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Originally Posted by GirlySports
It's crazy to me that THE #1 sport by a mile the NFL has been at 32 teams for 20+ years and it's the NHL that wants to expand past 32? After only a year or two of introducing Seattle?
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The NHL has seven teams in Canada. All NFL teams are in the U.S. That makes a difference in terms of market penetration.
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Originally Posted by Gugstanley
The Population of the Wasatch Front is larger than Calgary. I don't think Salt Lake will have a problem supporting an NHL team.
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Competition for bums on seats will be tough, with the Jazz already there and playing at the same time of year.
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Originally Posted by Icon
I suppose if the NHL's been ok with the 'yotes playing in an arena with 5k, maybe they just build a ~10k capacity arena in Salt Lake City?
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The NHL will never give out an expansion franchise on those terms. The league has not been ‘OK’ with the Coyotes playing in a 5,000-seat arena, but they accepted it as a temporary measure; just as they accepted the Flames playing temporarily in the 7,000-seat Corral. I don't see them accepting any permanent arena smaller than Winnipeg's.