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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Well, the NHL built an out for eastern expansion with how they aligned the Florida teams. Hard to argue that it would be much worse putting Tampa (alone following relocation or paired up with Sunrise) in the Central than it is the Atlantic. Not the prettiest option, and one that would be open to mockery, but it does leave options to move another team into the East.
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Except IIRC Bettman said no Eastern Conference teams would be moving (back?) to the Western Conference. I'm not sure if he was referring to only the recent moves of the Wings and BJs though.
Personally I'm not a fan of the re-alignment as it removes options for the league if a team needs to move.