Earlier this week, details began to leak about the re-alignment for the 2021 NHL season. The Canadian teams, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, are required to play in the same division. This creates an opportunity for the American teams to shift around the traditional four divisions for a 56 game season. Travel considerations and broadcast considerations were looked at, and the league tried to group teams as closely together as they could. There is a mish-mash between teams in the Eastern and Central time zones, because that hour time difference isn’t a big deal to fans in either area.
What division will the Blues wind up playing in?
