baseball is played every day, and alot of those games are on weekday nights, not that hockey doesnt have weekday games, but baseball is a little different.

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Québec City: Canada can support eight NHL teams. Another team in Québec brings competition for the Habs.

Atlanta: Atlanta can host a team and has the facilities to accommodate one. The problem with the then-Thrashers was ownership unwilling to invest in the team. This caused the exodus of two franchise players, continued losing seasons, and a relocation angering many NHL fans. Think of Atlanta Spirit as Golisano/Quinn at their very worst.

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Why would Atlanta get another team they just lost one, and their attendance records sucked.

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And also twice the capacity of hockey arenas while playing a 162 game season plus the playoffs.

Hockey has failed in Atlanta twice.

Why would the NHL even remotely consider trying again?

So we're all admitting that baseball has several problems it needs to address to catch up.

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Being that I live just outside of Seattle, I desperately want a team here. It would be a blast to be able to attend more hockey games.

I love the idea of Québec City getting back a team, but I would also entertain the idea of Anchorage getting one. THere is no real compeition there, so the fans (could) flock to support them. travels a bitch, but

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I lived there for 4 years and think that the city could definitely hold up a good team if they would just build an arena. Plus with the Cannucks so close it would be a sweet rivalry. Is there any chance of them using the Tacoma Dome if they needed something in the short term?

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Almost every player in every sport gets well overpaid... We currently signed Eherhoff to a contract that'll pay him 10 mill next year NVM the cap hit but with that kind of money we could have lured in a better RFA. Tim Connolly is a good player. A $5 mill player? As of right now NO, but if you look at what he can do with Kessel he could have a breakout season next year and earn that 5 mill and then some.

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oh I forgot to ask with the whole Winnipeg situation are the Red Wings coming to EC?

Are there going to be just the 6 divisions? or is there something else planned?

Thanks

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I had thought the same thing a while back, but I'm not sure if it would be an attractive proposition. This comes from the Tacoma Rockets Wikipedia page:



So, I'm unsure.

I'm not saying there aren't untapped hockey markets out there that can support a team. I'm all for ditching places like Phoenix to land a team in Quebec. But I want to see fewer teams so that the overall talent level will be higher on teams. It's too diluted now.

Ham

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Ha! I used to work events there with the Air Force and remember all too well how crappy some of those seats are. Man I miss living out there!

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i think it sucks that key arena was rebuilt specifically so that an NHL team couldnt play there.

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Right now, talking with Seattle natives, you'll generally find that people don't have a real genuine interest in having a hockey team. There are some who would like to see it, but the general population seems to give the old "I'm not really into hockey" response.

Whether this is BECAUSE they do not have a professional team is yet to be seen, but I'd be concerned about bringing a team here. I'd like to think that the city would embrace the team (and sport) much like they have with the Major League Soccer team that was brought here a few years ago. The Sounders are frequently sold out, and you see the logo and colors all around the city.

Anchorage would be a bitch for travel but that is one place i think could support a team.

Milwaukee: Minneapolis is quite close to the wisconsin border so i don't know if the wild would be jumping for joy at a team in Milwaukee but i do know that the brewers and the Twins used to have quite the heated rivalry before the Twins got placed in the AL.

Seattle does support their football team and soccer team but they did lose their basketball team to OKC. I would check to see how the thunderbirds draw and then consider giving them a team. like you said they are close to vancouver.

Portland. Oregon would be another possible city i might add to the list. they don't have many pro sports teams but the Trail Blazers do well. One of my professors wants a team there.

Obviously Quebec City is a choice of mine as I wouldn't doubt they are hockey crazy.

I am a fan of the NHL shrinking in size though to increase the talent level of teams. Though more teams in the league has an interesting effect as well.

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Both teams were in the AL and the Brewers were moved to the NL actually. Not sure how big the rivalry was either because they were in different divisions, the Brewers in the east and the Twins in the west.

the NHLPA will never allow contraction. thats alot of jobs out the window.

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If a team falls apart (financially) enough that the league takes them over and can't find a buyer, they will shut that team down and the PA can't say a thing about it.

The NHLPA would be hard pressed to prevent planned contraction either. They have no rights there.