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Old 03-09-2017, 10:24 AM   #91
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Originally Posted by Lubicon View Post
I'd love to see a team in Seattle as well. I don't see the Coyotes moving to Quebec, it creates an imbalance in east/west. If they go anywhere the league will want to keep them in the western conference.

The problem with this alignment is Dallas would object to it. They would be the only team in the Central time zone and scheduling would be a mess, and it makes it tough for their fans to follow when most of their road games are on the west coast and a two hour time difference away. This was one of the factors the league took into consideration during the last re-alignment.
Although, if Alberta decides to get rid of daylight saving time, for at least a few months of the year (and playoffs) we could potentially be two hours away from the Pacific teams depending which time zone they go with (MST or CST).

On another note, if they go the other way and it's MST, how much would it suck to have eastern games (and Blue Jays games) start at 4?
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