maplesyrup
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Often, the simplest solution is the best one... and as a Leaf fan, I'd much rather enjoy more Leaf-Detroit games per year - even if it hurts our play-off chances a bit.
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cw said:If they move to the South East, I'm not sure their travel costs will get better if distance traveled has anything to do with those costs - and it usually does:
http://www.section303.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/NHL-map.jpg
Busta Reims said:cw said:If they move to the South East, I'm not sure their travel costs will get better if distance traveled has anything to do with those costs - and it usually does:
http://www.section303.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/NHL-map.jpg
Yeah. Unless they're really dead set on trying to re-ignite some very stagnant rivalries with the Leafs, Rangers and Habs, I'm not sure this proposed move helps them out as much as I'm sure they hope.
Busta Reims said:cw said:If they move to the South East, I'm not sure their travel costs will get better if distance traveled has anything to do with those costs - and it usually does:
http://www.section303.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/NHL-map.jpg
Yeah. Unless they're really dead set on trying to re-ignite some very stagnant rivalries with the Leafs, Rangers and Habs, I'm not sure this proposed move helps them out as much as I'm sure they hope.
Floyd said:It might help a little. Also, aren't the teams in the east more compressed? With some creatice scheduling, the Wings could knock off games with the Rangers, Devils, Flyers, and Islanders and then return home for a stand. I can't help but feel it's easier for travel that way.
Crucialness Key said:hockeyfan1 said:What should be done is revert back to a best-of-five quarterfinal format (and perhaps even the semifinal). It will make for a quicker end-time and a more intensive hockey series.
However that would also make it tougher for Crosby, Ovechkin, Stamkos etc to set dazzling new postseason scoring records that the league could then trumpet, plus less $$ in ticket sales, so I strongly doubt that will happen.
princedpw said:Here is an interesting realignment proposal:
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2011/10/12/2475303/nhl-realignment-mlb-nfl-model
However, what I found far more interesting was the revenue imbalance between teams and the shockingly disproportionate percentage of total revenue due to the Leafs. I had no iea it was that large. It is unconscionable that they didn't have the highest payroll pre-cap. This kind of disparity also indicates the league will have a hard time surviving without more revenue sharing or a wider cap gap.
CarltonTheBear said:Bender said:sneakyray said:Floyd said:Just point in fact, Holland was on Hockeycentral at noon yesterday and re-affirmed his/ownership's desire for the Wings to be in the East.
they.ve been whining about this on detroit sports radio for years...boo hoo we have sooooo much traveling...actually they think that bettman has it out for the wings (as if the commish hates one of his premiere teams!)
anyways, their theory is that the nhl needs the wings in the west because they are the only big draw team left in the west to sell out other teams buildings when they play there (ie. pheonix, anaheim, etc.)
Kinda makes sense tbh.
Seriously. Detroit being in the West makes about as much sense as when Toronto was in the West. I really don't understand the tone of that post. Detroit has every right to whine.
Unfortunately, even if the NHL got over that issue (and the fact that the Central division would be pretty stale right now without the Wings), there's really nowhere to put the Wings in the East unless a dramatic alignment occurs. No teams are betting booted from the Northeast or Atlantic divisions.
Britishbulldog said:princedpw said:Here is an interesting realignment proposal:
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2011/10/12/2475303/nhl-realignment-mlb-nfl-model
However, what I found far more interesting was the revenue imbalance between teams and the shockingly disproportionate percentage of total revenue due to the Leafs. I had no iea it was that large. It is unconscionable that they didn't have the highest payroll pre-cap. This kind of disparity also indicates the league will have a hard time surviving without more revenue sharing or a wider cap gap.
Great article.
The other thing I was wondering is if any more franchises would move. There are probably only 4 viable cities around: Quebec, Southeast Ontario between Toronto and Detroit, Las Vegas and Kansas City.
Something definitely has to be done regarding salaries in the next CBA though. As you said, the disproportionate revenue levels across the league is staggering.
Floyd said:I like that re-alignment proposal the Hotstove just flashed... I'd like to look at that more closely but it seems good to me.... 4 divisions, you play one home + one road game vs every team in the league outside your division and the rest within. Playoffs begin vs. your own division like the old days.
LittleHockeyFan said:Floyd said:I like that re-alignment proposal the Hotstove just flashed... I'd like to look at that more closely but it seems good to me.... 4 divisions, you play one home + one road game vs every team in the league outside your division and the rest within. Playoffs begin vs. your own division like the old days.
While I kinda liked it personally, I'm thinking it's really unfair for the Pittsburgh/Philly state rivalry. They didn't mess with the Toronto/Ottawa provincial one, why would they mess with Pennsylvania's?
I want Detroit back in our division
LittleHockeyFan said:Floyd said:I like that re-alignment proposal the Hotstove just flashed... I'd like to look at that more closely but it seems good to me.... 4 divisions, you play one home + one road game vs every team in the league outside your division and the rest within. Playoffs begin vs. your own division like the old days.
While I kinda liked it personally, I'm thinking it's really unfair for the Pittsburgh/Philly state rivalry. They didn't mess with the Toronto/Ottawa provincial one, why would they mess with Pennsylvania's?
I want Detroit back in our division
DarrenDreger Darren Dreger
Decision has been made on realignment by NHL Board of Governors. Will have full details of changes very soon.