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[Smiley90]

If the Canucks could just win out the remainder of their games I would be totally stoked.

Also, enough with the furries guy. You're gonna give zedge flashbacks and confuse him.

A flashback to last night is hardly a flashback

 

[TemplaerDude]

A flashback to last night is hardly a flashback

Ehhhhhhh considering all the nights I have no memory of due to excessive drinking I would definitely argue against that.

 

[Smiley90]

Ehhhhhhh considering all the nights I have no memory of due to excessive drinking I would definitely argue against that.

... Fair enough.

 

[calder]

Realignment is coming (lebrun at espn)

The NHL’s new realignment plan for next season could become reality within two to three weeks.

The league in conjunction with the NHL Players’ Association has worked diligently over the past two weeks on realignment, including a meeting in Toronto Tuesday morning between the two sides.

Several team executives and governors contacted by ESPN.com Tuesday were in the dark about what the league was determining for realignment. And just what exactly the league and union have been working on the past two weeks, neither NHL nor NHLPA officials would divulge Tuesday. But it’s believed the framework is a slight variation from the December 2011 realignment format. And when I say variation, I believe there are a couple of teams that have been switched around from the original December 2011 format.

Here’s how the board of governors realigned the league in December 2011:
Conference A
Anaheim
Calgary
Colorado
Edmonton
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Jose
Vancouver

Conference B
Chicago
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Minnesota
Nashville
St. Louis
Winnipeg

Conference C
Boston
Buffalo
Florida
Montreal
Ottawa
Tampa Bay
Toronto

Conference D
Carolina
New Jersey
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington

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[CCF23]

Conferences A and D are going to be cunts.

 

[ActStriker]

Realignment is coming (lebrun at espn)




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um, the conference lineup is what they came up with before. They haven't released a new alignment.

 

[Socreges]

What's the difference between this and the previous realignment plan?

 

[Merguson]

Those conference alignments are old though. They've got a new one.

I smell expansion to 32 teams.

 

[Curufinwe]

Hopefully they have moved on from that terrible realignment plan from December 2011.

This is better; even Conferences, no forcing the Florida teams into the same division with the eastern Canadian teams.

Atlantic: NJ NYI NYR PHI PIT
Northeast: BOS BUF MTL OTT TOR
Southeast: CAR FLA NAS TB WAS

Central: CBJ CHI DAL DET STL
Northwest (now North): CAL EDM MIN VAN WIN
Pacific: ANA COL LA PHX SJ

 

[CCF23]

http://jumpingjackedwards.ytmnd.com/

What a clown.

I fucking hate Jack Edwards with a passion.

 

[calder]

What's the difference between this and the previous realignment plan?

Nothing, that's the 2011 plan which will apparently be the basis still but now they have a date to actually do it now. But the article does indicate that "a couple" of teams may end up in a different spot. Assuming that's just two teams swapping conferences I can't see an obvious pair of candidates.




For future reference:
Chicago - neutral to dislike, in that I like them if they are playing Vancouver or Detroit
Columbus - benign indifference
Dallas - neutral
Detroit - hate
Minnesota - amiable potential rival (mostly drunken arguing with Twins fans after Jays games)
Nashville - mild dislike
St. Louis - mild dislike
Winnipeg - mad love

 

[Socreges]

um, the conference lineup is what they came up with before. They haven't released a new alignment.

Those conference alignments are old though. They've got a new one.

I smell expansion to 32 teams.

Yeah. Couldn't find any changes - figures that he just pasted the old one.

 

[CCF23]

Nothing, that's the 2011 plan which will apparently be the basis still but now they have a date to actually do it now. But the article does indicate that "a couple" of teams may end up in a different spot. Assuming that's just two teams swapping conferences I can't see an obvious pair of candidates.




For future reference:
Chicago - neutral to dislike, in that I like them if they are playing Vancouver or Detroit
Columbus - benign indifference
Dallas - neutral
Detroit - hate
Minnesota - amiable potential rival (mostly drunken arguing with Twins fans after Jays games)
Nashville - mild dislike
St. Louis - mild dislike
Winnipeg - mad love

Well fuuuuuuck you too.

