07-19-2013, 05:23 PM
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#81
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: YYC-ish
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Well the Leafs are only on HNIC every single Saturday this year.
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07-19-2013, 05:23 PM
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#82
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Loyal and True
Imagining a division full of not-so-manly men, preoccupied with their hair, nails and fashion and drinking frou-frou beverages...wrong metro?
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NVM
Edit: Glen Metropolit joke already made in this thread
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07-19-2013, 05:28 PM
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#83
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Powerplay Quarterback
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metropolitan...
cosmopolitan...
neapolitan...
crap.
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07-19-2013, 05:30 PM
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#84
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Lifetime Suspension
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I hate this new division format garbage. Ruins the playoff formatting and will make it boring.
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07-19-2013, 05:52 PM
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#85
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Scoring Winger
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Only 1 Minnesota game? But what will they show to insomniacs who don't respond to heavy drug therapy?
And Metropolitan could be the stupidest division name in pro sports. Seriously, this is the best Bettman and company could come up with? Why not honor some legends of the game? I for one would be all for the Howe, Orr, Richard and Hull divisions.
The excuse that they need to be geographic for idiot American fans to know where the teams are is foolhardy. Let's introduce some history of the game, and change the names every generation or so. In 10 years, rename them the Lemieux, Yzerman, Gretzky and Brodeur. Then 10 years after that Crosby, blah, blah, blah.
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07-19-2013, 06:00 PM
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#86
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Lifetime Suspension
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Lol that's even worse then what it already is.
No sport has divisions named after players.
The only dumb thing is the metropolitan division which is a pretty odd name. Seems like a division for men who wear capris and drink Smirnoff ice.
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07-19-2013, 06:17 PM
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#87
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Metropolitan? That name sucks.
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I can live with the "Metro" division. I think that's what they'll end up calling it anyways -- can't see people spewing out Met-ro-pol-i-tan every single time.
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07-19-2013, 06:24 PM
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#88
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fort St. John, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Metropolitan? That name sucks.
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I'm sure they will shorten it to Metro, which wouldn't be bad
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07-19-2013, 06:56 PM
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#89
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteLFan
I hate this new division format garbage. Ruins the playoff formatting and will make it boring.
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How exactly does it make the game more boring? Unless you mean it makes the races to make the playoffs more boring, but those are always exciting pretty much regardless of the format IMO
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07-19-2013, 07:10 PM
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#90
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteLFan
I hate this new division format garbage. Ruins the playoff formatting and will make it boring.
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Agreed, it's too convuluted now...it's worst case...just brutal.
Either go divisional or conference playoffs, this is just a bunch of crap.
The NHL keeps doing embarrassing things, frankly...first, some games are worth 50% more points than other games... Now, this mess of a playoff scenario...I find it mildly frustrating.
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07-19-2013, 07:27 PM
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#91
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I'm sure once the division are balanced in the future that they'll do divisional playoffs and have the winners in a final four.
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07-19-2013, 08:37 PM
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#92
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: DC
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Nice! Season opener for me!
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07-20-2013, 03:53 AM
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#93
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Loyal and True
metropolitan...
cosmopolitan...
neapolitan...
crap.
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I think you're onto something. The Eastern Conference has three layers now, with the whatchamapolitans in the middle. Scoop out that layer and you have the Neapolitan Division.
'Marge! We need more chocolate/vanilla/strawberry ice cream!'
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07-20-2013, 02:34 PM
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#94
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by MissTeeks
Lots of Friday night home games. My liver hurts already!
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As a new STH, I agree!
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07-20-2013, 04:34 PM
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#95
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Franchise Player
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Not sure if anyone else mentioned this but I thought the Flames and Oilers division should have been the Smythe Division, Hawks and Blues should have been the Norris, Pens and Flyers the Patrick Division and Habs and Bruins the Adams. I thought that was obvious myself but the current NHL doesn't care about the past anymore I guess.
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07-20-2013, 06:19 PM
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#96
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddie Bronze
Not sure if anyone else mentioned this but I thought the Flames and Oilers division should have been the Smythe Division, Hawks and Blues should have been the Norris, Pens and Flyers the Patrick Division and Habs and Bruins the Adams. I thought that was obvious myself but the current NHL doesn't care about the past anymore I guess.
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Table 5's been mentioning it every relevant thread since 2001.
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07-21-2013, 07:55 AM
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#97
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddie Bronze
Not sure if anyone else mentioned this but I thought the Flames and Oilers division should have been the Smythe Division, Hawks and Blues should have been the Norris, Pens and Flyers the Patrick Division and Habs and Bruins the Adams. I thought that was obvious myself but the current NHL doesn't care about the past anymore I guess.
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By your definition I don't care about the past either.
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07-21-2013, 12:25 PM
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#98
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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So here's something to think about:
Will the teams that win the division in the playoffs or the regular season be proclaimed division champs now?
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07-21-2013, 12:45 PM
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#99
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Scoring Winger
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8:00 PM weekday games are hard on this old guy. If you see me power-napping between the second and third, wake me for puck drop.
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07-21-2013, 01:24 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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8 and 8:30 Wednesday games are hard on everyone.
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