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Old 12-18-2025, 12:23 PM   #16500
howard_the_duck
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Originally Posted by Vinny01 View Post
If I were looking at California teams to sign with based on trajectory both the Sharks and Ducks are appealing and the Kings are likely going to be stuck on the treadmill until they fizzle out in a couple of years
From a fan perspective alone, if I were choosing a new team and had no ties or allegiances to anyone, it'd be one of these two teams that I'd choose.

From a place to live standpoint, tiebreaker goes to San Jose for the reasons outlined in this thread. Anaheim is basically in LA so it knocks it down a peg.

If I'm Ras, San Jose would be high on my list of places to play. Live in obscurity, good to great hockey market, tons of potential to win cups with a top 3 young talent in the league in Celebrini along with a tantalizing prospect cupboard. Free agents will be flocking to SJ as of next offseason.
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