 

[Spl1nter]

#NHLJets acquire Eric Tangradi (@ETangradi) from Pittsburgh in exchange for 2013 seventh round draft pick

damn, talk about a fall in value.

 

[Cake Boss]

That cant be right, Tampa and Florida up with the NE division, how the fuck does that work?

 

[calder]

damn, talk about a fall in value.

Yeah can't be good being a second round pick traded for a 7th round pick when you're still youngish.

 

[ActStriker]

That cant be right, Tampa and Florida up with the NE division, how the fuck does that work?

I think when they came up with that it was more of the fact that they had to go somewhere.

 

[Curufinwe]

All they have to do is move Columbus or Nashville to the East, and then the three division for each Conference are obvious.

 

[Socreges]

So apparently they want to name the conferences after semi-modern players. Conference A would allegedly be known as the Messier Conference.

 

[Quick]

So apparently they want to name the conferences after semi-modern players. Conference A would allegedly be known as the Messier Conference.

 

[calder]

All they have to do is move Columbus or Nashville to the East, and then the three division for each Conference are obvious.

Based on the article I guess Columbus and Detroit are the most eager to be in the East so Columbus would be a good guess. But who could they possible swap into the West to make that work that wouldn't be even worse? Or is expansion going to fix that assuming a west coast team and a new team in southern Ontario or Quebec City.

 

[Marvie_3]

So apparently they want to name the conferences after semi-modern players. Conference A would allegedly be known as the Messier Conference.

Fuck that. Bring back the old division names. I want my Norris Division back.

Based on the article I guess Columbus and Detroit are the most eager to be in the East so Columbus would be a good guess. But who could they possible swap into the West to make that work that wouldn't be even worse? Or is expansion going to fix that assuming a west coast team and a new team in southern Ontario or Quebec City.

Bingo.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

:lol

A=Messier B=Yzerman C=Roy, D=Lemieux

edit: old Div names would be great

 

[Socreges]

:lol

A=Messier B=Yzerman C=Roy, D=Lemieux

These were the discussed names, except it wasn't Roy but Sundin.

Edit- Being told now "this is getting a lot of support". Apparently Messier is a given since "it would please both Oilers and Canucks fans".

 

[calder]

fuck that. bring back the old division names.

I grew up with Norris, Smythe, Patrick and Adams and while I have a bit of nostalgic love for the names I honestly don't mind the geographical names. It's a nice shorthand for a lot of more casual fans, but the problem is that the teams don't fit into proper geographical areas so you're inevitably stuck with absurdities like Dallas being in the Pacific which detracts from the whole concept.

And then I'm stuck arguing with my wife that in fact it DOES make sense that Detroit is in the Western conference because they are "western" relative to the distribution of the other 29 cities. ;p


But yeah I'm with you guys, naming the conferences after semi-modern players would be lame and almost embarrassing.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

These were the discussed names, except it wasn't Roy but Sundin.

really, :lol

Such a bad idea.

 

[Kave_Man]

Sundin division!

 

[Tabris]

These were the discussed names, except it wasn't Roy but Sundin.

Edit- Being told now "this is getting a lot of support". Apparently Messier is a given since "it would please both Oilers and Canucks fans".

I don't know a single Canucks fan that likes Messier. He cheap shotted Linden in game 6. FUCK HIM.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Sundin division!

Having won a cup should be a requirement.

 

[Plinko]

A) The names they chose are horrible. Just bring back the Norris, etc.
B) Get rid of the ridiculous divisional playoff idea. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

As for the Wings, Franzen is out tonight. Eaves takes his place and guess who gets pushed up to the front line: Dan Cleary. Because...I have no idea why.

 

[CCF23]

Don't speak that no hair havin', Lays chip eatin, C stealin' fuck's name.

 

[Marvie_3]

I don't know a single Canucks fan that likes Messier. He cheap shotted Linden in game 6. FUCK HIM.

