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Originally Posted by coop3422
I wonder what it would cost to heat in the winter though if it were in Calgary? lol.
I can't believe people are talking about expansion, when it's clear that teams are currently bleeding and need to be moved
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People think about expansion because the NHL IS planning to expand. In their new divisional realignment they proposed, the divisions were unbalanced since Western divisions had 8 teams while Eastern only had 7. It's obvious that the NHL intends to have 2 more teams added to the league in the near future so the divisions are all balanced.
NHL believes in the market teams are in right now, that they can still work with the right owners in place. And if a team or two has to move, there's numerous potential locations to go too, while still have more cities available for teams.
Off the top of my head, cities that could support an NHL team if a owner wanted to move there (and an arena can be built or already has been):
Quebec City
Markham (Toronto 2)
Hamilton
Seattle
Kansas City
Hartford
Houston
Las Vegas (Don't really see that happening at all personally)