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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
Oh yeah no chance they announce anything this summer. Three reasons:
1) Expansion is a huge bargaining chip heading into the next CBA negotiations. Contraction might be too depending on how ugly it gets.
2) Any expansion will include a Toronto team and the ludicrous expansion fee that comes with it. Still quite a bit of work to do on that Toronto deal.
3) The League still needs the Coyotes hammer for now as they negotiate a new lease with Glendale. Who knows how much longer that will drag on or if it will ever be resolved. Between Toronto, Seattle and Quebec City, QC is the only one which could be ready for 2013-14.
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Absolutely. I agree that there are too many reasons why expansion will not happen this summer.
I think next summer might be more practical, assuming there is any expansion coming soon at all.