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Jason Gregor
July 13 2011 01:12PM
After successfully not drowning or cramping up during my first triathlon sprint over the weekend, I spent Sunday and Monday catching up on the hockey world. I was shocked
not at all to see that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had once again done nothing to deter a GM from spouting off, found some interesting arbitration comparables, was perplexed at the reaction of some Oiler fans, heard that Toronto might be getting a new rink (and possibly another team) and the NHL has some realignment plans.
This past Friday, Dean Lombardi was publicly whining and acting like a jilted lover AGAIN, because he felt he got damaged goods in the Ryan Smyth trade. Veteran reporter Helene Elliott gladly tweeted Lombardi's venom Friday afternoon. It makes for a great story when a GM, coach or player speaks their mind, but there is a difference between speaking your mind and sounding like a whiner, and Lombardi was all over the latter.
"The bottom line for me, I would have rather invested my money with Bernie Madoff than invest in Edmonton's word," was my favourite Lombardi comment. Putting Steve Tambellini in the same light as one of the biggest fraudsters in recent memory was rich, but based on the NHL's non-investigation, Lombardi's accusations are off-base.
What I don't understand is Bettman's silence.
You are the commissioner. You shouldn't allow GMs to publicly spout off and question the character of opposing teams, especially when you've deemed the trade valid. I'm sure Gary is spending most of his time trying to find another "sucker" who might be interested in purchasing the money-sucking Phoenix Coyotes, but you'd think he'd have time to show some leadership and tell Lombardi to "Zip it." Sure, he might have done it behind closed doors, but rapping Lombardi's knuckles in private doesn't let the public know that the Kings' GM was out of line.
The NHL has an injury registry that teams can look at regarding a player's health. It sounds like the Kings knew Fraser was injured, they just thought he'd be ready for camp. Clearly he won't be, but the Kings knew he was coming off a broken ankle, and while there are estimated healing timelines, some players don't heal to those dates. Lombardi sounds like a guy with buyer's remorse...tsk...tsk.
Lombardi is a loose cannon. In January he was fined $50,000.00 when he questioned the integrity of Mike Murphy, the NHL's senior vice-president of hockey operations after a controversial goal by Martin Hanzal during a King's loss to Phoenix.
"When the guy in Toronto making the decisions on the goals, in Ottawa and the one tonight, wanted the G.M.'s job in L.A. and was not happy about not getting it, you have to assume you are going to get those type of calls," Lombardi was quoted as saying on the Kings' website. "However, we have put ourselves in a position where these calls have a monumental effect on our season, and we're going to have to find a way out of it ourselves."
Basically by doing nothing Bettman is saying it is okay for GMs to question the integrity of other GMs, just don't rip on NHL management or officials.
One of the best scenes in the greatest hockey movie ever, Slapshot, is when radio/TV host, Jim Carr interviews Chiefs' goalie Denis Lemieux about the finer points of hockey.
Jim: What is high-sticking?
Denis: High-sticking happen when the guy take the stick, you know, and he go like that. You don't do that. Oh, no. Never, never.
Jim: Why not?
Denis: Against the rules.You stupid when you do that, some English pig with no brains... (tripping, hooking and slashing explanations don't play out well as well in words, without seeing Lemieux acting them out.)
All bad. You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free.
Some Oiler fans should be feeling shame right now, after reading how many of them automatically sided with Lombardi and felt that Tambellini's alleged lack of honesty was going to ruin the Oilers. "No one will want to trade with us," cried many of you.
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but since the draft, when Lombardi first ripped the Oilers, they have signed four UFAs and have made two separate deals with the Anaheim Ducks. You remember the Ducks. Three years ago Brian Burke and his crew ripped Kevin Lowe and the Oilers, yet since that time they've made four separate deals. Ducks' GM Bob Murray was with the Ducks when the Oilers gave Penner the offer sheet, but he clearly hasn't held any grudges.
Sure the Kings are pissed now, and Lombardi and Tambellini won't be texting each other daily, but the Oilers image didn't take a hit around the NHL just because Lombardi spouted off.
If anything I'd say the fans that ripped on Tambellini are ultra-sensitive just like Lombardi.
