As a tourist I would love to see a Vegas team. It would be a good excuse to fly down and see a game considering how expensive it is to get good seats here. That said I'm not sure that the locals would support a NHL team through 40+ games, regular incomes there just aren't that high and I question whether Nevada residents give a crap about hockey.
NFL is a different story, I bet every game would be a sellout. NFL fans are rabid about their teams and I could see thousands flying in for their teams games. It would suck for the home team having so many opposing supporters but it would be a major benefit for the local economy having people flying in for Thursday/Sunday/Monday games and staying a couple of days as opposed to flying in Friday afternoon and leaving Sunday afternoon.
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