***Official (2020)-2021 NHL Thread***

[Gadzooks]

This season should be crazy. For example, having Calgary and Edmonton playing each other 10 times in 4 months should lead to a blood bath.
It'll be interesting to see the biggest rivalries that come out of this format.
The role of "Goon" may see a comeback.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Gadzooks

This season should be crazy. For example, having Calgary and Edmonton playing each other 10 times in 4 months should lead to a blood bath.
It'll be interesting to see the biggest rivalries that come out of this format.
The role of "Goon" may see a comeback.

The Avs have a stretch of 4 games against the Wild. That will be interesting to see.

[Gadzooks]

Originally Posted by DaFace

The Avs have a stretch of 4 games against the Wild. That will be interesting to see.

The Avs are are used to facing the Wild, but what if a guy like Ryan Reaves takes out Kadri on Feb 14th, (or something along those lines).
Now there's a blood feud between Vegas and Colorado with 3 more consecutive games.
Vegas is typically an afterthought to an Avs fan in normal times but now it's a war since they're in the same division.
In the North Division, you have teams spanning 3 of the 4 previous divisions across conferences. You could have the Canadiens and Canucks fighting to the death over 3 games which would never happen under normal circumstances.
While things may get out of hand, the whole setup looks like fun to me.