Twenty-four NHL players filed for arbitration, but seven have already settled; Dan Sexton, Alec Martinez, Kevin Porter, Ryan Wilson, Michael Sauer, Marc Methot and Derek Joslin. Of the 17 remaining cases, Zach Parise and Shea Weber are the two most notable names and their cases will garner the most interest, especially if they don't reach an agreement prior to their hearing. Weber's case will be heard on August 2nd followed by Parise on the 3rd of August.
In the past ten years we haven't seen many high profile cases, but there have been a few. In 2004 both Joe Thornton and Scott Niedermayer went to arbitration v. the Bruins and Devils respectively.
Thornton, 25 years of age at the time, was asking for $8 million while the team countered with a $5.5 million offer. You might be surprised to learn that the four players they used as comparables were Milan Hejduk, Todd Bertuzzi, Patrik Elias and Owen Nolan. None of the players had the same unique skills and attributes as Thornton, but their stats and compensation packages were scrutinized heavily and were a major part of the ruling.
Thornton was awarded $6,750,000 for the 2004/2005 season. Of course they never played that year and his salary carried over until 2005/2006 where he was dealt to the Sharks after only 23 games. In case you were wondering here is the breakdown of those five player's stats from the 2004 season.
Thornton 77 23 50 73 98 18 (He had 101 points in 2003)
Elias 82 38 43 81 44 26 (He had 57 points in 2003)
Hejduk 82 35 40 75 20 19 (He had 98 points in 2003)
Bertuzzi 69 17 43 60 122 21 (He had 97 points in 2003)
Nolan 65 19 29 48 110 4 (He had 54 points in 2003)
Hejduk had his arbitration hearing on August 18th, 2004 and was awarded $5.7 million for the 2004/2005 season, while Thornton's case was heard on the 31st of August. Elias had signed a three-year deal in July of 2002 that paid him $4.25 million in 2002, $4.5 million in 2003 and $5.5 million in 2004. Bertuzzi signed a four-year extension during the 2003 season that would pay him $6.8 million, $7.133, $5,26 and $5.26 million for an average of $6.17 million over four years. Nolan signed a six-year deal prior to the 2000/2001 season that averaged $5.58 million/season.
It is interesting to compare those four to Thornton, because they were all more scorers than passers, but that is who the arbitrator used.
Niedermayer's camp asked for $9 million, while the Devils countered with an offer of $6 million. The arbitrator gave Niedermayer a one-year deal worth $7 million.
The on-ice comparables were Sergei Gonchar, Sergei Zubov and Sandis Ozolinsh, while they also used Chris Pronger's contract as a comparable. They didn't compare on-ice between Pronger and Niedermayer because of Pronger's aggressive style. (Which seems strange since Nolan and Bertuzzi were used in comparison to Thornton).
The Devils used D-men who had similar PIMs in their argument. Every team and player will bring different specifics that will support and enhance their case.
Pronger had accepted a one-year deal in July of 2004 worth $10 million, while Zubov earned $6 million in the final year of a five-year deal (AAV $5 million), Gonchar got a one-year $5.5 million deal in arbitration prior to Niedermayer's case while Ozolinsh was in the last year of a five-year deal that averaged $5.1 million.
It seems the arbitrator realized Niedermayer was better than Gonchar, Zubov and Ozolinsh, but he must have felt that the Blues had overpaid Pronger, because there is no way Pronger was worth $3 million more than Niedermayer.
It will be interesting to see who they use as comparables for Weber and Parise. Who do you think is a fair comparable when you consider production and salary?
Parise only played 13 games last year, so his camp will use this previous two seasons of 82 and 94 points as their measuring stick. His last contract was a four-year, $12.5 million deal, but he made $5 million last year. His asking price will likely be around $7 million or more.
Parise was 5th in league scoring and 3rd in goals in 2009, while he was 9th in goals and 16th in points in 2010. I'm guessing they will use Jeff Carter, Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk as comparables.
Weber was a Norris trophy finalist last year, and he was top-seven in minutes played amongst D-men. Duncan Keith would be a likely comparable, but they won't look at his $5.5 cap hit figure; instead they will use the $8 million that he makes in each of the first three years of his deal. Nick Lidstrom and Zdeno Chara could be other worthy comparables.
