Seattle gets its NHL team

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Actually, from a regional balance standpoint, rather than add another West Coast team, thereby forcing the Coyotes into the Central Division, it would have made more sense to add a team in Houston.  As it is, breaking the budding rivalry with the Golden Knights probably means Houston will get an NHL team when the Coyotes move.  If I were the Coyotes' owner, I'd go for a bare bones operation, skimming my share of the national TV rights until the NHL admits reality and lets the team move to a city where it can make money.

(The problem Canada has is that the NHL is in no position to add a 17th team in the Eastern Time Zone until the NHL expands past 32 teams.)

Add a team in Halifax, and move one of Detroit/Columbus/Pittsburgh to the Western Conference.

Die heretic!!!

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They should revive the Seattle Metropolitans name so as to already have one Stanley Cup to their credit.

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They should revive the Seattle Metropolitans name so as to already have one Stanley Cup to their credit.

We can call them the Mets.

Anyway, I think that this will work out well. Seattle seems like a decent hockey city (as opposed to Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa, or Miami) and the rivalry with Vancouver will be awesome.

Now when is Wisconsin getting a team?

As soon as Chicago (the city, not the team) moves south.

I mean MKE has a basketball team while Chicago does, too, and its a much better hockey state than basketball.

In fact, MKE has a baseball team and Chicago has TWO.

The NHL has far more Canadian teams than do the other major sports, so that cuts down on how many teams they can field south of the border. If I had to bet on the next US city to get a team, it'd be Houston either by expansion or Arizona moving. Also Milwaukee is too small a metro area to really support two arena teams. If it weren't for the Bucks, then a Milwaukee NHL team would be a no-brainer, but with them, it's just too much potential competition.

How is a basketball team realistically competition for a hockey team just because they both play in an arena? Totally different fan bases and even demographics.