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Pikachu Fan Number Nine

Pikachu Fan Number Nine

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well in a few weeks a new era in NHL history begins with the return to the 4 division set-up which was in place from 1974-98

A lot of rivalries will form from this new alignment, and some return to being intense after years of being in separate divisions (like Detroit-Toronto).

My team is the Blue Jackets of course, and it's gonna be weird not having teams like Chicago and especially Detroit in our division. But I'm already starting to hate the Penguins (due to the whole Ohio-Pittsburgh thing that fuels Browns-Steelers, Bengals-Steelers and Reds-Pirates) and the rivalries with the NYC area teams will soon have the added element of Rutgers joining Ohio State in the Big Ten.
 
I gotta cheer for the Saint Louis Blues. We might not have ever won a Stanley Cup but it's always a good time watching those boys play. Still the first team to hit 100 consecutive points. I'm looking forward to this new season, hopefully Hitchcock can lead em to the cup this go around.
 
Let's see how long this lasts. Last NHL thread didn't go so well.

Feel free to hate me, but I'm a Red Wings fan that is glad to be out of the same division as Chicago. Chicago can have fun beating up on the cupcakes in their division without Detroit being in it, though I will miss all those games with them. But Detroit's new division should be fun, since it has three more Original 6 teams in it.

Boston will probably win that division, but I think the Wings are second best in it.
 
I'm gonna miss having the Wings in our division. But I hope the Blue Jackets start competing for more playoff spots each year.
 
To me, hockey is the least interesting of the four major sports. but I do enjoy watching games when there is nothing else on at night.

I'm also a Rangers fan. The coach swap with Vancouver was pretty funny actually.
 
Well I'm going to make a bold prediction here. I predict that my team, the Blue Jackets, will win the Stanley Cup this year.
 
I'm from the Chi so go Hawks. I cant wait to go to another parade, lol. So many people so much booze. Hockey's awesome to watch, the hits, goals, saves, skating I mean come on! Detroit's lucky they got out when then did.
 
Now, now, Chicago's not untouchable. Remember, we weren't too far off from knocking you out of the playoffs. ;)

Detroit would still make the playoffs even if they still were in the Central. They're not "lucky" about anything, though there's no doubt they benefit big time from moving East.

What, do Chicago fans think Detroit's scared of them and ran away to the East or something?
 
Lol no, Detroit's a good team no doubt. Like you said i'm happy to see them leave but sad at the same time cause the rivalry was so great.
 
I think Buffalo-Detroit should be a good rivalry. Both teams play in American cities that have metro areas that spill over into Canada. I've actually been to the Buffalo area once, I went to see Niagara Falls. That was when I was 6 though.

And if I recall correctly, Buffalo and Detroit meet in the NFL preseason each year.
 
I think it's cool that the Rangers are playing two games at Yankees Stadium this season. The thing that's a little confusing is that they will both be road games.. the crowd is going to be all Rangers fans basically.
 
Puma Italia said:
I think it's cool that the Rangers are playing two games at Yankees Stadium this season. The thing that's a little confusing is that they will both be road games.. the crowd is going to be all Rangers fans basically.
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It's because the Madison Square Garden prevents the Rangers from being a home team anywhere else
 
1Zekrom said:
Lol no, Detroit's a good team no doubt. Like you said i'm happy to see them leave but sad at the same time cause the rivalry was so great.
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Okay, sorry about that. I've run into way too many Blackhawks fans who think Detroit was chickening out. No doubt the rivalry was fun, but on the bright side, it means a Chicago-Detroit Stanley Cup final is possible.

I really hope I live to see that.
 
Pikachu Fan Number Nine said:
It's because the Madison Square Garden prevents the Rangers from being a home team anywhere else
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Well then that makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.

I don't mind it really, I'd hate for any of my teams to lose home games because they are playing in "neutral" locations. Last year when the Knicks were playing in London, it was a home game for the Pistons. The same concept applied I guess.
 
I think Boston-Tampa Bay will become a major rivalry in the Atlantic Division too. It's a carryover from baseball.
 
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