Seattle and maybe Portland are the new expansions. Right now Bettman wants to expand rather than move teams.

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Team 1:10 Multi-Cat Roto league

C- Malkin,Giroux,Thornton Galchenyuk, Schenn, Berglund, Eller
LW- Hall,Ovechkin, E.Kane Saad
RW- Seguin, Stewart, PAP
D- Subban,Phaneuf Keith, OEL, Hedman,
G- Pavelec,Hiller Lindback, Theodore, Lehner

Team 2:24 H2H League Multi-Cat

C- Lecavalier, B. Schenn, Ennis, Belanger
LW- JVR, Leino, Bissonnette, Whitney, C. Bourque, Nodl
RW- Kopecky, Langenbrunner, Doan, Versteeg, Mayers
D- Doughty, Burns, Souray, Sarich, Lovejoy, Potter
G-Pavelec, Enroth

one would think so right

I think it does. Expansion and/or re-alignment is still a big IF. The Coyotes have been bleeding money for a long time in Phoenix and the calls to move them are nothing new. Plus, if they move to Seattle (or expansion happens there) that makes Division A 7 or 8(w/expansion) teams.

Quebec City's arena is scheduled to be done 2015 and everyone assume they're getting a team once that's done but that could take until the 2016 season or longer and the project still could go off the rails. Toronto 2.0 is another thing that gets talked about a lot but there is no firm committment from anyone that I'm aware of to build the required arena.

Meanwhile, Detroit has been begging for years to be in the East and Columbus is struggling like mad. For at least the next 3-4 seasons they have the opportunity to be there. Also, even if either of these teams gets pushed to Division B I think they'll be ahead of where they are under the current system. Their divisional opponents will all be within 1 timezone and with the home-and-home with every team all teams will play a high number of away games outside their timezone.

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12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster 3 goalie start minimum
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA
C: Stamkos,Thornton, Riberio, Stepan, Desharnais, Clune
LW: Moulson, Dupuis, Prust,
RW: Kessel, P. Kane, Wheeler, Stempniak
D: Hamonic, Zidlicky, Franson, Muzzin
G: Bryzgalov, Hiller, Fasth

Great link wc.
I like that they broke down the schedule to show how that would work.


TOR#2 or QUE could both still happen via Expansion or Phoenix-moving.
I think the NHL would push CBJ into Division B.
Also - there's the possibility that Florida could move/fold. I haven't looked into Florida's financial situation... but they seem like the team in the East closest to the chopping list.

Phoenix moving to Seattle would also work geographically... though it sounds like Seattle may be a few years away following return of a basketball team and arena modifications.

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opps saw it posted, dammit guys are quick! or maybe i am slow....

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Yahoo Fantasy Roto Keeper (4) league

League Cats: G,A,P,+/-,PIM,PPG,PPP,SHP,W,GAA,SV%,SHO

Roster:
C. Kane (K)
C Backes
BN. M.Koivu
LW. Benn (K)
LW. Sharp
BN. Marleau
RW. Hossa
RW. Voracek
BN. Crosby (K)
D. Weber
D. Pietrangelo
D. Suter
D. Yandle

G. Schneider
G. Howard
G. Backstrom

shockingly the washington players they interviewed about this didnt seem overly enthusiastic