[hwy19man]

Originally Posted by calgARI

Again, that isn't what is best for the league as a whole. Plenty of big market draws in the east but not so much in the west. There are established rivalries with Detroit-Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville, sort of Vancouver, used to be Colorado, Dallas and all those teams that don't enjoy a lot of rivals that mobilize the fans would be losing big time with Detroit going east. Who cares if it is best for Detroit? What matters is what is best for the league.

Many of the fans from the old Norris division are not happy with the Red Wings potentially moving to the east nor are they happy with playing other teams in the western conference less.