for renovation for hockey and basketball use.
not on the current slate of topics for NHL owners meeting, but I expect them to add it soon.
With 31 teams they always intended to add another team after Vegas, wasn't sure it would be this soon.
I think it's pretty close to a done deal for a Seattle hockey team in the next couple years (2020 start)
I don't hate expansion, but I think at some point the talent gets diluted, you get franchises in cities that are not passionate about the sport, and the moves hurt the sport overall while maybe benefiting the other owners.
And it's not a done deal it would be expansion, teams like Arizona, Florida, or I guess Carolina (though I haven't heard them mentioned) could relocate.
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they're top 10 in attendance. why would they move them?
And does OKC own all the Supersonics team history?
Still holding a grudge?
In all seriousness, the Kings are loved in LA. Attendance is great, the team is one of the best in the league and we’ve won two cups in the last 6 years.
Move the Rangers!! (Just kidding)
Sacramento Kings
I'm sure Vinny what's his face in Florida would love to move to one of these two cities, but IIRC they recently extended (for a lower rent) in Sunrise. What a waste.
Probably a silly hypothetical but no team left in the West is EDT and Chicago is much too valuable to the west to move them East. I guess Nashville.
And Nashville is Central time zone... Detroit made the argument about all those western starts (which equated to like an extra 5 regular season games a year, some of which were on weekends and even weekend afternoons)... oh yeah and playoff start times... which are not a problem for them now since they arent sniffing playoffs any time soon!
But yeah, i'm guessing their is more fan interest, ratings and gate receipts in playing larger eastern markets more often.
my guess is before expansion they'll relocate the Coyotes to Seattle.
So it will still be 31 teams.
Oh, I can definitely see some teams relocating.
Maybe they expand and add in Seattle and move the Coyotes to Houston.
Coyotes and Hurricanes are the two names I hear about relocating, and surprisingly Ottawa, but with Ottawa I hear they'd likely be the team moving to Quebec - if the sens don't get a new arena approved.
though the Stars attendance is awful, so as a dark horse maybe Dallas is a candidate.