NHL Realignment: You are not screwed.
The NHL realignment is official. The Islanders will have new neighbors, and compete in a larger conference. This isn't a bad thing. Good teams will still make the playoffs.
The NHL realignment is official. The Islanders will have new neighbors, and compete in a larger conference. This isn't a bad thing. Good teams will still make the playoffs.
The latest realignment murmurs again reconstitute the Patrick Division -- and also move Columbus from one Toughest Division in Hockey to the other.
Under the new approved NHL realignment, the New York Islanders welcome back the orphaned Washington Capitals and the outsider Carolina Hurricanes into a reconstituted Patrick Division. But will they ever make the playoffs with all these big spenders?