In actual news, Nick Kypreos tweeted that he expects an announcement on a realignment agreement will becoming soon.
- Jsaquella

Which should be good. I still love people complaining that some conferences are stacked with good teams. As if said teams will always be good and there will be zero fluctuation in the years to come.

So ROR would have been subject to waivers?
- NickTheKid87

I wonder if this was figrued out and they matched to help ensure that didn't happen? I could see the NHL doing something shifty like that...

Which should be good. I still love people complaining that some conferences are stacked with good teams. As if said teams will always be good and there will be zero fluctuation in the years to come.
- NickTheKid87

i personally dont like the proposed playoff structure...

I think the Habs are a legit playoff team this year.
They look very quick and speedy.
- Marc D

Legit PO team, yes, but best team in the Eastern Conference at year's end? Not a chance.

I wonder if this was figrued out and they matched to help ensure that didn't happen? I could see the NHL doing something shifty like that...
- FlyersGrace

It actually just came out that RFAs are exempt from waivers in the new CBA.

i personally dont like the proposed playoff structure...
- jak521

I don't even know what the proposed realignment is. Are they still going with that playoffs structure that assures divisional match ups in the first round?

i personally dont like the proposed playoff structure...
- jak521

Playoff structure is weird and the Florida teams get shafted. I also don't like an uneven amount of teams in each division but I figure they'll look to expand.

I don't even know what the proposed realignment is. Are they still going with that playoffs structure that assures divisional match ups in the first round?
- BulliesPhan87

To be fair, the rougher sailing may be out of the way, but the Flyers are still at a disadvantage in terms of games played. So to speak, they've already used a lot of their margin for error.
- BulliesPhan87

I know what you mean, but italso means other teams now have to deal with the more compressed schedule which (for some not all) will mean that when they play 3 in 4 nights, they will start to piss points away like we have done at times due to fatigue. Having said that, we have to get on a roll and it will even out.

Legit PO team, yes, but best team in the Eastern Conference at year's end? Not a chance.
- Tomahawk

Boston has a better winning percentage now, even if the Habs have more points.

Which should be good. I still love people complaining that some conferences are stacked with good teams. As if said teams will always be good and there will be zero fluctuation in the years to come.
- NickTheKid87

I don't like 8 playoff teams from each conference, when one has 14 teams and the other 16

It actually just came out that RFAs are exempt from waivers in the new CBA.
- NickTheKid87

Sigh, yeah just catching up. Work is really killing my ability to keep up with you guys...

I don't like 8 playoff teams from each conference, when one has 14 teams and the other 16
- Jsaquella

They shouldn't have bothered with the East and West and just did conference winners advancing to a final four. I would be ok with that.

Canucks claim Sestito

Sigh, yeah just catching up. Work is really killing my ability to keep up with you guys...
- FlyersGrace

I'm at work and I should probably being saying the same thing... Oh well, it's Friday!

Had Colorado not matched, yes.

This screams one of two things:

1. Jay Feaster is an unbelievable moron who doesn't know the rules that govern his job.

2. That the Avs and Flames had a gentleman's agreement that the Flames would sign O'Reilly to an offer sheet and the Avs would instantly match
- Jsaquella

Why wouldn't the Avs just offer the contract to O'Reilly and forget about the Offer Sheer shenanigans?

SESTITOV TO CANUCKS

Canucks claim Sestito
- Jsaquella

Hasta la vista, Tommy Guns.

i personally dont like the proposed playoff structure...
- jak521

I abhor it

Canuckstito.

So I'm probably late with this but do offer sheets ever work? It seems like they are only tools to force teams to crap or get off the pot when having issues with a player contract negotiation.
- FlyersGrace

I guess that depends on the what the definition of working is. Personally, I don't like Offer Sheets, and I wish they'd do away with them.

Why wouldn't the Avs just offer the contract to O'Reilly and forget about the Offer Sheer shenanigans?
- MJL

Disregard

Lee Snowden ‏@SnowdenNHL
"All Players on a Club’s Restricted Free Agent List will be exempt from application of CBA 13.23 Waivers in case of a mid-season signing."

I don't like 8 playoff teams from each conference, when one has 14 teams and the other 16
- Jsaquella

My understanding was that the conferences with 8 teams would have a wildcard as well? Gotta find the link where they explained it... And I thought our conference had 8 teams? That picture is missing someone or I just can't count. (Both high possibilities).

Why wouldn't the Avs just offer the contract to O'Reilly and forget about the Offer Sheer shenanigans?
- MJL

You'd assume so, but it's a moot point as the info on the story was not correct.

The NHL stated that there'd be no waivers had Colorado not matched.

My understanding was that the conferences with 8 teams would have a wildcard as well? Gotta find the link where they explained it... And I thought our conference had 8 teams? That picture is missing someone or I just can't count. (Both high possibilities).
- FlyersGrace

Yeah, but still dumb.