Strombone1 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC Former NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly just told council NHL discussed expanding to 32 teams with him In media scrum, Kelly says he believes NHL will expand to 32 teams within "2-3 years, most likely" to Quebec City and the Toronto area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Relocate Coyotes to Seattle, move WPG to central, expand to Markham and QC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2016 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Ugh expansion draft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 NHL needs less teams, not more teams. Talent pool is watered down enough as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Wasn't he the Executive Director 4 years ago? I guess they never followed through with that plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imuzi Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I hate expansion drafts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Heck no, as it has already been said, expansion drafts suck, and we dont need more teams as the talent pool is watered down. Just relocate two teams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Good markets that they're considering, but I still don't think it's a great idea. If anything cut down to like 28 teams; two 14-team conferences, with two 7-team divisions in each conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The league is already hurting, instead of adding more teams to potentially balance it out (Loses and gains in revenue), move the teams that aren't working. This league isn't healthy enough to expand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Good markets that they're considering, but I still don't think it's a great idea. If anything cut down to like 28 teams; two 14-team conferences, with two 7-team divisions in each conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebs19 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think it would be cool if Seattle got one of the teams. Having NHL and NBA back in Seattle would be great for Vancouver, as it could possibly land Vancouver a future NBA team as well. We would have a natural rivalry and it would be awesome to see those games. Seattle, Quebec city deserve it the most. Why does Toronto need a second team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 ^ What he/she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks fan555555 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Seattle has some good sports fans too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Quebec City and Seattle please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 How about relocation instead? Seriously, Phoenix continues to pull in like half capacity, why add in an extra two franchises on paper when you can just move Phoenix to Quebec and have a new franchise in reality without editing the playoff format, seeding structure, etc. And Toronto should not get a new team over Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7thMan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Why expand when you have struggling teams in Phoenix, Columbus, Long Island, Miami and (believe it or not) St. Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kass9 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think it would be cool if Seattle got one of the teams. Having NHL and NBA back in Seattle would be great for Vancouver, as it could possibly land Vancouver a future NBA team as well. We would have a natural rivalry and it would be awesome to see those games. Seattle, Quebec city deserve it the most. Why does Toronto need a second team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I hear they are looking for an NHL team in Atlanta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyosama Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think it would be cool if Seattle got one of the teams. Having NHL and NBA back in Seattle would be great for Vancouver, as it could possibly land Vancouver a future NBA team as well. We would have a natural rivalry and it would be awesome to see those games. Seattle, Quebec city deserve it the most. Why does Toronto need a second team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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