But what if the NHL did go to uneven conferences.... In the envisioned 16-team west, each team...

But what if the NHL did go to uneven conferences.... In the envisioned 16-team west, each team would make the playoffs in theory 50% of the time, whereas in a 14-team east, each team improves to 57% likelihood -- over time this imbalance will put more dollars and thus more spending power in the eastern conference, as there are fewer teams to distribute to.... If the NHL does move to an imbalanced-conference realignment, it really should include a revenue sharing program with it.

That comes to you from Earl Sleek of the Battle of California. That site is usually golden because of cartoons and comedy, but in this case, it's golden because of Earl's thought-provoking work on some of the financial implications of the realignment proposed by the NHL.

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Was that a 16-team west?

I was under the impression there was to be no east-west.

It was four conferences, with the four champions then seeded for the semis.

by Mr DeBakey on Jan 27, 2012 8:19 PM MST reply actions

You’re probably right, but effectively it’s the same, I think. The math still holds — 8 playoff participants will come from a pool of 14 teams, and another 8 will come from a pool of 16.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2012 8:38 PM MST up reply actions

Except the unbalanced East/West is nearly guaranteed to end once Phoenix moves in 1-2 years.

Soooo a one-two year issue?

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by garik16 on Jan 27, 2012 8:43 PM MST reply actions

Sure, revenue sharing only needs to happen each year there’s imbalance. It’s moot once it balances again.

But yeah — if they overlook it it’s probably not the end of the world or anything. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2012 8:48 PM MST up reply actions

The divisions would still be uneven, its just Florida would get the money and not the BoC teams.

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by Ubiquitous on Jan 30, 2012 12:35 PM MST up reply actions

Well, in regular revenue sharing, yes. But this post is about something else.

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by Earl Sleek on Feb 3, 2012 11:22 AM MST up reply actions

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