It sounds like the NHL will be making a major shuffle in 2012, going from six divisions down to four. Each conference will have two divisions, one with eight teams and one with seven.
Wild owner Craig Leipold confirmed the plan to KFAN Sports Radio 1130 in Minneapolis recently.
"The realignment will almost certainly take place," Leipold told the radio station. "There aren't any people saying 'No, let's not do it.' It's been teed up by the league and it would be a four-division league."
Jets fans might now like it. They won't be re-united with their former Smyth division foes, but instead will play in the "Central" division with Minnesota, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville and likely Columbus. Both the Jackets and Red Wings want to play in the East, but Detroit would likely win that battle.
The Flames, Canucks and Oilers would align with San Jose, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Colorado. Early reports are teams would play five-six games against division rivals, and as few as two against conference foes. They would still play every Eastern team at least once and likely the CDN teams would play each other twice.
There hasn't been any official word on what the Eastern divisions would look like, but you have to think the Leafs, Senators, Habs, Bruins, Sabres and Wings will be in one division. Add the Penguins and Flyers to make it the division of eight.
Then the Rangers, Islanders, Devils, Lightning, Panthers, Hurricanes and Capitals would round out the other division. The Pens and Flyers will want to be in the same division, and so will all three NY-area teams, so this would make the most sense.
I like the realignment, but I don't know if fans want half of their team's games played against six/seven teams. That would either get old, or it would re-kindle, and possibly ignite, some rivalries.
What sort of breakdown would fans want?
A source told me yesterday that a few different construction companies have been told they that should ensure they have the equipment available and ready to start construction on a major arena development in southern Ontario in the next few years.
I put in a call to the city of Toronto and Hamilton, but both said they knew nothing of the sort. Of course I expected that answer, and my source told me that nothing is imminent, but that the some construction companies are starting to plan for it. Allegedly this project will be funded with mostly private funds.
Many people suggest that Quebec deserves to get their team back, and that makes sense, but I think fans in southern Ontario deserve another team just as much, if not more. It is the biggest available market in North America, and while the Leafs might not like it, I'm certain there is enough money and fans to support two teams in southern Ontario.
The NHL will never comment on a possibility like this, but it sounds like there are some private investors who might use the "Build it and they will come" philosophy. It would be a risky venture to build a rink without a guarantee of securing a team, but it sounds like some people are considering it.
July 13 2011, 01:16PM
Let me be the fist to congratulate you on a fantastic and well-written article
I'm in favour of decreasing the number of games played within a team's own division. It's too painful to watch 6 games each against Minny and Colorado right now.
I'd like them to reduce the in-division games to a max of 5, rather than the 5-6.
Bigger divisions is interesting though, it will be nice to see more of LA, phx, and anaheim, as those seem to be entertaining games when they play the oil.
I wish they could get every team to play twice though, it sucks getting to see some of the eastern superstars in Rexall only once every 3 years.
I was pleasantly surprised that TSN didn't run any stories on Lombo's latest tirade on Friday. It was mostly Twitter and the blogs that ran with it.
PS: How is Gagner's rehab going? I'll keep asking until I get an answer.
July 13 2011, 01:34PM
Realignment is a must, that being said equalizing the games thru out the league is also something that has to be addressed. It is obvious that travel costs for Western teams is way higher than Eastern based clubs so I would like to see a home and away with every team and the balance within the division and if you have to lose some exibition games to accomplish this so be it.
One would have to assume that they would sort out the mess in PHX before they would realign teams. Unless they moved to Seattle or something then it wouldn't be a big deal.
July 13 2011, 01:44PM
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July 13 2011, 01:46PM
"The NHL has an injury registry that teams can look at regarding a player's health. It sounds like the Kings knew Fraser was injured, they just thought he'd be ready for camp. Clearly he won't be, but the Kings knew he was coming off a broken ankle, and while there are estimated healing timelines, some players don't heal to those dates."
I continually have to wonder if the Oilers knew what was up. When you look at reasons for their injury issues over the last few years, maybe there's a correlation to how they expect guys to return to the lineup and play an NHL game as soon as they can hit the ice again.
The Oilers might have thought Fraser was ready for camp, but that's probably a different assessment of the other 29 teams in the league.
