I think that the NHL should put an expansion team in Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Las Vegas, Seattle, and some more teams in Canada including another team in Toronto, Quebec City, Winnepeg, Halifax, and St. John's.
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the talent pool is currently so diluted, and there is already too many teams... expansion wont happen unless teams start folding which isnt likely. what is most likely is that teams will move into some of the cities you mentioned. \n\nCleveland: that is possible\nOklahoma City: that is possible\nLas Vegas: there has been rumours of that, but i dont think it will happen\nSeattle: they need a new arena to be able to have a team; Portland Oregon is more likely\n\nToronto: Not likely because the leafs like being the only team in town and would have to approve another team entering their market which they likely wont do!\nQuebec City: Always possible\nWinnipeg: the next team that moves will likely go to the 'peg\nHalifax: probably need a bigger arena and a bigger population, but possible years from now\nst john's: probably need a bigger arena and a bigger population, but possible years from now
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HOCKEY ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nGO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!\n\nLeafs suk!!!\n\nGO lf LEAFS GO lf\n\n\nOLE OLE OLE OLE,  OLE,  OLE!!!!
323482
New hockey is so much more exciting!  I love it.  I agree with your point on refereeing.  I wish a few of the transplant/expansion teams would actually go back to Canada (who cares about the Panthers anyway?)
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Simply, the SPL should be increased to 16 teams with 2 automatic relegation places and perhaps one playoff spot.  This way the smaller teams will have an opportunity to improve by playing week-in week-out against better opposition, and there would be more variety for the current SPL teams.  Also on the plus side, they could do away with this ridiculous split at the end of the season and just play a round 30 games each - this would mean no more winter break and no more moaning about too many games / clashes with european matches.
597980
Yes, but John Davidson doesn't work well with him.  They need to take Bill Clement out of the studio and put him with Emrick and that team would be the best in hockey by far.
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I would say it's highly unlikely, for the same reason Toronto (despite all their offseason moves) will have trouble reaching the post-season. When you play 38 games a year against two tough divisional foes (St Louis and Houston), it's an uphill battle. Plus, they haven't really added any talent to rotation other than Howry, a career .500 pitcher.
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portland or orlando will not move....look at like Atlanta, Minnesota (if KG leaves...no one will go..trust me, I live here), or the Clippers (even if they are winning this year). But yes, I think St. Louis deserves a team more then the Hawks and the Clippers
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If the penguins leave Pittsburgh no team will replace them, at least in this city.  They don't need and I hope they don't get a new arena, they are a losing team and Mario needs to cut his loses and realize that a new arena is not going to increase attendence or make the team prophitable in this town.  I don't know much else about the subject ;)  Just think they should leave and we should pick up an NBA team instead.
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I'll take them one at a time:\n\n1 Mexico City- This would be a good choice. Big stadium, big market (all of Mexico). This could be a logical first global expansion point.\n2 Birmingham- I don't think the NFL wants to expand much more into the south. I could be wrong. Alabama is big for college football-I'm sure it'd be a big NFL state.\n3 Las Vegas- Absolutely not. For all the Pro Leagues, Las Vegas is the untouchable city. The gambling/sports connection is one they stay far away from.\n4 Hawaii- Not sure what kind of market Hawaii would be. Cities with weather that good, typically have people who make their own fun outdoors.\n5 Canada- Possible, although the late year weather would be a problem. Also, Canadian government protection of CFL could be a problem.\n6 Germany Could be a good first expansion if they went global.\n7 the UK- Would be most probable point for european expanisio\n8 Oklahoma City- Not sure. most people there are already Cowboy fans.\n9 Albuqueque- Could be a possibility. Small overall population of state is a drawback.\n10 LA- There will be a team in LA\n11 San Antonio- Texas is large enough to support another team. San Antonio would be a good bet.\n12 others- Portland, Connecticut, Virginia(Va Beach/Norfolk), Orlando(too close to Tampa ?), Louisville(too close to Cincy ?) Puerto Rico. If Cuba became a free nation after Castro's death, Havana(who played NCAA football in the 30's and 40's).
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Oilers\nRangers\nPenguins\nRed Wings\nSabres\nBlackhawks\nDucks
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I think the NBA should expand the league too. I don't think it would delute the talent because I think there is more people playing basketball now than ever because populations rise over time. It would be fun to see more players to get chances to play if there were more teams.\nOklahoma City and Indianapolis technically have cities already...\nIt would be great to see the Clippers move back to San Diego.\nI'd like to see Columbus, Austin, and Las Vegas and other rapidly expanding cities that already have large populations to get new franchises.\nEither Kansas City or St. Louis would be good too because they love basketball especially there...
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I actually think so. They've done some really good moves to bolster the team - the trade for Thornton being paramount. The main reason isn't so much based on the strengths of their own team (even though they showed some stamina against the Preds tonight and got the OT win) as other teams above them in the West right now faultering. I predict Anaheim and Colorado out of the playoffs in 15-16 games time and the Sharks sneaking into that 8th spot.
112576
Why not?  Hell, while we're at it, since they all come here to why don't we add some Mexican pro sports teams to our roster.
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Finally, someone who thinks like I do. plain old common sense. \n\n    yes they should in my opinion. It should be a baseball rule, any team that goes 100 years without a world series gets shipped to Canada to become a hockey team.\n\nI mean think of this, the Toronto cubs. It just flows off the tongue doesn't it?
201959
put your money on the favorite. detroit red wings.
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I'm with ya!  John Garret (as much as I don't really like him) has come up with what so far in my opinion is the perfect schedule.  It looked like this\n\n6 x division = 24 games\n4 x conference = 40 games\n1 x opposite conference = 15 games\nthree remaining games are played against the team in the opposite conference that finished in the same spot as you last year.  1v1 2v2 3v3 etc.\n\n= 82 games.\n\nFans & teams get to see other teams at least once each year and end up seeing equal talent from the opposite conference. And we don't go years with out seeing a team.  Like the Habs!
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No, but if you think about it, Basketball should be in the winter games.  It was invented as a sport for the winter, its season beings in November, peeks in Feb-March and ends before the summer.  And the Hockey All-star game belongs where it is, it provides a needed break, and a chance to retool for a playoff push.  The NFL wishes it could do its allstar game before the end of the season