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This should be a good debate. Which NHL Conference do you think is better, the Western or the Eastern?
In my opinion the West is better. Not because my favorite NHL team the Detroit Red Wings play in it, but there are too many strong teams in the West. The West has a harder road trip with different timezones in gameplay. In the East you play in the same timezone almost the whole time which is 7:00 PM EST. Traveling is much harder for teams like Detroit and Columbus, because they are in the Eastern timezone but play at different times. The West has tougher players. They play more physical. The crowds are much louder. In the East, the teams are so inconsistent. It seems like every season in the East top teams fall down from the previous year.
Quality Teams In The West
Minnesota Wild
Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks
Detroit Red Wings
Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Nashville Predators
The West still has teams like Colorado, which are very dangerous still.
Quality Teams In The East
Buffalo Sabres
Atlanta Thrashers
Carolina Hurricanes (Inconsistent)
Toronto Maple Leafs
New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh (Lost More Than Have Won)
Montreal Canadiens
By looking at this, the Eastern Conference teams are weak if they don't even have 8 quality teams. The East has a lot more skilled players, but don't have the better quality teams.
In my opinion the West is better. Not because my favorite NHL team the Detroit Red Wings play in it, but there are too many strong teams in the West. The West has a harder road trip with different timezones in gameplay. In the East you play in the same timezone almost the whole time which is 7:00 PM EST. Traveling is much harder for teams like Detroit and Columbus, because they are in the Eastern timezone but play at different times. The West has tougher players. They play more physical. The crowds are much louder. In the East, the teams are so inconsistent. It seems like every season in the East top teams fall down from the previous year.
Quality Teams In The West
Minnesota Wild
Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks
Detroit Red Wings
Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Nashville Predators
The West still has teams like Colorado, which are very dangerous still.
Quality Teams In The East
Buffalo Sabres
Atlanta Thrashers
Carolina Hurricanes (Inconsistent)
Toronto Maple Leafs
New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh (Lost More Than Have Won)
Montreal Canadiens
By looking at this, the Eastern Conference teams are weak if they don't even have 8 quality teams. The East has a lot more skilled players, but don't have the better quality teams.