On Monday, the NHL announced a new plan for realignment that features four conferences and eliminates the six current divisions that are in place. The plan is set to make up for the move of The Winnipeg Jets (from Atlanta last offseason) and create conferences that make sense geographically. This new realignment could be set into motion as soon as next season.
Under the proposed rules, each team will have a home-and-home series with every team in the league, but since conferences will be smaller, fewer games will be played out of the geographical area (in theory, as this doesn't hold true for every single team).
The Predators will be in a conference with Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, St. Louis and Winnipeg. This should cut back on the number of games that Nasvhille will be playing on the west coast, which could have at least some effect on the season. Fewer awkward travel dates, games that start two hours later than they normally would in Nashville, and consec...
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