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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
What if Vancouver or Seattle offered you a contract as well though?
It's a difficult comparison though, because Western Canada doesn't have a lot of teams. Yeah, JG might be in Columbus, but he will also be spending a lot of time in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Newark, Philadelphia, and DC as the Blue Jackets play in that area a lot. All easily drivable distances for family to visit him on road trips. In the Western Conference, that opportunity doesn't exist.
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A Western Conference team plays one road game per year against each Metropolitan Division team (8 total). A team in the Metro Division plays one road game against one divisional opponent and two against the others (13 total). It's not that big a difference.