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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew
Love to see you try.
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I would give you 10 to 1 odds that I could ask 100 random people in Dallas to name 1 player on the stars and less than 5 could. On the flip side i bet 30 out of 100 could name half of Edmontons current squad
Regardless I'm not here to bash southern markets I'm only defending Alberta. My original comment was aimed at the availability of franchises. Seattle will be the NHLs 32nd team through expansion. That is written in stone and always has been. So whether we are talking about Quebec City or Houston relocation is the only option. And the ONLY western team that is close to being up for relocation is the Coyotes. Houston's gain will be at the expense of AZ which is why they both cant have teams as stated above. I have no doubt Houston
could make it work. It's North America's 4th biggest metropolis, Toyota center is a great building, And the perspective ownership is solid.
But after Seattle is announced as the NHLs 32nd team both Quebec and Houston will be on the outside looking In. And in my opinion the Only Logical way that any of those 2 markets see a franchise is if the Coyotes land in Houston and Carolina or Florida land in Quebec City.
The league wont expand to 34 teams in our lifetime.
I realize it's the off season but go back to soccer fellas You're out of your Element