http://m.ottawasun.com/2011/06/22/nhl-maps-out-major-changesOttawa Sun schrieb:The NHL could be ready to make drastic changes with a major realignment for the 2012-13 season.
Two league executives told QMI Agency Wednesday that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman presented a proposal during Tuesday’s board of governors meetings in New York to scrap the current format used by the league.
Sources say under Bettman’s proposal, the league will have four divisions: Pacific, Midwest, East and South. It’s believed the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets would both get their wish to move to the East conference.
Changes need to be made with the Atlanta Thrashers’ move to Winnipeg now official. The two conferences and six divisions will be kept this year, but Bettman is pushing for a major change.
The realignment is by no means final. It’s still in the discussion stages.
Teams would play a balanced 82-game schedule with home-and-home against teams outside their division.
The top four teams in each division would make the playoffs. The first round would be divisonal play, the teams would then re-seed for conference play. Bettman’s idea would not affect a East-West Stanley Cup final matchup.
With 30 teams, one division in each conference will have eight squads while the other will have seven. Under the current format — two conferences and six divisions — division winners and the top five teams make the playoffs.
“Nobody is happy with the current format so I would expect something like this is going to be adopted,” said a league executive, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Oh, ich hab ein ganz ungutes Gefühl im Magen ...Darren Dreger schrieb:Sources say Robyn Regehr has been asked to waive his no-move clause and accept a trade to the Buffalo Sabres. Details to follow.
Holmgren gibt heute ganz schön Gas ...Bob McKenzie schrieb:Bryzgalov contract with PHI is done. 9 years, $51 million.
Ehrlich gesagt bin ich mir sicher, dass die Flyers mit diesen Deals nur besser geworden sind. Vielleicht nicht jetzt im Moment, aber für die Zukunft? Oh ja. Erstens hat man eine Menge Salary abgegeben ... wenn Leino, Voracek und Simmonds zu vernünftigen Preisen unterschreiben, ist der junge Core schon erschreckend: Giroux, Van Riemsdyk, Simmonds, Schenn, Voracek, Leino, Versteeg (wenn er bleibt). Dazu Briere und Hartnell dann noch Bryzgalov signen und die Flyers sind über Jahre Contender.
EDIT: per McKenzie - die Leafs verpflichten John-Michael Liles von Colorado für einen Zweitrundenpick ... Mist.