Comments for Tom Fulery - The Home Of The NHL Realignment Project http://www.tomfulery.com Hijinks, Ballyhoo, Shenanigans and Tom Fulery Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on NHL Realignment Project – Week 12 by tom http://www.tomfulery.com/2011/08/17/nhl-realignment-project-%e2%80%93-week-12/#comment-4159 tom Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:40:53 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=141#comment-4159 Oh, don't get me started on that :) Tradition dictates the NFC East must stay together... but sense? Nope. Oh, don’t get me started on that :)

Tradition dictates the NFC East must stay together… but sense? Nope.

]]> Comment on NHL Realignment Project – Week 14 by Robert Johnson http://www.tomfulery.com/2011/08/31/nhl-realignment-project-%e2%80%93-week-14/#comment-4158 Robert Johnson Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:41:13 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=150#comment-4158 I am one of the few fans of the big four u.s. sports leagues who would dearly love to see expansion within all four leagues. I would like to see the NHL expand to 32 teams so that a) there are an even number of teams per conference/division, and b) there DOES need to be more teams out west. However, a FORTY-FOUR team NHL??? WOW!!! I am one of the few fans of the big four u.s. sports leagues who would dearly love to see expansion within all four leagues. I would like to see the NHL expand to 32 teams so that a) there are an even number of teams per conference/division, and b) there DOES need to be more teams out west. However, a FORTY-FOUR team NHL??? WOW!!!

]]> Comment on NHL Realignment Project – Week 12 by Robert Johnson http://www.tomfulery.com/2011/08/17/nhl-realignment-project-%e2%80%93-week-12/#comment-4157 Robert Johnson Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:36:24 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=141#comment-4157 Well, if this realignment plan was to be TRULY based on the NFL, surely you would have to put the Stars in the East, a la Dallas Cowboys? Well, if this realignment plan was to be TRULY based on the NFL, surely you would have to put the Stars in the East, a la Dallas Cowboys?

]]> Comment on NHL Realignment Project – Week 38 by JM http://www.tomfulery.com/2012/02/16/nhl-realignment-project-week-38/#comment-4128 JM Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:15:49 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=401#comment-4128 Rather than having permanent scheduling pods, what if you based them off of the previous year's standings? So all the non-playoff teams would be in one scheduling pod, and all of the playoff teams would be in the other one. This would mean more marquee match-ups within the conference, and it would also promote more parity. Rather than having permanent scheduling pods, what if you based them off of the previous year’s standings? So all the non-playoff teams would be in one scheduling pod, and all of the playoff teams would be in the other one. This would mean more marquee match-ups within the conference, and it would also promote more parity.

]]> Comment on NHL Realignment Project – Week 37 by Glen R http://www.tomfulery.com/2012/02/07/nhl-realignment-project-week-37/#comment-3986 Glen R Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:27:03 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=380#comment-3986 Great work Tom! I think this is actually one of your more likely visions. I would consider swapping Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec-Boston for Tampa-Nashville-Pittsburgh-Philly, this will keep the Pennsylvania teams with the New York area teams where I think they would like to be. Also Buffalo and Boston have long had a strong rivalry which is good to keep it together. It may make one division too Canadian though, but Detroit, Buffalo, Boston, and Columbus are close enough, we'll take 'em :) Great work Tom! I think this is actually one of your more likely visions. I would consider swapping Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec-Boston for Tampa-Nashville-Pittsburgh-Philly, this will keep the Pennsylvania teams with the New York area teams where I think they would like to be. Also Buffalo and Boston have long had a strong rivalry which is good to keep it together.

It may make one division too Canadian though, but Detroit, Buffalo, Boston, and Columbus are close enough, we’ll take ‘em :)

]]> Comment on NHL Realignment Project – If I Were King of North America by toledo ohio job board http://www.tomfulery.com/2011/05/26/nhl-realignment-project-if-i-were-king-of-north-america/#comment-3974 toledo ohio job board Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:14:15 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=51#comment-3974 Hi there, simply was alert to your weblog thru Google, and located that it is really informative. I'm gonna watch out for brussels. I will be grateful when you proceed this in future. Lots of other folks might be benefited out of your writing. Cheers! Hi there, simply was alert to your weblog thru Google, and located that it is really informative. I’m gonna watch out for brussels. I will be grateful when you proceed this in future. Lots of other folks might be benefited out of your writing. Cheers!

