The first thing I got out of that article is that while the West might have an advantage right now in the standings, the West has always been at a disadvantage when it comes to travel time. The realignment kind of balances one advantage against the other (for now).
I like Seattle and Portland for hockey teams. I am not sure how well it would work to put teams in both markets but it would be awesome.
KC would be a good central division addition and help build up that buffer between Detroit and returning to the Western conference.
Quebec City is a tough expansion choice right now just because of how the realignment was done. I really see that happening via relocation of a team such as the panthers more so than expansion.
I love the idea of a second Toronto team, especially a West conference team that increases exposure of the Western teams in Toronto and doesn't so much focus on a Toronto rivalry.
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