Should the NHL Expand to have more teams?

[Eco]

Preds? How? They're among the better supported southern teams for sure. Average attendance of 97%. That's actually a pretty good number.

I saw an article that mentioned the Hurricanes being a potential team to move if the NHL was relocation.

 

[Lunatik]

I saw an article that mentioned the Hurricanes being a potential team to move if the NHL was relocation.

I don't buy that. I find a lot of hockey writers don't research the things they spew and often in this matter just name southern non-traditional markets like Carolina and Nashville. At this point in time I think the Panthers are the only real risk to move, but beyond that I think the Blue Jackets are the least stable but hopefully they are on the way up with their new management group.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I don't buy that. I find a lot of hockey writers don't research the things they spew and often in this matter just name southern non-traditional markets like Carolina and Nashville. At this point in time I think the Panthers are the only real risk to move, but beyond that I think the Blue Jackets are the least stable but hopefully they are on the way up with their new management group.

Yeah I agree that Carolina and Nashville moving is pretty unlikely. Florida is the only real threat to move at the moment I think. I think the Blue Jackets are on the upswing as well due to their new management.