It just seems excessive to me. There are already 6 teams which are pretty much after-thoughts in the league (CAR, BUF, TOR, NJ, EDM, ARI) as far as quality and skill goes. Now the NHL is no different than other American sports, in that all teams fall victim to a boom and bust cycle, and by the time we may see expansion, some of those teams mentioned above may have risen up, but will undoubtedly be replaced by others. With expansion, there's a very high risk for both new teams (I'm guessing they're probably going to be shooting for 32), to be cellar dwellers for some time.
I just don't want to see expansion for the sake of a profit, on the part of the league.