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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
I understand it's a business, but isn't the NHL watered down enough? The quality of the product is already pretty bad.
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If you look at 1996 (expansion to 26 teams) and compare it to the world population at the time, equivalently diluted talent would be 35 teams today.
No idea if more or less kids are playing per capita, globally. I couldn't find those numbers.