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Originally Posted by Joborule
I imagine that when Seattle gets an expansion team, there would be another one announced so the league remains balanced. It'll be interesting to see if it's in the west (Kansas City, Las Vegas) so there's an even distribution of teams per division. Then they can have a true divisional playoff system.
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Yeah, the lack of conference symmetry still bugs me. I wish they could just relocate a team from the east or add even another team in the West through expansion. I am not sure that the league is read for 32 teams though.
Having potential relocation markets is a great bargaining chip for teams with financial issues (both to fans and for arena funding). The threat of relocation becomes less serious when there are fewer viable options. There are still enough teams close enough to the red that removing those bargaining chips might not be best in the long run.
Part of me would love to see another expansion draft though. It's always interesting to see how those go and it has been a long time.