Don’t get me wrong, I like the fact that the divisions are regional in geography however living within the Southeast Division you rapidly realize that this setup is easily playing favorites.

I cover the Washington Capitals and while they are a good team, with some amazing talent, their NHL standings are skewed by the division they reside in.

The Caps easily dominate their division and this pretty much guarantees that they win those points. This pads their point total and that isn’t fair to everyone else in the league, especially those in highly contested divisions.

The lopsidedness of this division screams for the issue to be addressed. I’m not entirely sure that it can be permanently addressed though as the situation was most likely created by Washington’s long period of mediocre play and high draft positioning but the NHL should at least try.

I’d like to go back to watching hockey games and not slaughters.

Jodie Smola
NHLHS Capitals Correspondent / NHL Writer
jsmola@nhlhotstove.com
Twitter: @phillysunshine