Speculation: NHL expansion to come in 2017?

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The league has denied this since it was leaked: http://www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...am_could_be_on_its_way_to_toronto_report.html

Although, that could be them just covering up something that got leaked before they were ready.

My gut says adding 4 teams would be ridiculous, and bad for the league.

As soon as they denied it I knew it was true.

 

[KOforprez2016]

I've always loved going to Quebec, even when I lived in Queens I would make it up there at least once a season. It'll be great to be in that building one last time, and I'm looking forward to going by the new place as well.

Don't remember the hat trick by Kallur, but I know we had some high scoring games against the Nordiques during those years.

heck one of the reasons I went to SUNY Plattsburgh was because it was so close to Quebec.

 

[Quicklime]

34 just feels way too unbalanced/forced to me, regardless of which cities they intend for expansion. Teams in Seattle and maybe SLC make loads more sense for balancing out the East and West.

Also surprised Quebec gets passed over.

 

[rikker]

Seattle, Portland, Vegas and another team in the Toronto area. this is my guess.

 

[VT Isles Fan]

heck one of the reasons I went to SUNY Plattsburgh was because it was so close to Quebec.

SUNY Plattsburgh is right across the lake from me. What did you think of the school? My oldest has to start looking at colleges next year

 

[ScaredStreit]

30 is fine. Expanding it to 32 I can live with. But 34?' Wayyyy too much!!

 

[islesfan186]

If the league does expand, 1 team should be US based, the other Canada based. Could you imagine all the Canadian fans and media whose heads would explode adding 2 new American teams? Especially if one of those teams is in a **** destination like Vegas?
I wonder if KC is on the table. I went to the pre-season game at the Sprint Center when the isles played the Kings in 2009 and it was a beautiful stadium, but i mean MO already has the blues (not like states don't have multiple teams now), so maybe not