ManofSteel55
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Bettman wants his legacy to be 'making the owners even more wealthy'. And that's fair. It's his job.
NHL met with a group interested in expanding to New Orleans
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ManofSteel55
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Realign into different divisions maybe, but as soon as they split they are competing with themselves. It won't happen.
Dr Jan Itor
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f*** off with the expansion already. 
The league is already oversaturated with too many meaningless franchises as it is.
The league is already oversaturated with too many meaningless franchises as it is.
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Derailed75
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I feel like I am going to start something with this question but.f*** off with the expansion already.
The league is already oversaturated with too many meaningless franchises as it is.
Which franchises are meaningless?
Only the NHL would consider going to an already sinking ship of a city.
On second thought It's a perfect match
On second thought It's a perfect match
iamjs
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I knew they weren't in New Orleans but always thought they were right outside of the city and a short hop down I-10.
I really need to check map scales next time, because it looked a hell of a lot closer than 150 mi on the map.
jigglysquishy
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I would be shocked.
New Orleans would be the smallest MSA in the NHL. Buffalo and SLC are the two current smallest.
It would smaller than every Canadian metro except Winnipeg. And Winnipeg will likely overtake it in population in the next 5 years.
Having two major sports to compete with hurts a lot too.
I can totally see the NHL going to Atlanta or Phoenix again. Houston is inevitable. But NO is a fraction the size and wealth.
New Orleans would be the smallest MSA in the NHL. Buffalo and SLC are the two current smallest.
It would smaller than every Canadian metro except Winnipeg. And Winnipeg will likely overtake it in population in the next 5 years.
Having two major sports to compete with hurts a lot too.
I can totally see the NHL going to Atlanta or Phoenix again. Houston is inevitable. But NO is a fraction the size and wealth.
Connor McConnor
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Hockey is closer to Basketball than it is Football and NO is historically one of the cheapest, worst run organizations in the League. This would be horrendous. Kansas City would do much better imo
Kansas City has already said no..... and until that changes..... they're not on an NHL Radar
San Antonio is SSE.....and that basically was annexed twice by Vegas..... between the Aces and the Henderson Silver Knights Austin is also unlikely because it'd be like Kentucky and Louisville with few arena options
Grinner
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Arizona used to be Cowboys country.
Then they brought in the Cardinals
Now I'm sure there's still a lot of Cowboy fans, but not like there was.
Austin it is.
Derailed75
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So of the 32 NHL franchises, none of them are currently meaningless but you are projecting Utah to be! Not gonna say you are wrong but that makes a pretty weak argument.
Personally in this day and age I think any city can carry a pro sport team if the ownership group is good. As long as you make an effort to provide a product worth watching for value you can be successful. A product of value doesn't always mean a winner either. If people can spend their disposable income on entertainment and leave entertained they will continue to spend that money. Now usually in sports winning equals entertainment but I think with owner groups like the ones that run the Savanah Bananas I feel that could shift.
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Austin already has pro hockey in Cedar Park aligned w/ Dallas...... the other issue w/ Austin is how would the University of Texas allow a franchise basically in their arena....... similiar to what New Orleans has w/ the Pelicans have exclusivity control and the same in Oklahoma City with the Thunder holding exclusivity rights which is why hockey left OKC because 2 arena solution wasn't feasible
Grinner
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Texas is to small for just one NHL team.
Austin? Just like Columbus and thee Ohio State?
There's a lot of corporate HE'S located in Austin. And it seems it's still drawing new ones
Isn't Texas still the hub of the ECHL?
Seems the perfect location to grow the league. They wouldn't have to compete with the NFL,NBA or MLB for sports entertainment money
Houston is the one that's been mentioned more often than SA or Austin/Cedar Park....
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