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Originally Posted by Jay Random
The NHL is not like the NFL in that regard. The NFL plays musical chairs with franchise locations all the time. The NHL is still trying to make Glendale work, for crying out loud.
When was the last time an NHL team relocated without also being sold to new owners?
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Whalers and North Stars didn't change owners. They thought there were better markets for their team to succeed financially. But the thing about Calgary is there is only one market that is an undisputed financial upgrade, and Toronto 2 is probably not possible. People can make whatever claims they want about Milwaukee or Houston or whatever, but those are not elite hockey markets, if they were they would have had a team by now.
The thing is Calgary is not in any financial trouble. Other teams who moved were. This would kind of be unprecedented for a top half market to move to an unknown market.