Hockey fans were anxiously awaiting the announcement of the names to the new divisions that were created as part of the NHL's realignment plan for the 2013-14 season.
Unfortunately, the league came up with some of the most boring names possible, three of which were used for many years under the previous conference setup.
The one new name, Metropolitan, is the one receiving the most criticism on Twitter.
Let's take a look at some of the best reactions to this crazy and unexpected division name from the Twittersphere.
One of the strangest things about the division names was that the league kept all of the old Atlantic Division teams together, but it didn't put them in the Atlantic Division. Tim Panaccio of CSN Philadelphia shares his thoughts.
The Score, like most of Twitter, couldn't believe the NHL would actually name one of its divisions Metropolitan.
One of the teams joining the Metropolitan Division is the Columbus Blue Jackets, a franchise that spent the first 13 years of its existence in the Western Conference. Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Post-Dispatch& ...
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New NHL Divisions: Metropolitan All the Rage on Twitter After Schedule Release
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