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Originally Posted by Matty81
Think the nhl getting 650 Mil for an expansion team was pretty much its high water mark. There just aren't enough big markets left for it to happen more than another couple times max. No doubt the economics are near impossible in Canada for markets like Quebec city and Hamilton... and the leafs won't waive monopoly rights. So the Canada piece seems pretty obvious for now.
I think after the nhl adds a couple more teams in NA if they are still looking to expand its gotta be Europe.
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NHL will cap at one more to get to 32 teams to even the divisions. Any other action will come from relocation, which will include a 500 million fee or so.