Longitudinally they're closer than they look |
Edited by - Mikhailova on 12/31/2006 07:33:32 |
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Novie
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
452 Posts |
Posted - 12/31/2006 : 07:37:53
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And just for comparison's sake:
Vancouver: 123 west
San Jose: 121 west
LA: 118 west
Anaheim 117 west
Go Sens |
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NHL considering several changes 
