NHL expansion?
Today I read an article on yahoo that claims there are plans
to expand to Toronto and Quebec City.
This plan makes a lot of sense to me personally because the realignment
plan that has been thrown around calls for four conferences 8, 8, 7, and 7 so
two new teams would even that out perfect.
The article I read http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-expansion-toronto-quebec-city-most-likely-next-152048215--nhl.html
also included in this article they throw out the idea of 6 new teams making it
9 teams per conference. The idea of
expansion teams gets me real excited because the league is flooded with so much
talent. I think prospects would get
chances sooner and you would be able to tell the difference between a teams 1st
and 3rd line. One city I could
see getting a new team is Seattle I know that expansion will most likely be
into Canada as it should, but Seattle just got a brand new arena where it looks
like the Sacramento Kings of the NBA will be moving soon. I definitely think they would like two professional
teams in their new arena. Plus I think a
Seattle, Vancouver rivalry would spark instantly.
I love the Idea of additional teams in the NHL the talent is
definitely there and the NHL would benefit greatly with additional teams.
Does your city not have a team? Where would you put a new team? Maybe try Atlanta again... probably not. Maybe if Toronto gets a second team why not add one to Detroit or a "New England" team. Double up all the original six cities!!
Great questions at the end!
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to the rumors regarding Hamilton?
ReplyDeleteYou know I have heard Hamilton thrown around in the mix and if they were to actually go through with the 6 expansion teams its a huge possibility. I like the idea of a bigger league but I am extremely optimistic any expansion teams will even happen.
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