Pacific Divison

While everyone's complaining about the weakness of the Southeast Division, I'd like to point out that the Pacific Division has astonishing strength.

Want to fix the problems? Realign the divisions and change the postseason:

NE: BOS, MON, BUF, OTT, WASH

Atlantic: PHI, PITT, NYI, NJD, NYR

South: CAR, FLA, TB, ATL, DAL

Central: NSH, CHI, CLB, DET, TOR

NW: MIN, STL, COL, CAL, EDM,

Pacific: VAN, LA, ANH, SJ, PHO

A key element here: every conference (except South) has at least one Canadian team. Also, DET and TOR get to play each other.


Everyone plays 4 games against own division (20 games) and 2 against everyone else (50 games) for 70 games.

End of season: league rankings. No Conferences, just Divisions.


Or: 3 Divisions, with league rankings making the postseason.

4 games against division (36 games) plus 2 aginst everyone else (40 games) for 76 games.


In either case, first month of the season is cross-divisional play. Last few weeks, as this year, are within the division.