I like this. I always enjoy expansion/realignment scenarios. Great to see the Whalers back, however unlikely that might be. I followed them the whole time they were in Hartford.
Sometimes_Stutters
Two words;
Mill, Waukee
HanSolo5643
This would be awesome. I think having all four of these teams back would be fantastic.
ScoopKane
Love most of the division names, not sure who O’Brien is named after.
The proposed Smythe is awkward. Teams from three different time zones in one division?
xBOOSTED_ST3
Just bring back Central Division. 🤘
Crazy-Doritos
I want Nordiques to genuinely come back
Ok_Hyena840
Atlanta had its chance. Fuck them.
jarpio
I’d love to see detroit back in the west where they belong but that’ll never happen.
OakNLeaf
I like this, but one of the teams has to go in place of UTAH. No way is the NHL expanding to 36 teams and Utah isn’t one of them.
bigtimechip
Orange Oilers makes me cringe We dont wear the Hi-vis jerseys anymore
Schytzo
If we’re doing all this but not putting the Avs and Wings back together there is something wrong with us.
jfstompers
Detroit isn’t going back west to get Hartford back in the league.
ImportantAppeal700
Can Minnesota go back to being the North Stars?
Icy-Audience-3656
When will people realize that hockey in Atlanta will NEVER WORK? They tried with the Atlanta Flames (now the Calgary Flames) and the Atlanta Thrashers (now the Winnipeg Jets). Get over it already Atlanta. Be happy that you have the Braves, Falcons and Hawks.
TangoTheMango30
36 teams is way too many
5280nessie_rider
I think you just created one of my 3 genie wishes
wmbenham
This is the only thing that would bring me back to the NHL
SuretyBringsRuin
Houston, laughable given the anemic support for the Aeros before.
skol_sota
As a Wild fan. Absolutely not. Gone are the days of being the only central time zone team in the division.
zoda_flea
I would be sad to see the pens and caps in different divisions again
PhilThrill623
…and the Los Angeles Queens if They Had Balls. Who cares
amach9
Millwaukee and Kansas City would likely get a team before Atlanta gets another shot
alternate-realitee
No Milwaukee, so no thanks.
Survive1014
Lets get Arizona shored up with a new owners, location and stadium before we expand.
HockeyBabble
#DELETE THIS!!
Makes way to much sense, and we cannot have that in this modern NHL.
/s
MediocreHusband
Wings back to being the only Eastern Time Zone team in the Western Conference. Detroit would hate this plan.
L33TS33K3R
Hartford to the Adams, Toronto to the Norris, Nashville to the O’Brien and Washington to the Patrick and the Geography is much better….
KungFuGarbage
God, Adams division would be so fucking sick
luciusetrur
horrible aeroes logo, AHL logo or riot
Allen_Koholic
Ah yes – Columbus, OH – the jewel of the south.
PLB3Rnn
There’s a city called Quebec in southern USA?
hollywoodhooks
Gonna do this in my next franchise mode on chel thanks man 😂
Darth_Andeddeu
Calder should be the Gretzky division
O’Brian should Be Salming division
Gretzky for being Gretzky Salming for being the first European NHLr in the HoF
socrates1975
Well it would break up the atlantic division and make it easier for the wings to make the playoffs lol
StumptownRetro
I think if Arizona folds like it should have by now they will become Houston’s team. And Portland with their WHL team would get great support and create instant rivalries with Seattle and San Jose. Also swap Vegas or San Jose with Minnesota.
gamers542
The Patrick Division should be renamed the I-95 division.
karmicnoose
Fuck Hartford, I want to play the Northeast teams, not the Florida teams
s3nsfan
Can we fix the playoff format first
CableFirst1727
Seems like MN would be an odd one out. The rest mostly make geographic sense.
