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Originally Posted by doctajones428
My reasoning is: I'm anal and seeing one Canadian team mixed in with 6+ American teams is weird to me. And I really want see the new Jets develop rivalries with the Flames and Oilers like the nasty ones the old Jets had with them 20+ years ago.
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IIRC, the old Jets hated playing in the Smythe even more than the Red Wings hated playing in the Western Conference. They were overjoyed to be moved to the Central when the Ducks came on board. I'm betting Winnipeg would rather stay where they are and play most of their games in their own time zone. Plus, they are building a rivalry with the Wild.