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Originally Posted by Nemo  Always believed the NHL shoulda been limited to about 12-15 teams. Included would be Canada, The Northeastern United States, St. Louis, and <Denver>  |
I'd love to see something like this:
EAST Group 1
Boston
Buffalo
New Jersey
NY Islanders
NY Rangers
Group 2
Montreal
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Quebec
Washington
WEST Group 1
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota
Ottawa
Toronto
Group 2
Calgary
Edmonton
St. Louis
Vancouver
Winnipeg
8 games against the teams in your group - 32 games
6 games against the teams in your division - 20 games
2 games against the team in other division - 20 games
Total - 72 games
Problem is when we come to the playoffs. If we to have 16 teams make it to the post season, it renders the regular season practically useless since only 1 team out of the group won't make it. Cutting down to 8 teams will make for the more competitive regular season, but will shorten the playoffs.