Why are you complaining about something that happened 15 years before you started watching hockey?

A) The names they chose are horrible. Just bring back the Norris, etc.
B) Get rid of the ridiculous divisional playoff idea. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

As for the Wings, Franzen is out tonight. Eaves takes his place and guess who gets pushed up to the front line: Dan Cleary. Because...I have no idea why.

No.

 

[Socreges]

These were the discussed names, except it wasn't Roy but Sundin.

Edit- Being told now "this is getting a lot of support". Apparently Messier is a given since "it would please both Oilers and Canucks fans".

New report coming in:

'A' conference might be named Sundin Conference instead since he retired a Canuck. 'C' Conference would therefore be changed to 'Tucker Conference'

 

[Plinko]

Why are you complaining about something that happened 15 years before you started watching hockey?


No.

Now that Chicago is amazing, of course you want it.

Also, I found the list Bettman proposed for the conference names:

A: Crosby
B: Malkin
C: Bylsma
D: The Coyotes are never leaving Phoenix

 

[Marvie_3]

New report coming in:

'A' conference might be named Sundin Conference instead since he retired a Canuck. 'C' Conference would therefore be changed to 'Tucker Conference'

Screw that noise. If they're going to name them after recent players, then I suggest:

Arnason Conference
Bell Conference
Calder Conference
Daze Conference

Now that Chicago is amazing, of course you want it.

I would want it even if Chicago was terrible. You Wings fans bitch about having all these late west coast games, but you wouldn't have to worry about that for the first few rounds.

 

[Plinko]

I'd go with:

A: Gretzky
B: Howe
C: Richard
D: Lemieux

Screw this "semi-modern" crap.

 

[Plinko]

I would want it even if Chicago was terrible. You Wings fans bitch about having all these late west coast games, but you wouldn't have to worry about that for the first few rounds.

I just hate the idea of playing the same teams every year. Boring.

 

[Marvie_3]

I just hate the idea of playing the same teams every year. Boring.

So do you want to shuffle regular season divisions every year too?

 

[Plinko]

So do you want to shuffle regular season divisions every year too?

I meant in the playoffs, not regular season. I don't have a problem with a pool of 14 other teams to possibly play. Cut that to 8 and it gets boring. I get what the league is trying to do (build up rivalries), I just personally don't like it.

 

[TemplaerDude]

DID SOMEONE FUCKING SAY MESSIER?

WHO THE FUCK SAID HIS NAME?

FUCK THAT GUY

FUCK HIM RIGHT IN THE FUCKING FACE. FUCKER.

 

[Marvie_3]

DID SOMEONE FUCKING SAY MESSIER?

WHO THE FUCK SAID HIS NAME?

FUCK THAT GUY

FUCK HIM RIGHT IN THE FUCKING FACE. FUCKER.

 

[calder]

A: Sergio Momesso
B: Luciano Borsato
C: Tony Esposito
D: Nelson Debenedet

He looks pretty pumped. Someone must have offered him a $20 to open a tin of potato chips on TV.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Disgruntled goalie scores on his own net, flips off coaches and skates off the ice forever.

This is quite awesome.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Disgruntled goalie scores on his own net, flips off coaches and skates off the ice forever.

This is quite awesome.

Thought this was going to be Tim Thomas.

 

[wsoxfan1214]

Fuck shootouts.

 

[TemplaerDude]

GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH KILL KILL KILL KILLLLLLLLLLLL

 

[Marvie_3]

Fuck shootouts.

There's where you went wrong with this post. It should say something like:

Fuck the Blackhawks for taking their foot off the gas when they were only up by one and allowing Anaheim to tie it.

or

Fuck the Blackhawks shitty power play. If you can't score with almost 4 minutes of power play time in overtime you don't deserve to win.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Thought this was going to be Tim Thomas.

Tim Thomas was off in the wilderness somewhere when this happened.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Robitaille
Doan
Modano
MacKinnon Conferences

 

[CCF23]

Bettman
Fehr
Daly
Beckenbaugh