Last night on Hockey Night in Canada’s Hotstove segment, Elliotte Friendman and the panel discuss a new proposed realignment
Below is a look at the potential realignment.
| Conf. A | Conf. B | Conf. C | Conf. D |
| Carolina | Boston | Chicago | Anaheim |
| Columbus | Buffalo | Colorado | Calgary |
| New Jersey | Detroit | Dallas | Edmonton |
| NY Islanders | Florida | Minnesota | Los Angeles |
| NY Rangers | Montreal | Nashville | Phoenix |
| Philadelphia | Ottawa | St. Louis | San Jose |
| Pittsburgh | Tampa Bay | Winnipeg | Vancouver |
| Washington | Toronto | ||
For the two conferences that have eight teams, there could be a wild-card game.
In December of 2011, the NHL had come up with the below realignment plan, but the NHLPA did not approve of it.
| Conf. A | Conf. B | Conf. C | Conf. D |
| Anaheim | Chicago | Boston | Carolina |
| Calgary | Columbus | Buffalo | New Jersey |
| Colorado | Dallas | Florida | New York Islanders |
| Edmonton | Detroit | Montreal | New York Rangers |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Ottawa | Philadelphia |
| Phoenix | Nashville | Tampa Bay | Pittsburgh |
| San Jose | St. Louis | Toronto | Washington |
| Vancouver | Winnipeg | ||