Unfortunately you may not have noticed but this website is mostly inhabited by hockey nerds who like all nerds just cannot bear to admit when they are maybe wrong about something...so living in their Mom's basement has caused them to have resentment against authority figures which is why they love to jump up and down on Tambo's corpse and revile him with glee and even if he brings the goods to the table they still ignore the truth and continue to bash and rend and of course they would believe that moron Lombardi over anyone in Edmonton because Lombardi lives in LA and thats way nicer than their basements.
July 13 2011, 01:47PM
I don't mind the realignment but it would bother me if the top 4 teams in each division made the playoffs.
It is far more likely to be top four in 7 teams instead of 8. As long as the top 8 in each conference make the playoffs, the unabalnced schedule will eventually even out.
July 13 2011, 01:48PM
I honestly don't care what our division is going to be. When I watch the games or attend the games it's for the Oilers and not the other team.
There was only one time in the past 5 years that I bought tickets because I wanted to see the other team and that was when Detroit was here a few years back. I had never seen Detroit live before and I still haven't due to a flu.
Exciting news Jason. Geographically, I think the realignment makes a ton of sense, and will help to reduce travel costs for many teams. For some of the poorer sisters in the league, this will be very welcome news.
The prospect of playing the wild less, and the yearly losses the Oil sustain whenever they travel to the twin cities is also quite appealing. I also see advantages to developing stronger rivalries with the west coast teams, especially after Dean's rant last week. The only thing that would make it more fun would be if Burkie were still running the show in Anaheim.
I hope that Nashville is the team that move east - they need the lower-cost travel budget a lot more than the wings do. Besides, I've grown to enjoy games against the wings much more than against Nashville. As for Columbus, I mean really... what oiler fan doesn't like more BJs as compared with less?
July 13 2011, 01:50PM
I believe in the words of Wanye.. the word of the day that applies to both Bettman and Lombardi would be "dink".
Nuff said.
"The NHL has an injury registry that teams can look at regarding a player's health. It sounds like the Kings knew Fraser was injured, they just thought he'd be ready for camp. Clearly he won't be, but the Kings knew he was coming off a broken ankle, and while there are estimated healing timelines, some players don't heal to those dates."
I continually have to wonder if the Oilers knew what was up. When you look at reasons for their injury issues over the last few years, maybe there's a correlation to how they expect guys to return to the lineup and play an NHL game as soon as they can hit the ice again.
The Oilers might have thought Fraser was ready for camp, but that's probably a different assessment of the other 29 teams in the league.
Jason mentioned on Nationradio this past Saturday with LT that the medical staff have changed over since then, so this shouldn't be part of the issue.
I have to imagine that there are just small things like people healing at different rates that came into this equation of Fraser not being ready for camp.
July 13 2011, 02:01PM
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So when you said musical appearances, please tell me it's not Rishaug?
Although by about 11:00 Rishaug playing guitar might be a good youtube video.
I forgot to ask, but what is your ties to MS? Or is it just random?
I have a comment on realignment but before I do, I have to say this.
Bertuzzi was massively overpaid. And a dick. He also carries a curse with him. His "team o' the day" won't win a cup with him on the roster.
Back to realignment. This East / West thing is *insert politically incorrect word here*.
Throw all the teams in a bingo machine. Pull them out one by one, and assign each to one of four divisions, or even two conferences, and RE DO IT EVERY YEAR.
There I said it.
EDIT (to explain this further - one year you may have Washington and Pitt in your division, the next year you may have TB and Columbus... all down to luck of the draw... )
This would be sweet in a perfect world.
Until the scientist invents a matter transporter, it'll be a tough sell.
Am I the only one who would like to see a North-South conference divide? Would make travel more equitable across the league and would allow for all Canadian teams to be in the same division.
For anyone who wants, here's an interactive google maps version of the NHL map, with Winnipeg in place. Just makes it easier to visualize whats going on
I was pleasantly surprised that TSN didn't run any stories on Lombo's latest tirade on Friday. It was mostly Twitter and the blogs that ran with it.
PS: How is Gagner's rehab going? I'll keep asking until I get an answer.
Gagner's knee is fully healed after having minor surgery.
I would like to see,
Division: max 5 (30-35 games) Rest of League: 2 times (44-46 games) Remainder: rivalry games, or Pit-Wash type games so NBC can get off.
