# NHL season begins Jan 13 with new divisions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** hockey-nhl\ **Created:** [December 21, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521 "2020-12-21T08:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/141 "2021-06-01T20:14:09Z")
I agree they shouldn’t blow up the team, but maybe look at new coaching. But, if they do blow it up, I’m sure the Isles would love to pick up Matthews, Marner, or Tavares. Well, maybe not Tavares. ---
**Author:** ![Delayed\_Reflex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/delayed_reflex/32/3172_2.png) [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/142 "2021-06-01T20:36:02Z")
As a Flames fan, it’s been a terribly disappointing season but I must say the misery of Oilers and Leafs fans is taking a lot of the sting out of it 😄 It still feels like whoever is coming out of the North division is going to get absolutely clobbered by whoever wins between Colorado or Vegas. I think that would have been true even if Toronto or Edmonton were the North division champs, but it’s hard to tell the relative strength of teams this year with the lack of inter-divisional games. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/143 "2021-06-01T23:50:34Z")
Evander Kane said that instead of suspending Reaves, Vegas should be required to play him 20 minutes per game for the rest of the series. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/144 "2021-06-02T00:29:10Z")
FINALLY, Fleury gets his due: he’s [nominated for the Vezina](https://www.knightsonice.com/2021/6/1/22463361/vegas-golden-knights-marc-andre-fleury-finalist-vezina-trophy-first-time-best-goalie)! It’s about fucking time. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/145 "2021-06-02T12:06:17Z")
I have a question about the re-seeding process – if, somehow, the Isles and the Habs make it to the finals, they were both 4th seeds – who would have home ice? Feel free to substitute your tied-seeding teams of choice (Bruins/Jets, Canes/Avs, whatever). ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/146 "2021-06-02T15:32:42Z")
Regular season standings along with tie-breaker rules determine the seeding. In the example, the Islanders would have home ice versus Montreal. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/147 "2021-06-02T15:59:38Z")
I think you mean, “the Islanders **will** have home ice versus Montreal.” Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/148 "2021-06-03T02:40:08Z")
If Scheifele doesn’t get a suspension then the Department of Player Safety if broken. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/149 "2021-06-03T13:05:42Z")
Wow! That was a dirty hit! Must have been after the whistle, too, because the puck had gone in. Totally unnecessary. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/150 "2021-06-03T14:40:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Never watch sports without a DVR. Never. Heck you need it just to skip most of the commercials to be able to remember which teams are playing despite the interruptions. Amen. Sometimes I’ll even FF between whistles, espeiclally if, say, Mr. Mcguire or Milbury (Ha! Who?) is yapping away. OR if my team is down by three or four goals early on and I’m not _quite_ feeling patient that particular day, I’ll “lightning bolt” my way past a period or two. Then again everything gets PVR’ed; these… _commericals,_ you speak of… > [@SwissMan](#): > > It would be tragic if the Jets get all the way to the conference finals and we don’t get to see a single Winnipeg White-Out. Heh - almost saddening seeing the odd dot of white in the lower levels - so used to seeing that small, intimate venue - like Nashvile’s - hummin like no other arena in the league. Yeah, Scheifele - I don’t even like repeatedly watching those replays, like with Tavares. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/151 "2021-06-04T01:31:22Z")
Damn Nathan McKinnon blows me away almost as much as Connor McDavid. The speed: _whole_ other level. (well, excepting CM) His puck handling has been bonkers razzle-dazzly. You almost get a weird, improbable crush on him, watching him just _burn_ on a coast to coast, or around the opposing boards and crazy _fast_ behind the net and out along the other boards (Borzal can sometimes do that as break-neck as McKinnon.) (sure, Cyclone Taylor did it, and later on - Jacques Lemaire - but sometimes some players just _re-define_ things.) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/152 "2021-06-04T22:27:48Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > (Borzal can sometimes do that as break-neck as McKinnon.) Nitpick: Barzal Yeah, McKinnon reminds me of a Barzal who can actually score goals. Great speed and moves, but that McKinnon shot is unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/153 "2021-06-05T20:21:33Z")
The Canes and Lightning game just put the Canadiana of hockey on display to perfection. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/154 "2021-06-08T03:45:54Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > It would be tragic if the Jets get all the way to the conference finals and we don’t get to see a single Winnipeg White-Out. Well, it was a Winnipeg Wipeout, which their hapless fans are used to. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/155 "2021-06-08T03:51:16Z")
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**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/156 "2021-06-08T12:35:48Z")
Does Mark Scheifele now have to sit out the season opener next fall? He was suspended for four games, but they wound up only playing three more. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/157 "2021-06-08T12:39:54Z")
Yes. The suspension carries over. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/158 "2021-06-08T12:50:02Z")
Is there a whinier coach than Bruce Cassidy? Do you think his complaining about the referees hurts or helps his team? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/159 "2021-06-09T00:34:59Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > > [@SwissMan](#): > > > > It would be tragic if the Jets get all the way to the conference finals and we don’t get to see a single Winnipeg White-Out. > > Well, it was a Winnipeg Wipeout, which their hapless fans are used to. Winnipeg whiteout wipeout at the right time of year. Not now though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-season-begins-jan-13-with-new-divisions/928521/160 "2021-06-10T02:17:34Z")
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