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Old 12-07-2017, 10:49 PM   #201
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Go NFL style - 8 divisions of 4 teams.

Van
Cgy
Edm
Sea

SJS
ANA
LAK
Vegas

Arizona (Houston)
Dallas
Colo
St Louis

WIN
MIN
CHI
DET

TOR
MTL
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NJD

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Old 12-08-2017, 12:18 AM   #202
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you'd need to mix up that New York division... talk about unfair travel schedule compared to the rest of the league.

Taxis to all divisional opponents.
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Old 12-09-2017, 07:44 PM   #203
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I was just thinking about this and to be honest, wouldn't it need to be either Calgary or Edmonton? Outside of the Alberta based teams, almost all the teams in the Pacific Division play on PST with the exception of Arizona on part of the year.

Anybody have any ideas as to how this could work?
You move Calgary and Edmonton, put Colorado back in the Pacific.
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Old 12-09-2017, 07:58 PM   #204
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Sweet! As I live in Victoria this is great news.

Could get a lot more Flames road games in!!!
In Mill Bay myself. That would be an awesome trip a couple times a year.
Do a Seahawks/Flames game in the fall and a Mariners/Flames game in March!
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Old 01-09-2018, 09:29 PM   #205
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It's on: Officials took out official franchise application papers as per Dreger on Twitter.
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Old 01-10-2018, 07:15 AM   #206
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In Mill Bay myself. That would be an awesome trip a couple times a year.
Do a Seahawks/Flames game in the fall and a Mariners/Flames game in March!
Will be so sweet to grab the clipper to see games! And def tie in a multi-sport trip!

Not to mention not having to give the canucks my money!
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Old 01-10-2018, 08:37 AM   #207
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I'm scared of the next expansion draft. Being a younger team we were in a bit better position if they use the same criteria.
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Old 01-10-2018, 09:10 AM   #208
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I'm scared of the next expansion draft. Being a younger team we were in a bit better position if they use the same criteria.
It makes a certain amount of sense to get the League back to an even number of teams but I'm concerned about expanding the League when we still have troubled Franchises like Arizona and Carolina among others.

Not to mention, while Vegas is kicking ass and taking names right now the NFL hasnt moved in yet and their Cinderella run might not be sustainable, that might change the economic outlook over the next couple of years.
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Old 01-10-2018, 09:23 AM   #209
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If this happens, who gets bumped out of the Pacific division into the Central? Zona? I can't imagine it'd be Vegas, since they're trying to build that market and a natural LA/LV rivalry. Would they actually break up the BofA?
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Old 01-10-2018, 09:28 AM   #210
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can't they just relegate the oilers to the WHL?
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can't they just relegate the oilers to the WHL?
Why would you want to sewer the WHL like that?
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If this happens, who gets bumped out of the Pacific division into the Central? Zona? I can't imagine it'd be Vegas, since they're trying to build that market and a natural LA/LV rivalry. Would they actually break up the BofA?
Phoenix, as they will make a perfect rival for Dallas when they relocate to Houston
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Old 01-19-2018, 10:00 AM   #213
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http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=2...637507353393-4

They'd better not choose The Seattle Kraken as the team name.
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They'd better not choose The Seattle Kraken as the team name.
Its not like any of the others are any good either.

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Those names: The Seattle Cougars, Eagles, Emeralds, Evergreens, Firebirds, Kraken, Rainiers, Renegades, Sea Lions, Seals, Sockeyes, Totems and Whale. The bad news: No Sasquatch. The good news: endless "Release The Kraken!" headline puns.
Woof....

The Seattle 'Whale?'

Lots of cringe in there.
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Old 01-19-2018, 10:05 AM   #215
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Would be cool if they just called themselves the Sounders . . . Just steal the name of a team that has insane amounts of popularity levels. Add HC to be different lol.

To be honest I'm not opposed to the Evergreens. It's different, and matches the mental image most people have when thinking about Seattle.
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Just call them the Metropolitans and be done with it.
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Old 01-19-2018, 10:07 AM   #218
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How about the Seattle Metropolitans?
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Its not like any of the others are any good either.



Woof....

The Seattle 'Whale?'

Lots of cringe in there.
Besides, Vancouver already has intellectual property rights to the “fail whale” slogan. It’s in their DNA. Vancouver is no good.
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Just to play along. Send the top 2 from each division and make them face each other in the first round. The rivalries would be more intense than ever.
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