Maybe Top-2 from Division each make post-season and then remaining Top-4 from each Conference. Or maybe remaining Top-8 from League and get rid of Conferences all together. That wouldn't probably fly with old school fans who like tradition. No one touches Conference Trophies anyways so does it really matter being a Conference Champion?
Knee? I was wondering about the wrist tendon that was severed by Jones' skate.
Regarding Weber and Parise....
I'm suprised the NHL doesn't have an "arbitration" database that can load all sorts of comparables in order to come to a decision. It's not like a case would entertain brand new information.
For example in Parise's case not only do you use comparables on performance in previous years. But points of players in Parise's calibre that are coming of injury. Throw in all the variables you want to come to some figures for a salary range from which the Arbitrator can decide.
As for Realignment
Well you have to work with the current locations of teams. However when considering new teams perhaps a preference can be made to position them in regions that need representation. Of course Southern Ontario, but also Seattle and Portland have hockey grassroots and in Portland's case an arena they can play in, the Rose Garden. Shifting struggling teams into these markets would assist in realignment.
Now Lets get Radical
I simply don't care about divisions actually. Rivalries are made by playoffs. You can't include the Canadian teams - they are instant rivals it wouldn't matter what division they are in. I would welcome NO DIVISIONS. a 30 team league - top 16 make it to the playoffs. You can fuss with the schedule any way you want.
I was too young to remember the Oilers upset the Montreal Canadiens but I would be delighted to see the potential matchups that could be created with a TOP 16 playoff format. Then you would have some REAL upsets - could you imagine the 16th seed outsting the no. 1 seed in the first round?
Imagine what the month of March would be like for teams trying to get in.
PHX will most likely move to KC as far as i know.
timezones are the biggest issue with north south conferences. nobody wants to watch a game 3 hours earlier then usual or 3 hours later then usual.
Knee? I was wondering about the wrist tendon that was severed by Jones' skate.
To be honest I am not sure how that is going, I assume that has long healed.
But I do know he had minor knee surgery, and I am not sure how it was kept so hush hush. Maybe it is only known here in Ontario.
I think given the current state of teams in the west vs east as long as the games played are not equaly divided, 41 vs wes 41 vs east, the eastern teams will always have an advantage.
Why? When you have a few teams being vastly better than the others this allows them to win more games and isn't representative of their actual standing in the league. It is well known that currently the west is a much tougher place to play. And yes some day that maybe reversed and the East maybe more dominant.
I would suggest starting off that each team should play each other min of 2 times in a season. That would account for 58 games. And then I would have teams in each conference play each other a min of 3 games a season. This leaves 10 games remaining to spread out over the divisions and would mean that you would play your division 4 times a season with you playing 2-3 teams 5 times which could change every year.
I believe that is pretty much as fair as you can make it, with it being so close teams like Detroit really wouldn't care too much which conference they played in. The only reason they want to play in the east right now is for one the travel but also they think it will be easier to remain in the top of the conference.
I believe Bettman would not like this setup at all because it would make it harder for him to try and stack the deck against the Canadian teams. He would do anything to make sure that not all the Canadian team make the playoffs in the same year. With western canadian teams soon to be playing between 21 to 24 games against each other that already limits canadian teams. A quarter of each season playing only three canadian teams and noone else, there is noway you could argue it doesn't put the canadian teams at a disadvantage.
you seriously think betman is against canadian teams and is holding back teams making the playoffs?!?!?
you seriously think betman is against canadian teams and is holding back teams making the playoffs?!?!?
I honeslty don't think it has as much to do with the Canadian aspect as it does with the media contracts that he gets in the US and how much of that money he and the NHL misses out on when playoff spots are taken up by Canadian teams.
July 13 2011, 03:09PM
I still don't understand how anyone thinks that Tambo could pull off some kind of bait and switch. Do these people honestly believe they were on the phone and Steve was like "Yeah, no Dean, he's a former Stanley Cup champion. World class player. Will work really well in your bottom six." and then Lombardi signed off on the deal just by taking Tambo's word. And then after the trade went through Tambo got back on the blower and was like "A HA! GOT YOU YOU DAMN FOOL! THANKS FOR GIVING US RYAN SMYTH FOR A USELESS PIECE THAT NO LONGER WORKS!! FRASER IS TOTALLY SUPER HURT!! SUCKERRRR!!!!!".
