Name your 8

[stinky finger]

5 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Boston, Philly, Ottawa, Toronto, Detroit, NYI, Pitt

Curious - why NYI and not the Rangers?

[spndnchz]

1 hour ago, Leaf Blower said:

Curious - why NYI and not the Rangers?

Rangers seemed to me like they always tried to grab a ticket gate guy. 

[Marvin]

10 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

May a horny scorpion take up residence in your sister's hoop skirt.

Carnac, the Magnificent!

[Marvin]

10 hours ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:

Sabres, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Detroit, Columbus, Carolina

Pittsburgh, Philly, Rags, Isles, Devils, Capitals, Tampa, Florida

Nashville, Colorado, Calgary, Winnipeg, Dallas, Minnesota, St. Louis, Chicago

LA, Anaheim, San Jose, Arizona, Vancouver, Seattle, Edmonton, Vegas

 

I don't like Calgary and Edmonton being split and I don't like Carolina in with the Sabres.  The distances out west and the number of teams on the Eastern Seaboard make this difficult.  I like 8 4 team divisions better. Split into 2 conferences.  You'd have the 4 division winners and then 4 wild cards in the playoffs.

 

Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa

Rangers, Islanders, New Jersey, Boston

Philly, Pittsburgh, Washington, Columbus

Carolina, Nashville, Florida, Tampa

Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas

Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Minnesota

Arizona, Vegas, LA, Anaheim

San Jose, Seattle, Vancouver, Colorado

 

You could swap Dallas for Nashville if it makes you happier.

If they keep the season at 82 games, then this works with level scheduling.

Schedule 1: 2 conferences x 4 divisions / conference x 4 teams / division.

16 teams outside of conference x 1 game / team + 12 teams in conference outside the division x 4 games / team + 3 teams in division x 6 games / team = 16 + 48 +18 = 82.

Schedule 2: 2 conferences x 2 division / conference x 2 groups / division x 4 teams / group

16 teams outside of conference x 2 games / team + 8 teams in conference outside of division x 2 games / team + 4 teams in division outside of group x 4 games / team + 3 teams in division x 6 games / team = 32 + 16 + 16 + 18 = 82

 

[PerreaultForever]

Laughs, Montreal, Boston, Philly, Pitt, Detroit, and don't care so Ottawa. 

and it's mostly for hate. 

[BuffalOhio]

20 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Unless the Sens bring Lyndon Slewidge out of retirement, that's a hard no.

That dude sure could sing Oh Canada, eh?

[Doohicksie]

On 12/22/2020 at 9:20 AM, PASabreFan said:

proximity, something involving Punch Imlach and his beaver hat, and a bunch of idiot Leaf fans filling up KBC,

But that's plenty of there, there.

[Eleven]

Boston, Phila., Montreal, Ottawa, I guess that's only a five team division, but three of those are the teams I hate and you really can't have a Sabres division without Montreal.

[Weave]

Boston, Montreal, Hartford, Quebec, Ottawa

Are any more really needed?

[Eleven]

12 minutes ago, Weave said:

Boston, Montreal, Hartford, Quebec, Ottawa

Are any more really needed?

Get that little rat Bergeron behind the Quebec bench and I'll be good with this.  

[Stoner]

1 hour ago, Eleven said:

Get that little rat Bergeron behind the Quebec bench and I'll be good with this.  

"BERGERON, YOU'RE GONNA GET YOURS, BABY!"

[mjd1001]

I'd always want geography to play a major role (more than it does now). Toronto Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Columbus would be my choices.  I'd happily swap out Pittsburgh or Detroit though if we could find a way to get a team back in Quebec City.

[Eleven]

47 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

I'd always want geography to play a major role (more than it does now). Toronto Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Columbus would be my choices.  I'd happily swap out Pittsburgh or Detroit though if we could find a way to get a team back in Quebec City.

I don't care that we almost share the same lake; Detroit is and should be a central-ish city.  And Ohio only exists to get in the way of going to other places, so screw Columbus.