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Originally Posted by WilderPegasus
It also keeps more games in prime time for both teams playing.
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This is the exact reason for the re-alignment. Check out the conferences again:
Conference A - Pacific and Mountain time zone
Conference B - Central time zone
Conference C - Eastern time zone
Conference D - Eastern time zone
I suppose that would give some room for shuffle in C and D based on location, but it is really all about the time zones. The NHL wants to avoid teams in the eastern time zone playing games that would start at 9 or 10 EST.