It takes two teams to trade, both GMs have to sign off on it AS WELL AS THE LEAGUE. It's not like you could just slip something like this under the radar.
A lot of these super staunch anti-Tambellini people are starting to remind me of those ridiculous birthers. No matter what happens Tambellini is always wrong and everything is always his fault and he's probably not even a human being!
I started by drafting a schedule for the Oilers that saw them playing 30 games within their division (5 games x 6 teams), 32 games with other conference opponents (4 games x 8 teams), 6 games against Eastern Canadian opponents (2 games x 3 teams), and 12 games against other Eastern teams (1 game x 12 teams). That was 80 games, which I figured made more sense than 82 anyway, and I decided I had solved all the league's scheduling problems.
Until I looked at it from the point of view of one of the teams in an 8-team division and then all the wheels fell off the math.
I can't remember what the league did with the Smyth, Norris, Adams, and Patrick divisions for scheduling but whatever system they used, maybe there's some value in dusting it off and retrofitting it for the new NHL.
canadian media pay more for playoff coverage then american...
Just because Bettman is not using public media to address the Lombardi trash talking issue doesn't mean he isn't addressing it. I think if Tambo got drunk and decided to enter the fray in the media we would hear from the NHL. Right now I imagine Lombardi has been told to keep his comments civil or write another cheque.
That said, I think there have been some valid questions raised about the Oilers medical staff because I don't believe for a second Tambo would knowingly try to pawn off damaged goods.
canadian media pay more for playoff coverage then american...
Only CBC for in canada but there are a lot more broadcasters in the US willing to pay just as much if their regional teams are in the playoffs. Its kind of the 1 vs 4 comparison.
tsn televises games as well.
the NHL only has deals with NBC/versus for playoffs... so i don't know what you're talking about.
Every team should play each other equally as much as is mathematically allowed. Divisional rivalries are overrated and it's stupid that we only see some teams once every 3 years.
Than play 1 vs. 16. Simple, equal and far more entertaining IMO.
And since I'm dreaming, kill 4 teams in order to increase the talent and compete levels and play every team 3x each for a 75 game season.
Still keep 1 vs 16.
If I'm an Oil fan (I'm not) I would be asking for a serious look at the Edmonton trainers. Way too many injuries up there. More than just bad luck.
knees, shoulders, concussions, broken feet/ankle from blocked shots, nothing a trainer can do to prevent those
Good article Jason, interesting tidbits.
Neat mapping of the NHL teams FMS, thanks for the link.
For balance, maybe relocate some east teams to Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, lol, you know, good hockey markets.
"And since I'm dreaming, kill 4 teams in order to increase the talent and compete levels and play every team 3x each for a 75 game season"
I'll dream with ya, I have been chirping about this for years. I would say kill 2, move 2 to Canada.
July 13 2011, 05:24PM
I think it's best the Commisioner not get involved in petty squabbles such as this. Gary doesn't need to be perceived a baby sitter, jumping in at every opportunity when two of the sibblings are at odds.
The fact that Bettman hasn't gotten involved leads me to believe that Lombardi is just posturing for his fanbase and no real attention is required. If the Kings fanbase is so easily patronized, then they've heard what they needed to hear from their leader and they're are all victims of a crime that never really occured to begin with.
Little interest in watching divisional rivals play each other 5-6 times a season. I would much rather see every team in the league play every other team twice (once away and once at home) then build additional divisional games around that core.
I'm more in favor of changing how teams get into the play-offs. Top 16 teams, doesn't matter which conference or division they come from. Would make for more parity I think, the past few seasons some eastern teams wouldn't be making the play-offs if they played in the West.
Calling teams like Chicago, C-Bus, St Louis & Nashville western doesn't make sense when you look at a map. 2 divisions of 15 teams, play the opposite division twice, play 3 games within your own division. as for the other 10 games I have no suggestion.
Jason, fantastic article.
