New conference/division alignment

[armandtanzarian]

What do we think about this...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=416887

[Shoalzie]

In the real NHL, I like it...it will be interesting for us. Going into the same division as Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Ottawa, Montreal...and only 4 (or 5) make the playoffs? Ouch. The "Mid-West" is pretty damn good from a BBKL standpoint with Minnesota shifting over. We'd be pretty well balanced but to me, the "Central" would be the most top-heavy.

The wild card would be difficult to do in a weekly league unless we do almost a triple threat match with the 1, 4 & 5 at the same time...play 4-5 and the winner puts their stats against the #1 seed in the same week. Or you just don't do the wild card and stick with 1-4 in each division/conference.

[kimmer]

I will fucking destroy you all

[Shep]

In the real NHL, I like it...it will be interesting for us. Going into the same division as Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Ottawa, Montreal...and only 4 (or 5) make the playoffs? Ouch. The "Mid-West" is pretty damn good from a BBKL standpoint with Minnesota shifting over. We'd be pretty well balanced but to me, the "Central" would be the most top-heavy.

The wild card would be difficult to do in a weekly league unless we do almost a triple threat match with the 1, 4 & 5 at the same time...play 4-5 and the winner puts their stats against the #1 seed in the same week. Or you just don't do the wild card and stick with 1-4 in each division/conference.

This explains it all quite easily.

The playoff format calls for the top three teams in each division to earn post-season berths. The remaining four spots would go to wild-card teams, the top two records remaining in each conference. That means there's a possibility five teams make it from one division and only three from another.

It would be divisional playoffs, not conference playoffs, so 1 vs. 4, 2 vs 3 in the first round. The two fourth seeds would be made up of the wild-card teams. The top division winner based on regular-season points in the standings would face off against the lower-ranked wild-card team. The other division winner would play the higher-ranked wild-card

[armandtanzarian]

Yea!!!! Nick, Chris and Scott get to join the NE. Going to be interesting to say the least. Thats a tough blow on Scotts team. I hope you have all your picks...lol

Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Boston
Tampa Bay

This is going to shake our league up nicely...lol

[The BBKL Insider]

ya i hate it

not so much for the bbkl, but the real NHL...just another way to screw over the leafs

[kimmer]

Does dallas come to my division? *drools*

[MSP4LYFE]

I dislike the fact that the East has two more teams, and thus a much worse chance at the playoffs. I liked the 4 conference proposal alot more, this just seems unnecessarily difficult.

[armandtanzarian]

No you get Pit, Was, NJ, CBJ, NYR, NYI, PHI......hahah I hope you have your picks son...

[armandtanzarian]

16 teams still make the playoffs total, right?

yep. top 3 from each division. then wildcard for 4 remaining spots.

[Peter]

Does dallas come to my division? *drools*

In another year or two you won't be drooling

[The BBKL Insider]

Has this actually been approved by the NHL/PA? or is it still speculation?

[KapG]

brutal

[Shoalzie]

Yea!!!! Nick, Chris and Scott get to join the NE. Going to be interesting to say the least. Thats a tough blow on Scotts team. I hope you have all your picks...lol

Well, everyone's team is bound for a rise or fall...but yeah, that's a tough division to walk into. Eventually, I'll be able to compete with you guys...

[MSP4LYFE]

Has this actually been approved by the NHL/PA? or is it still speculation?

It's done, just needs to be signed off on.

[MSP4LYFE]

What is the league going to do to account for the fact that the East has 16 teams vs 14 in the West? It would be lame if they did nothing.

[Peter]

I don't get why there is a 16 team conference and a 14 team conference, why not move Columbus to the Mid West?

[Shoalzie]

In the real NHL, I like it...it will be interesting for us. Going into the same division as Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Ottawa, Montreal...and only 4 (or 5) make the playoffs? Ouch. The "Mid-West" is pretty damn good from a BBKL standpoint with Minnesota shifting over. We'd be pretty well balanced but to me, the "Central" would be the most top-heavy.

The wild card would be difficult to do in a weekly league unless we do almost a triple threat match with the 1, 4 & 5 at the same time...play 4-5 and the winner puts their stats against the #1 seed in the same week. Or you just don't do the wild card and stick with 1-4 in each division/conference.

This explains it all quite easily.

The playoff format calls for the top three teams in each division to earn post-season berths. The remaining four spots would go to wild-card teams, the top two records remaining in each conference. That means there's a possibility five teams make it from one division and only three from another.

It would be divisional playoffs, not conference playoffs, so 1 vs. 4, 2 vs 3 in the first round. The two fourth seeds would be made up of the wild-card teams. The top division winner based on regular-season points in the standings would face off against the lower-ranked wild-card team. The other division winner would play the higher-ranked wild-card

Oh...I was thinking the wild card would be where an extra team in the 8 team divisions got an extra bid and they had a play-in to play #1. I guess I should actually read the article.

[Shoalzie]

I don't get why there is a 16 team conference and a 14 team conference, why not move Columbus to the Mid West?

Columbus has a more natural fit with the Pennsylvania teams (rust belt rivals) and they'd stay in the same conference with the Wings. Bottom line, they wanted to get all 16 of the Eastern time zone teams into one half. It's unbalanced right now but there's always expansion that can shake things up.

[armandtanzarian]

Yea!!!! Nick, Chris and Scott get to join the NE. Going to be interesting to say the least. Thats a tough blow on Scotts team. I hope you have all your picks...lol

Well, everyone's team is bound for a rise or fall...but yeah, that's a tough division to walk into. Eventually, I'll be able to compete with you guys...

Dont worry bud, in a couple years ill be looking for my picks cause my guys will have since retired