Edmonton Oilers, Mikko Koskinen #19 Mandatory Credit: Walter Tychnowicz-USA TODAY Sports
The Pacific Division had a year of this past season due to realignments because of the pandemic.
So next season we might see the usual Pacific Division back together with the new addition of the Seattle Kraken. How would this season have gone for the Edmonton Oilers against those old divisional teams?
For starters here is how the standings would have shaped up:
Vegas Golden Knights – 40-14-2 (82 Points)
Edmonton Oilers – 35-19-2 (72 Points)
Calgary Flames – 26-27-3 (55 Points)
Arizona Coyotes – 24-26-6 (54 Points)
Vancouver Canucks – 23-29-4 (50 Points)
Los Angeles Kings – 21-28-7 (48 Points)
San Jose Sharks – 21-28-7 (48 Points)
Anaheim Ducks – 17-30-9 (43 Points)
Now obviously we do need to take into account that these teams that were not in the same division did not play each other once this season, but at the same time, I think this is pretty accurate to how things would have shaken out except that maybe Vancouver would have sneaked into the playoffs over Arizona.