NHL 2017.1: We turn over a new Leaf and still find a Penguin

[aparch]

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For a bit of trivia, Don Waddell is the president of Gale Force Sports & Entertainment, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Don Waddell formerly was the president of the Atlanta Thrashers when they were sold to True North...

[Kepler]

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Hardly a surprise.

A day after the city of Seattle signed an memorandum of understanding on a $660 million renovation of KeyArena, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the the league has authorized a Seattle ownership group to file an application expansion for a franchise to begin play in the 2020-21 season.

I hope Portland is the eventual destination of a FL franchise, and I hope the N stops at 32 forever.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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I hope Portland is the eventual destination of a FL franchise, and I hope the N stops at 32 forever.

To the contrary, a Seattle expansion team brings the Western Conference up to 16 teams, and balances everything out. One of the Canes/Panthers moves to Quebec City to become the new Nordiques (hopefully they use this goal horn, even though the old franchise apparently never did).

[joecct]

To the contrary, a Seattle expansion team brings the Western Conference up to 16 teams, and balances everything out. One of the Canes/Panthers moves to Quebec City to become the new Nordiques (hopefully they use this goal horn, even though the old franchise apparently never did).

Discussion on TSN1050 today that the prospective owner of the Quebec franchise wants a separate Quebec. In the opinion of Gord Miller, as long as he's around, Quebec won't happen.

And now:
8 divisions of 4.
Playoffs:
Eliminator round: 3 at 2 for 1 game. Winner plays #1 in a 4/7 in the Round of 16.

QF and beyond: Most points v least points etc.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Discussion on TSN1050 today that the prospective owner of the Quebec franchise wants a separate Quebec. In the opinion of Gord Miller, as long as he's around, Quebec won't happen.

And now:
8 divisions of 4.
Playoffs:
Eliminator round: 3 at 2 for 1 game. Winner plays #1 in a 4/7 in the Round of 16.

QF and beyond: Most points v least points etc.

Figures. I was told QC is the separatist stronghold.

[Kepler]

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8 divisions of 4.
Playoffs:
Eliminator round: 3 at 2 for 1 game. Winner plays #1 in a 4/7 in the Round of 16.

QF and beyond: Most points v least points etc.

Ew.

Two conferences of two 8-team divisions each. Within each conference, seed the division winners 1-2 and give them a first round bye. Take the next 4 teams by record (ignore divisions) and seed them 3 through 6. Reseed the two survivors as 3-4. Proceed normally.

12 teams of 32 make the playoffs. Once we get rid of overtime and the shootout and go back to simple 2-point games the playoff cutoff will be at about a .525 winning percentage. No crap teams in the playoffs anymore.

[state of hockey]

No crap teams in the playoffs anymore.

False. The Wild still would have made it last season.

[Kepler]

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False. The Wild still would have made it last season.

They were 49-33 .598. Not bad at all.

Of course, with 32 teams the obvious thing to do is eliminate all conference and divisions, go to a 62-game RS, play everybody home and away like the EPL, and seed em 1 through 32. Heck, doing it that way I'd be fine having all 32 teams qualify for the playoffs. This year's first round matchups (best of 7 hexidecifinal):

32 Seattle at 1 Tampa Bay
31 Buffalo at 2 Los Angeles
30 Arizona at 3 St. Louis
29 Edmonton at 4 Nashville
28 Ottawa at 5 Winnipieg
27 Florida at 6 Toronto
26 Colorado at 7 New Jersey
25 Detroit at 8 Las Vegas
24 Carolina at 9 Columbus
23 Philadelphia at 10 NY Islanders
22 Chicago at 11 Washington
21 Minnesota at 12 Pittsburgh
20 Montreal at 13 Dallas
19 Anaheim at 14 NY Rangers
18 Boston at 15 San Jose
17 Calgary at 16 Vancouver

Rounds:

Hexidecifinal 32 --> 16
Octofinal 16 --> 8
Quarterfinal 8 --> 4
Semifinal 4 --> 2
Final 2 --> 1

[state of hockey]

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I was just making the joke that the Wild were a crappy team in the playoffs. Of course there's no real way to keep a team that goes into a late swoon from the postseason.

[The Sicatoka]

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Once we get rid of overtime and the shootout and go back to simple 2-point games ...

Five Point Games:

5 - regulation win
4 - OT win
3 - shootout win
2 - shootout loss
1 - OT loss
0 - regulation loss

Remember, the points are just accounting, they matter just like points on "Whose Line Is It Anyway".

Read more on my proposal in the second half of this.

[Kepler]

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Five Point Games:

5 - regulation win
4 - OT win
3 - shootout win
2 - shootout loss
1 - OT loss
0 - regulation loss

Remember, the points are just accounting, they matter just like points on "Whose Line Is It Anyway".

Read more on my proposal in the second half of this.

My offer, Senator, is nothing. No overtime. Win or lose in regulation or you tie. The end.

[Kepler]

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I was just making the joke that the Wild were a crappy team in the playoffs. Of course there's no real way to keep a team that goes into a late swoon from the postseason.

Shorter RS means a late swoon is more damaging.

[The Sicatoka]

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My offer, Senator, is nothing. No overtime. Win or lose in regulation or you tie. The end.

I would find that acceptable in the regular season. However, Pandora's box, from which the shoot-out emerged and hath wrought it's spell upon the masses, had been opened.

[joecct]

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The 8 divisions of 4 works better from a scheduling perspective

Start with 82
32 games vs other conference - leaves 50
12 teams outside our division x 2 = 24 leaves 26
8 games vs your division = 24
which leaves 2 left over. Reduce schedule to 80 games.

[SteveP]

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Argos win the Grey Cup, Toronto FC wins MLS Cup.
I'm sensing a trend here.

Oh, and Leafs lead the Pens 3-0.