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Bicycle Repairman said:Baloney. That's a losers' attitude.
Look at NASCAR. Once considered a regional sport, it's been able to expand beyond its traditional fanbase in the Southern and MidWest states. There's absolutely no reason why the NHL can't do the same. Retrenchment is no strategy.
Your in denial man. If TSN were to show the Scrabble championship instead of the Hertiage game, the TSN people would be on high alert for threats pouring in thru mail, phone call, email and anyother way they could get to them.
NHL, once it resumes, will be fine in Canada. In the states it will not be, as much as the American fans hate to admit it, hockey is suffering in the states. Teams like Philadelphia, Detroit and a few others will have strong fans simply because they have been winning and well they've been around a while, but most of the teams will lose a good chunk of their fan base and might not return. They'll either switch over to become football fans or just not give a crap about the sport anymore.
Face it man, if the NHL expands again it should NOT be in the states and NOT in the cities you recommended thats for sure.