Sounds like some mid level execs at the NHL got some SB tix courtesy of some friends at the NFL and they all had to talk business to justify the expense accounts.
No way that city could or would support basketball and hockey at the same time. If the NHL was in first, like Nashville, Columbus etc, maybe, but not two winter sports.
Relatively speaking to other US cities mentioned for teams like Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, and then other secondary ones (Kansas City, San Diego, San Antonio, Portland) New Orleans is not a decent TV market, to start.
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