[Strickland] Les propriétaires de la LNH se réuniront bientôt pour approuver l’ouverture de l’expansion. Les principaux candidats/groupes de propriétaires seraient Fertitta à Houston et Krause à Atlanta.
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Commandant1
@Ligue nationale de hockey
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Can the North American and European junior systems produce enough players without sacrificing the quality of the league?
Jesus, what does Quebec City need to do to get a team again? Bettman just hates Canada.
The NHL needs Atlanta to fail a third time. Houston should get a team.
Only add a new team if they can fill a roster by themselves without taking any existing players.
I know it’s inevitable, but I hate it. 32 is the perfect number of teams, with half the field being eliminated by the regular season. This is almost certainly going to lead to play-in round garbage, and I’m not into that, personally.
Do I think Atlanta will fail again? No.
Would it be hilarious if it did? Yes.
I think you eventually see four more teams. My guess is Houston, Atlanta, Hartford, and Kansas City. Just isn’t another hockey market in Canada to support a team. Any city in Canada could support one for the first few years while it’s new and exciting, but the nostalgia wears off eventually, especially with expensive tickets and the cost of living through the roof. You look at Winnipeg who was begging the city to buy season tickets not long ago.
I think the NHL realizes that they need to grow their overall fanbase, so they need to open up large possibilities in major urban centres. Quebec City would not really gain net-new fans, as the fanbase is basically already there. I can see Quebec City getting a PWHL franchise long before they get an NHL team.
I would love to see them get a team, but I just do not see it happening any time soon.
Why do the places without snow get so many teams? The real fans can skate.
They should start getting the sasktel centre ready
Atlanta is the fair weather fan capital of the world. And it isn’t a hockey town and never will be.
Fertitta? Like, the UFC Fertittas? Aren’t they a family of gangsters?