Top NHL Insider Makes Interesting Comment On Potential League Expansion
The NHL's expansion has been a thing to behold in recent years, and now, with many cities clamouring for an NHL team, it appears only a matter of time until we see team No. 33 join the fray.
Interesting comments
The NHL's commissioner Gary Bettman has recently commented on the possibility, and while he down played the chances of it happening anytime soon, it appears plans are certainly in the works.
Now, one of the NHL's top insiders in Pierre Lebrun has now commented on the possibility, and for NHL fans looking for more teams in the league, this will be music to your ears.
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Unsurprisingly, the four cities that LeBrun name dropped were Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Quebec City and Houston, the four teams most linked to a new NHL team, and while it's likely not going to happen in the next few years, the process is sure to begin over the coming years.
The NHL is in a great position where they are now, but with all the new fans joining the fray with Vegas and Seattle, it makes sense for the NHL and their vast talent base to expand again, and if they can find success in any of these four cities, no one would be shocked to see team No. 34 on the way soon after.
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| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 5 | 142 ANSWERS Top NHL Insider Makes Interesting Comment On Potential League Expansion Which city should the NHL expand to next? | ||
| Atlanta | 12 | 8.5 % |
| Houston | 23 | 16.2 % |
| Salt Lake City | 29 | 20.4 % |
| Quebec City | 78 | 54.9 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Macklin Celebrini | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||