July 13 2011, 08:13PM
I started by drafting a schedule for the Oilers that saw them playing 30 games within their division (5 games x 6 teams), 32 games with other conference opponents (4 games x 8 teams), 6 games against Eastern Canadian opponents (2 games x 3 teams), and 12 games against other Eastern teams (1 game x 12 teams). That was 80 games, which I figured made more sense than 82 anyway, and I decided I had solved all the league's scheduling problems.
Until I looked at it from the point of view of one of the teams in an 8-team division and then all the wheels fell off the math.
I can't remember what the league did with the Smyth, Norris, Adams, and Patrick divisions for scheduling but whatever system they used, maybe there's some value in dusting it off and retrofitting it for the new NHL.
Internet searching is a wonderful too.. and so are a few computer skills.. lol
In response to your question on how this worked way back when.. I looked at their schedule from 1987-1988 and it was pretty straight forward then...
4 other teams in their division which they played 8 times each. All other teams they played 3 times each... Now keep in mind this was a 21 team league so parse that out to 30 teams... hmmm... yeah.. my head hurts. Someone else can do that math. But the above stats was how it was with the four old divisions.
July 13 2011, 09:03PM
This new rearrange would make our division extremely hard. It's difficult to make playoffs with a third of our games against the three Cali teams and Vancouver. North East looks real tough too...
I am very glad to hear the 4 division league. I never did figure out who was where after the switch to 6 divisions. I hope the Oilers are back in the Smythe division.
Southern Ontario should look at KC before building a new rink without anything set in stone... KC built a beautiful new NHL calibre arena thinking that the Pens were coming to town and that blew up in their face and KC is a sports crazy town!
July 14 2011, 03:52PM
Thanks, I was actually thinking the same thing when I was looking at the original map...


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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
The Green River Senior Center was the first topic of discussion at the recent Emery County Municipal Building Authority. Commissioner Gary Kofford explained several expenditures which caused the center to go just slightly over budget. Those costs were due to architects charges. The architect was used for several items not in the original construction estimates. This was the cause of the overage.
The MBA also gave Commissioner Kofford the authority to change the sign at the center. The current sign reads Green River Center. After a number of complaints, the approval was given to pursue and change the name of the building to the Green River Senior Center. That estimated cost is $2,200-2,300.
Maughan Guymon has submitted a request to purchase several items of equipment for the Green River Senior Center. The MBA approved to get the required bids for the items.
Approval was given to acquire the service lines for the Childrens Justice Center and the Huntington Airport. These lines are a part of the ongoing projects.
Commissioner Kofford informed the members of the board about the budget for the fiscal year 2009 projects. Projects on that list include remodel and update of the Emery County Care and Rehab, funding for the weed and mosquito district project, remodel at the Huntington Senior Center, pavement work at the Ferron Senior Center, and continued projects at the Huntington Airport. More discussion will be undertaken and a final budget will be available at the Dec. 16 commission meeting.
Improvements at the Huntington Airport continue to progress. The sewer lines and septic tank have been installed, and the water lines are installed into the buildings. The floors for both buildings will be poured and the iron will be going up for the buildings by the end of next week.
Mike McCandless gave the MBA a letter of interest for the incubator building. He stated another letter is coming in the very near future. "By the next meeting we will have two very detailed proposals for the site," said McCandless. The MBA approved to approach the county attorney for a letter of eviction for the current tenant.
The MBA will meet again on Jan. 6, 2009 at 2 p.m. in the commission chambers.


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As if we didn't already know that spring football games should not be taken too seriously, a good reminder is contained in the box score of Mississippi State's Maroon-White game. There you will see that Anthony Dixon, who hasn't played at MSU since 2009, is credited with a 65-yard touchdown reception.
The NFL running back snuck onto the field late in the game to catch a pass from a fourth-string quarterback. And it counted.
Spring games and spring football in general should not be over-analyzed, but I do believe we can still learn a few things. And so I have come up with five things I think I learned from the 15 practices MSU held over the course of a month.
• Jeremey Chappelle can be an immediate impact player.
The junior college transfer is expected to help a depleted receiving corps, and as spring neared its end, Chappelle showed clear improvement. He's got good size (6-foot-3), good hands, and appears to be a big-play threat.
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With four starters back, including All-SEC guard Gabe Jackson, the Bulldogs ought to be better up front this year. Doesn't mean they will be, especially if the tackles don't improve.
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• The secondary will be OK in the long run.
