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Originally Posted by Rutuu
NHL's strategy is clear. Expansion...there are no NHL teams in Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Cleveland that have MLB teams, and NBA teams. Orlando, Sacramento, San Antonio and Memphis all have NBA teams but no NHL team.
At $2bn per new team, the current owners have a plan. With the expansion rules re-done after Vegas, the new teams have been accretive to HRR. It can't go forever, but that won't stop them for running this plan out for the rest of the decade.
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Expansion fees don't go into HRR
Expansion only helps the cap if the expansion team's revenues are above the league average. Assuming that Sacramento or Memphis or Phoenix or Atlanta can generate revenues above the current league average is... optimistic!
Thinking it can save the Oilers is, well, a bold strategy - let's see how it plays out!