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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Here is an article that was from the Edmonton Journal on the hoops one has to jump through to move a team including the voting process and the rules on exhausting all options in a local buyer before considering relocating.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...-nhl-franchise |
Someone just posted a David Staples article as support for an argument?
All it takes to move a team is approval from the board of governors, process be damned. If someone is influential enough to the board they can make the vote go their way. If they can convince the board the current location of the franchise is no longer viable to support the initiatives of the league then it is done. It is how Minnesota was able to relocate from the hockey state to Dallas. Logic and process be damned, you only have to convince the other voting members that it is in their best interests to allow the relocation of the franchise. Murray Edwards is a very influential member on the board so don't discount his ability to sway the vote in his favor. Moving teams is more political than it is anything. If Edwards wants it to happen, it will happen.