Kings 2 just got smacked 11-0 by Ducks 1. 4 other teams at least will have similar results all season long (Sharks, Reign, Mariners, GR1) vs top 10 teams.
And top teams instead of playing each other twice will have to play truly just A teams at best through almost half the schedule.
Not talking about price for all that "hype" AA.
I read all about how flighting is bad in prior seasons and heck, once we reached that level - no flighting at all, and it is as bad as it goes... Tough luck