Division realignment

[papps]

I like the old school divisions too. 

[GypsieDeathBringer]

I like it. Winnipeg and Toronto seem like they should be swapped, though. Antique names, modern alignment.

This is my favorite setup out of the bunch.

[whiteghost]

Nice!

[jmtrops]

fine with me

[jlapo11]

I support -  Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, Pacific names.

[WestCoastExpress]

I'm indifferent.

They all look good to me to be honest, haha. The current division names make more sense to me than the old school ones, but again, don't much care either way.

In the end it just comes down to the top-10 teams for playoffs anyways, correct? So being in certain divisions or conferences don't matter at the end of the day? Or do we actually play more matchups versus teams within our divisions/conference?

[shooter47]

I also support the Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, Pacific names. Probably because the old school names were before my time.

The only part where the divisions play a role is that the division winners are guaranteed the top 4 spots. So if a team has the 2nd best record in the league and the 2nd best in their division they would be the #5 seed in the playoffs because the other division winners get 2-4.

[Rob]

Yea, it only really matters for the best teams.  Because they can lose out on seeding.  Otherwise, we don't do division schedule weighting so it's really just for fun.

[Rob]

Probably because the old school names were before my time.

Same - I was 12 or so when they changed over.  Didn't care.

[dedreger]

You guys are making 48 feel really, really old right now.