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What A DifferenceGREAT HAIR DRYER. I finally decided to go with a professional hair dryer, WOW what a difference. It is sooooo potent, cut my drying time and my hair feels healthy. It's worth the inverstment.Sep 28, 2010Anabel B. / DallasHAIR TYPEBlack / Dry Hair / Curly Hair
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This Dryer DeliversI purchased this hair dryer after reading the great reviews. Before using it, I would have to use some kind of product to keep my hair from having "fly aways." Now, I don't need to use any products. With this dryer, I get soft, silky and straight hair. The cord is thick and long (very long), which I like. My only complaint is that the handle is short. I am constantly hitting the "cold shot" button. If this is a button you use, then it's the dryer for you. I love this dryer!Sep 25, 2010Debbie / Redmond, WA
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Great Blow Dryer - Worth The SplurgeHad the Chi Rocket prior to this purchase and bought this for my mom at Christmas. It worked better for me than the Chi. Really smooth, shiny hair when you use the ion button.Sep 24, 2010Dawn D. / New Orleans, LA
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Great For Frizz And Drying TimeI've used the Sedu 4000i hair dryer twice, and it has been a great investment. My hair is long- almost to my waist, in long layers. It's naturally wavy, and thick, but not coarse, just very thick. I struggled with frizz and drying time. The Sedu left my hair frizz- free, and I actually timed how long it took to dry my hair, which was around 10 minutes! I used to give up after 25 minutes using a conair, unless I absolutely had to have dry hair. The dryer also gave me super shiny, smooth hair.
For those with long, thick, wavy hair, who want a quicker drying time, the Sedu 4000i works really well. I already use salon shampoo and conditioner, but just wouldn't invest in an expensive dryer, I struggled with frizz to the point there were days I would have to wear my hair in a bun. I decided it was time to at least purchase a good dryer.
My concern with a hair dryer isn't physical weight, since I'm not a beautician who would use it all day. My concerns were frizz and drying time. The dryer does feel a little heavier than my old conair, but it doesn't bother me, since I only use it two - four times a week when I don't let my hair airdry. I can't add how long the dryer actually lasts, or it's durability, because I've only had it two weeks.
Sep 21, 2010RhondaHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Best Of The Best Since 1970The Sedu Pro Tourmaline 4000i hair dryer is the best of the best of the best hair dryers I ever purchased or used since 1970. This is really close to the time when hair dryers was made available to the public. I get my hair cut , bleached, colored, and styled every 2 months. In two weeks I am going to bring it in and show it off to my hair stylist. This styling gun delivers the heat and blow drying controll needed for a hair dryer. Also it comes with a 2 year warranty. Thank You for building a good quality product and making it available to the public.
Craig S.Sep 18, 2010Craig S.HAIR TYPEBlonde / Fine or Thin Hair
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Definitely Works As AdvertisedStrangers used to comment all the time on how shiny and straight my hair was before my hairdryer broke in 2009, and was forced to use my roommates drugstore dryer for about a year. My hair lost all shine, and after spending months eyeing this one, I bought it.
I've only used it about 3 or 4 times, but it seems like my hair is back to normal. I don't think there is as much volume, because I use the ion setting, but there is definitely no frizz. Also, I've noticed that my second-day-hair looks a lot softer and shinier as well. That's pretty important to me. If I spend an hour and a half blow-drying and straightening my hair on a friday, I don't want to have to do it again for saturday night.Sep 14, 2010Elaine
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I only started watching Naruto about two years ago. Starting with the anime, mostly because I've never seen any anime or read any manga. Except for at couple of volumes of One Piece.
Naruto sucked me right in immediatly, and when I caught up with the latest anime episodes, I started reading the manga instead. In order to advance in the story. And that kinda changes how I feel about Naruto.
Firstly, I get only one chapter a week. So the suspence it a lot stronger. Second, it feels like it's coming directly from Kishimoto. Third, it's more straight to business. No expanded flashbacks or fillers.
But these are things that I only noticed after I started reading the manga. And today, I watched the latest anime episode, Itachi vs Naruto. And it doesn't feel as epic as I thought it'd feel.. It's like the drawings aren't really quite as I want them to be. The animators add more than they need to as well.
Any other thoughts on this?