It seems like every time the NHL attempts to change things for the better, the league ends up getting worse.
Most recently, the league decided to undergo a drastic realignment to the divisions, changing from six to four and having either seven or eight teams in each division. The league also announced the names of the divisions, which includes the Pacific, Central, Atlantic and Metropolitan.
Without going into the names themselves (Metropolitan?), there are plenty of issues that will come up with this new system. Plus, there were ways the league failed at a chance to create more excitement in the format.
Here are the biggest problems with the NHL realignment.
Unbalanced Playoff Format
One of the big things that the league focused on with the new divisions was the increased importance each of them played in the postseason format.
Instead of having the best eight teams compete in the playoffs from each conference, each division will have at least three representatives no matter what. The squads with the next two best records will rou ...
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