Under the league's leaked realignment memo, the Toronto Maple Leafs end up in the larger division with terrible travel. The Leafs cater to the Florida Panthers, and in return, get a worse shot at the playoffs than every single Western conference teams.

Everything I said applies to the Montreal Canadiens as well. The League's two largest revenue generators

Resistance from the Leafs' brass might see Bettman assign the team to the Western conference if another

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