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Originally Posted by doublej_23
I'm a little late to the thread but here is my 2 cents.
What they should be talking about is removing 2 teams from the East completely (Florida & Tampa Bay) and going down to 28 teams. No one would miss those teams, when we watch their games on TV the arenas are practically empty.
Then take some of the struggling franchises like Phoenix / Columbus and re locate them to places like Quebec City / Seattle / Kansas. By adding teams it will thin out the talent in the NHL and keep more teams in places that don't make any sense.
Adding teams thins out the talent in the league where as removing teams sets the bar a bit higher for what is considered NHL caliber players.
I am fully aware that this will never occur with Bettman at the controls of the NHL but I think it would be a better option for our game.
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No offense, but you're out to lunch. The NHL has no reason to shrink the number of teams in this league. Absolute worst case scenario is moving teams, not contracting.
Also, even though a couple thousand tickets are likely free or promotions, check out Tampa's attendance over the years. Top 5 in the league most years.
2011/12 - 18468
2012/13 - 19506
2013/14 - 18535
There's about 20 teams in the league that would love average attendance like that and you want them out of the league?
Yeesh.