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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Lot of Canadians and Oil and Gas $ in Houston. Similar to Calgary. I think a team would be great there, and I guarantee it would outdraw the Stars. It would also set up a nice little Texas rivalry. I'm all for a Houston team.
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Color me surprised that Houston's AHL attendance was 7th in the league last year. Never really thought Houston would be a viable NHL destination given their location in the deep south of football country, but it's definitely an interesting option. But in terms of who "deserves" a team more, it would probably be Quebec or Seattle. Relocation might be a good option for Houston. Move Florida to Houston, give Seattle and Quebec expansion teams and boom ... 16 teams in each Conference and the divisional playoff format will make a lot more sense.