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Originally Posted by J.OT13
At what point does a league have so many teams that it cheapens the product? Could the Sens fetch nearly $1B if the league had 40+ teams? With more teams, there's a chance multiple teams might be fore sale at the same time, there are more chances that numerous teams are struggle (as we've seen with Pheonix, Florida, Carolina and even Ottawa). At some point, the playoffs need to be expanded as fans will be frustrated that it becomes extremly hard to make the playoffs, let alone win the Cup.
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I honestly wonder if the leagues need to stretch their imaginations and come up with alternative championships to create some fan excitement. Create some kind of meaningful sub-leagues or some such that expands the number of winners a bit. Kind of like how the 60+ teams of the CHL are divided up into 3 leagues, so your local team might at least celebrate winning the QMJHL even if it never actually wins the Memorial Cup.
If you end up with 60 teams chasing the Stanley Cup then as you point out, there might be teams that go decades without even making the playoffs. Tough to send out those $10,000 season ticket invoices when you're heading into year 15 of the playoff drought.
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