"provided they come up with the $500 million expansion fee".
That is pretty much all this has ever been about despite any contrary words out of Bettman's mouth.Almost $18 million in free money per team. An absolute windfall. I don't imagine QC wwas ever able to pay that kind of money.
It will be one thing if any owner decides to move his team but if Carolina for instance sells their team for $150 to owners in QC that will be something else.
I have to believe there will be some protections somehow established for this. I also won't be suprprised if we find out the expansion fee in fact ends up lower.
For that kind of money the expansion draft and entry draft rules should be much more attractive to the new team.
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