[Senator Clay Davis]

If a Canadian team is leaving to move to Murica, then it almost certainly is coinciding with the league contracting teams (which, since an utter humiliation to Bettman, is extremely unlikely). Saying it once again, but there are existing American markets that are currently underwater financially. There are no Canadian teams underwater, or even close. Hell look at Anaheim, a consistent top level team the last 10 years and they can't even sell out playoff games. How ugly are things going to get for that market when they go into an Oilers like stretch of no good? And that's ultimately why Canadian markets are unlikely to move, except maybe Winnipeg. Because when the times get tough for a team, in a Canadian market the building is still almost full. Murican markets? Not so much.