]]> Comment on NHLRP—Inspiring The World (Now With Updates) by Russell Francis http://www.tomfulery.com/2012/02/05/nhlrp-inspiring-others/#comment-3931 Russell Francis Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:40:15 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=375#comment-3931 Yeah I really don't know how the NHL would go for European expansion either, it's way too big of a mess, but it is fun to consider, I may post something about that in a few days, it's not much more implausible than the 44 team alignment you posted a while back :) You know once this Phoenix thing sorts itself out, it could be fun to do a group post between the three of us Realignment Geeks putting our ideal realistic scenarios and have it posted on all of our blogs. Yeah I really don’t know how the NHL would go for European expansion either, it’s way too big of a mess, but it is fun to consider, I may post something about that in a few days, it’s not much more implausible than the 44 team alignment you posted a while back :)

You know once this Phoenix thing sorts itself out, it could be fun to do a group post between the three of us Realignment Geeks putting our ideal realistic scenarios and have it posted on all of our blogs.

]]> Comment on NHLRP—Inspiring The World (Now With Updates) by tom http://www.tomfulery.com/2012/02/05/nhlrp-inspiring-others/#comment-3925 tom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:45:39 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=375#comment-3925 Too much thunder to go around, to consider any of it stolen. Thanks again for the link-love (back from BR and now). I've kicked around the Europe idea, but can't get myself to go there. Logistically, I don't think we're ready for that unless it's basically two separate leagues that then vie for the Stanley Cup at the end. NHL would never go for that. IIHF might, but they love their World Cup too much. : ) Too much thunder to go around, to consider any of it stolen. Thanks again for the link-love (back from BR and now). I’ve kicked around the Europe idea, but can’t get myself to go there. Logistically, I don’t think we’re ready for that unless it’s basically two separate leagues that then vie for the Stanley Cup at the end. NHL would never go for that. IIHF might, but they love their World Cup too much. : )

]]> Comment on NHLRP—Inspiring The World (Now With Updates) by AgentJ http://www.tomfulery.com/2012/02/05/nhlrp-inspiring-others/#comment-3911 AgentJ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:32:52 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=375#comment-3911 Oh yeah, minor thing, but do you think you could refer to the future Seattle team as the Totems, and use their logo on the maps in the future? (google search Seattle Totems should do the trick). I think most people around Seattle have moved beyond the Metropolitans based solely on history, and would rather name the team after an old one that some actually grew up watching. Plus, it feeds on the old Thunderbird and Whale native american story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_and_Whale Oh yeah, minor thing, but do you think you could refer to the future Seattle team as the Totems, and use their logo on the maps in the future? (google search Seattle Totems should do the trick). I think most people around Seattle have moved beyond the Metropolitans based solely on history, and would rather name the team after an old one that some actually grew up watching. Plus, it feeds on the old Thunderbird and Whale native american story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_and_Whale

]]> Comment on NHLRP—Inspiring The World (Now With Updates) by Glen R http://www.tomfulery.com/2012/02/05/nhlrp-inspiring-others/#comment-3907 Glen R Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:38 +0000 http://www.tomfulery.com/?p=375#comment-3907 Thanks man! Appreciate the love. I've been a fan of your work for a while now. I'm actually the guy who linked to you from Bleacher Report a few months back, quit that site and started my own. Don't want to steal your thunder but I may have a few other realignment ideas later. Have you thought of any scenarios that involve teams in Europe? Thanks man! Appreciate the love. I’ve been a fan of your work for a while now. I’m actually the guy who linked to you from Bleacher Report a few months back, quit that site and started my own. Don’t want to steal your thunder but I may have a few other realignment ideas later.

Have you thought of any scenarios that involve teams in Europe?

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