Might have been touched upon in the Vegas thread but this is just ridiculous.
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nh...065603703.html
How the hell would 4 teams be able to put a team on the ice. The protected 1 goalie, 5 def, 9 forwards just wouldn't work. Who would buy a team when they would have to fill it with a bunch of 3rd and 4th liners split between four new teams?