http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-wirtz-nhl-realignment-great-for-the-hawks-20111206,0,7714151.story My two favorite things about this new plan is that they will be able to have only one western swing (that's if the league allows them to do all 4 coastal teams plus the 2 Alberta teams) and they will be in every city once a year. No more worrying about whether I can see them in NY, NJ, PHI, PIT or the other cities. Hopefully they do the November/February road trips in a reasonable way, one out west and one out east, in relative proximity.