Inside NHL Realignment for the Upcoming Season

The NHL held their board of governors meeting today to address several league issues going into the season. Perhaps the biggest topic brought on to the conversation is the re-alignment of the divisions. The meeting concluded with the owners hopeful that they can have a new realignment plan made before December of this year. When the Atlanta Thrashers franchise jumped ship to Winnipeg over summer, it’s common sense to think that having a team so far north in the Southeast division makes little sense. However, now that the Jets are destined to move to the Western conference, what team is primed to come to the East? Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold threw some hints on what the divisions could be earlier this year, when he visited the Paul Allen Show on KFAN in Minneapolis. In the interview, Leipold said, “Our division would include the Winnipeg Jets, us, the Blues, the Nashville Predators, the Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, and maybe the Columbus Blue Jackets… maybe not depen...