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Daly says Blue Jackets-Jets switch is “not being considered”

Derek Dorsett, Alexander Burmistrov

The NHL is denying the rumor that the Columbus Blue Jackets and Winnipeg Jets would trade divisions and conferences in an abbreviated season.

Bill Daly dispelled that notion when he was asked by Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch.

“Not being considered. Has never been considered,” Daly said.

PHT’s Joe Yerdon broke down some of the benefits and scenarios that might have cropped up:

If the Jets start a shortened season in the Southeast Division once again, travel for them would be murderous over the course of the four or five month season. Columbus staying in the Central Division wouldn’t be much better for them travel-wise and certainly wouldn’t be helpful competitively.

On the upside, we’d get to have that awkward “Rick Nash returns to Columbus as a New York Ranger” game right away this season. There’d also be Sergei Bobrovsky‘s revenge match with Philadelphia to look forward to as well.

Oh well.

Of course, the travel difficulties could eventually be alleviated if an alignment eventually does pass, but it sounds like that won’t happen for some time.