The farthest travel for the NY/PA division would be NYC to Pitt @ a ~340 mile flight
The closest travel for MN to WPG would be ~400 miles in the air. The farthest would be Vancouver, with 2 hour difference, @ a ~1400 mile flight
A close second would be FLA Miami to Ohio @ 990 miles, but at least it’s North-South travel so they’re in the same time zone
Kooldude777
Totally disagree to put 4 Canadian teams in same division, twice!! This is surely a USA hockey fan proposal!
SpartanDawg11
Scrap Atlanta. Move Detroit to the O’Brien. Shift Minnesota to the Norris. Add Salt Lake to the Smythe.
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I like this. I always enjoy expansion/realignment scenarios. Great to see the Whalers back, however unlikely that might be. I followed them the whole time they were in Hartford.
Two words;
Mill, Waukee
This would be awesome. I think having all four of these teams back would be fantastic.
Love most of the division names, not sure who O’Brien is named after.
The proposed Smythe is awkward. Teams from three different time zones in one division?
Just bring back Central Division. 🤘
I want Nordiques to genuinely come back
Atlanta had its chance. Fuck them.
I’d love to see detroit back in the west where they belong but that’ll never happen.
I like this, but one of the teams has to go in place of UTAH. No way is the NHL expanding to 36 teams and Utah isn’t one of them.
Orange Oilers makes me cringe
We dont wear the Hi-vis jerseys anymore
If we’re doing all this but not putting the Avs and Wings back together there is something wrong with us.
Detroit isn’t going back west to get Hartford back in the league.
Can Minnesota go back to being the North Stars?
When will people realize that hockey in Atlanta will NEVER WORK? They tried with the Atlanta Flames (now the Calgary Flames) and the Atlanta Thrashers (now the Winnipeg Jets). Get over it already Atlanta. Be happy that you have the Braves, Falcons and Hawks.
36 teams is way too many
I think you just created one of my 3 genie wishes
This is the only thing that would bring me back to the NHL
Houston, laughable given the anemic support for the Aeros before.
As a Wild fan. Absolutely not. Gone are the days of being the only central time zone team in the division.
I would be sad to see the pens and caps in different divisions again
…and the Los Angeles Queens if They Had Balls. Who cares
Millwaukee and Kansas City would likely get a team before Atlanta gets another shot
No Milwaukee, so no thanks.
Lets get Arizona shored up with a new owners, location and stadium before we expand.
#DELETE THIS!!
Makes way to much sense, and we cannot have that in this modern NHL.
/s
Wings back to being the only Eastern Time Zone team in the Western Conference. Detroit would hate this plan.
Hartford to the Adams, Toronto to the Norris, Nashville to the O’Brien and Washington to the Patrick and the Geography is much better….
God, Adams division would be so fucking sick
horrible aeroes logo, AHL logo or riot
Ah yes – Columbus, OH – the jewel of the south.
There’s a city called Quebec in southern USA?
Gonna do this in my next franchise mode on chel thanks man 😂
Calder should be the Gretzky division
O’Brian should Be Salming division
Gretzky for being Gretzky
Salming for being the first European NHLr in the HoF
Well it would break up the atlantic division and make it easier for the wings to make the playoffs lol
I think if Arizona folds like it should have by now they will become Houston’s team. And Portland with their WHL team would get great support and create instant rivalries with Seattle and San Jose. Also swap Vegas or San Jose with Minnesota.
The Patrick Division should be renamed the I-95 division.
Fuck Hartford, I want to play the Northeast teams, not the Florida teams
Can we fix the playoff format first
Seems like MN would be an odd one out. The rest mostly make geographic sense.
The farthest travel for the NY/PA division would be NYC to Pitt @ a ~340 mile flight
The closest travel for MN to WPG would be ~400 miles in the air. The farthest would be Vancouver, with 2 hour difference, @ a ~1400 mile flight
A close second would be FLA Miami to Ohio @ 990 miles, but at least it’s North-South travel so they’re in the same time zone
Totally disagree to put 4 Canadian teams in same division, twice!!
This is surely a USA hockey fan proposal!
Scrap Atlanta. Move Detroit to the O’Brien. Shift Minnesota to the Norris. Add Salt Lake to the Smythe.