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How would Vancouver feel in a different Division from Calgary and Edmonton? But my thinking is that it's not a good thing to have too many Canadian teams in the same Division. So where Vancouver would get Seattle in that new alignment (assuming Seattle gets a team), Montreal gets Boston. Plus Vancouver gets a PTZ alignment, and Montreal gets Quebec City.
As for Ottawa and Toronto,... Yes, it's not a great arrangement for Ottawa, being separated from what is its closest geographic rival, but it still has Toronto and a potential other Ontario rival with a 2nd team in southern Ontario. As for Toronto, no sympathy is needed there, not with Toronto still being in the same Division with Ottawa, another southern Ontario team, Buffalo, and the old rival Detroit.
Gotcha, good point. Missed Vancouver separated from EDM and CGY, but I think it's ok. The rest of the west comes so hard to pull together. Maybe respective teams fans don't agree though, lol.
If Hamilton were to get a team, I'd prefer to have it in Buffalo's division. I think that would be good for both teams.
ya separating Toronto, Buffalo, and Hamilton would be a huge mistake, 3 hockey mad markets with Huge rivalries, thats ratings gold right there. If Buffalo had not completely owned the Leafs since the lockout there would be a huge rivalry right now
also if they go to 32 teams the divisions would 4 teams and it would probably be
ya separating Toronto, Buffalo, and Hamilton would be a huge mistake, 3 hockey mad markets with Huge rivalries, thats ratings gold right there. If Buffalo had not completely owned the Leafs since the lockout there would be a huge rivalry right now
also if they go to 32 teams the divisions would 4 teams and it would probably be
Toronto
Hamilton
Buffalo
Ottawa or Columbus
It would be Ottawa. Big rivalry with Toronto and Buffalo
ya separating Toronto, Buffalo, and Hamilton would be a huge mistake, 3 hockey mad markets with Huge rivalries, thats ratings gold right there. If Buffalo had not completely owned the Leafs since the lockout there would be a huge rivalry right now
also if they go to 32 teams the divisions would 4 teams and it would probably be
Toronto
Hamilton
Buffalo
Ottawa or Columbus
If they go to 4-team Divisions, I'd rather see Detroit in that group (makes perrrfect geographic sense); Ottawa in a Division with QC, Montreal, and Boston. Columbus would be good with Pittsburgh, Washington, and Carolina.
If they go to 4-team Divisions, I'd rather see Detroit in that group (makes perrrfect geographic sense); Ottawa in a Division with QC, Montreal, and Boston. Columbus would be good with Pittsburgh, Washington, and Carolina.
I don't see them seperating Pitts and Philly though, what I'm thinking is
Buffalo
Toronto
Hamilton
Ottawa
Quebec
Montreal
Boston
Brooklyn
NYR
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Washington
Carolina
Florida
Tampa Bay
Detroit
Columbus
Nashville
Chicago
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
St. Louis
Dallas
Colorado
Phoenix
Vancouver
San Jose
LA
Anaheim
the only reason I have Vancouver in with the Pacific teams is because I don't think the NHL would make a division with only Canadian teams
ya separating Toronto, Buffalo, and Hamilton would be a huge mistake, 3 hockey mad markets with Huge rivalries, thats ratings gold right there. If Buffalo had not completely owned the Leafs since the lockout there would be a huge rivalry right now
also if they go to 32 teams the divisions would 4 teams and it would probably be
Toronto
Hamilton
Buffalo
Ottawa or Columbus
What's missing to make this a rivalry? oh yeah Sabre fans
What's missing to make this a rivalry? oh yeah Sabre fans
ya thats just season ticket holder cashing in on Leaf games, ticket values triple for Sabres Leafs games, if it were a play off game it would be different, also cherry picking clips is not not honest
I don't want to see any more expansion in the league right now.
I'd like to see Phoenix movedm and Seattle would be a good fit. They are a competing team right now, which would help offset the terrible times expansion teams have to go through that undoubtedly kill fanbases in the new market.
