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Originally Posted by Mightygoose
I think 32 is the endgame short term as well.
Like the 8 division NFLish style realignment. Put the 8 Canadian teams in two 4 team divisions. It would guarantee 2 of those teams would make the playoffs and have home ice advantage in the 1st round, in turn would make the next Canadian TV rights be worth even more.
It would also avoid the chance of any US based team being 'alone' with four or more Canadian based teams.
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so seattle and quebec get expansion teams...
western conference:
vancouver
edmonton
calgary
winnipeg
seattle
san jose
anaheim
la
phoenix
dallas
colorado
minnesota
detroit
chicago
columbus
st louis
eastern conference:
toronto
ottawa
montreal
quebec city
boston
rangers
islanders
devils
philadelphia
pittsburgh
buffalo
washington
florida
tampa
carolina
nashville
top team in each division gets seeds 1-4...