5 of the top 6 teams are from out of the West.

[BigDaddyLurch]

The east has no cup contders outside of Florida and Tampa, and hasn't in years.

The west has seen 3-5 legit cup contenders every year in that span

 

[pezpunk]

The east has no cup contders outside of Florida and Tampa, and hasn't in years.

The west has seen 3-5 legit cup contenders every year in that span

Not sure if stupidity or satire.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

The Leafs wouldn’t make the playoffs in the West.

Before you spaz, imagine hearing this horse **** in reverse for the past half decade.

Leafs love playing the West. Like a recipe for what ails ya.

 

[Sypher04]

If you rank the league by points percentage, Washington and Toronto are both top 5, but 6 out of top 8 are Western teams.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Not how it works. This is the same as the Atlantic the last 7 years. All those cup contenders will eliminate each other in the first 2 rounds. First year I can remember the Atlantic doesn't have the clear cup favorite.

 

[Reality Czech]

Not how it works. This is the same as the Atlantic the last 7 years. All those cup contenders will eliminate each other in the first 2 rounds. First year I can remember the Atlantic doesn't have the clear cup favorite.

Time to get your memory checked

 

[qc14]

San Jose, Chicago, and Nashville are in the west

 

[HockeyVirus]

Time to get your memory checked

I mean in recent memory obviously. The Atlantic has had the clear cup favorites for at least the last 7 years

 

[JKG33]

Not sure if stupidity or satire.

Who are your contenders?

CAR and NYR are frauds. The shitty Islanders gave Tampa their hardest series during the cup wins. And nobody else has made it past the 2nd rd.

 

[Auston Marlander]

*4 of 6

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

The east has no cup contders outside of Florida and Tampa, and hasn't in years.

The west has seen 3-5 legit cup contenders every year in that span

Interesting. This same discussion was had when Chicago and LA were winning all of the cups. Only flip the conferences.

 

[JKG33]

Interesting. This same discussion was had when Chicago and LA were winning all of the cups. Only flip the conferences.

Not really the same thing. In LA/CHI's 4 years of exchanging cups, either team could've won.

What we're seeing here was 3 years where Tampa was far and away the best team in the east, and now year 3 where Florida likely is

 

[pezpunk]

Who are your contenders?

CAR and NYR are frauds. The shitty Islanders gave Tampa their hardest series during the cup wins. And nobody else has made it past the 2nd rd.

lol

 

[Deno]

Not how it works. This is the same as the Atlantic the last 7 years. All those cup contenders will eliminate each other in the first 2 rounds. First year I can remember the Atlantic doesn't have the clear cup favorite.

Agree, I would say that this the main reason Toronto never makes it out of their own division. That said other than FL i don't see a team that can beat them in the Atlantic. If they go out in the first round again than their issues are in their head or the team culture. They are definitely talented enough for a long run in the POs.

San Jose, Chicago, and Nashville are in the west

But, but, but Nashville won the FA market.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Agree, I would say that this the main reason Toronto never makes it out of their own division. That said other than FL i don't see a team that can beat them in the Atlantic. If they go out in the first round again than their issues are in their head or the team culture. They are definitely talented enough for a long run in the POs.

Leafs basically need perfect luck. Matthews already been injured all season, we are one Tavares injury from being in huge trouble.

Things they have going for them this year: Top end goaltending and a pace/system that is supposed to work better in the playoffs

Things against them: *gestures broadly*

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

The Western Conference is 185-160-42 against the Eastern Conference. The Eastern Conference is 202-148-37 against the Western Conference. So, despite the Western Conference being top heavy, the Eastern Conference has won 441 points while the Western Conference has won 412 points in inter-conference games.

The second thing the new commissioner should do is decree that all regular season games are worth the same number of points. Obviously the first is to get DOPS up to snuff.

 

[Oneiro]

If Carolina was in the Pacific, they'd win the division for a decade straight. Best systems team and management in that hypothetical by far.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Washington is smoking the East conference in the regular season... who could've guessed when it seemed them and Pittsburgh were going to constantly be on the fringe playoffs.

 

[Auston Marlander]

It is safe to say that over the last 10 years the eastern conference has been the best conference over all no matter how many SCs have been won. Right now 5 of the top 6 teams in the NHL are from the west. Has the power in the NHL moved from the east to west? Right now, I would say this is the case.

3 of the top 6. I guess cherry picking an exact moment in time to show a power shift may not have been the right call.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Which 5?

 

[TatteredTornNFrayed]

3 of the top 6. I guess cherry picking an exact moment in time to show a power shift may not have been the right call.

If you account for games played, with pt%, it is 6 of the top 8 are from the West today, as of all games through night of Feb 25.

But teams 9-12 are from the East, so also as of today, it is 6 of the top 12.

So you can perhaps call that cherry picking as well, as if you look at 12, it is 50%. Still, 6 of 8 on one side is a bit unusual.

 

[boltsfan86]

The West has a few really good teams that certainly benefit from playing against a similar number of truly bad teams. Basically everyone in the East held a playoff spot or got within a couple of points other than the Sabres.

 

[SirPaste]

Leafs love playing the West. Like a recipe for what ails ya.

Too bad they will never get far enough to do so in the playoffs

 

[Master P]

Eastern conference, western conference blah.

I want to see a North Conference vs a South Conference.

I think it could work.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Too bad they will never get far enough to do so in the playoffs

Eastern conference, western conference blah.

I want to see a North Conference vs a South Conference.

I think it could work.

...let's not mention North vs South, eh...