I grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan watching the Western Conference. Before high school, I moved to Buffalo, New York and now primarily watch Eastern Conference games. After many heated debates about which conference was superior, I decided it was time to break down the statistics. Mmmm...it feels good to be right. The Western Conference has dominated the Eastern Conference during the regular season.
Here is the West's record against the East over the past five seasons:
2006-2007: 82-48-20
2007-2008: 83-53-14
2008-2009: 141-103-26
2009-2010: 155-87-28
2010-2011: 142-88-40
This season, the Eastern Conference has put up more of a fight. Thus far, the West is only 40-24-14 against their cross-conference opponents. Maybe having the Red Wings switch conferences would level the playing field a bit.
In all fairness to you Eastern-homers, the Stanley Cup Champion has switched conferences almost every season. Over the past 20 seasons, an Eastern Conference team has taken the Cup home 11 times.
I'm not trying to say the Western Conference is better than the Eastern Conference...just during the regular season, which ultimately doesn't matter.
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