Oh, and if you haven't already done so...

by Tomorrows Blues on Aug 26, 2010 5:23 PM CDT

...get thee over to the SB Nation Expansion Draft site and stuff that ballot box for Portland and Quebec to get the two mock expansion franchises.

It'll be a better NHL with the Portland Rosebuds and Quebec Nordiques back on the ice, folks...

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Sorry old friend

But KC and Seattle get my vote on the simple basis that they could actually support a team. Milwaukee should have been an option too.

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Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.

by Icion on Aug 26, 2010 7:56 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, but if Milwaukee gets an NHL team...

…then Chicago will want one, too.

Seattle’s too close to Vancouver, and Portland has supported minor league and major junior hockey far better than Seattle over the past forty years or so.

Portland has a sutiable building already in place, and it’s relatively new, whereas Seattle’s building is older and would need modifications (think America west Arena in Phoenix, basketball only) to make it suitable for hockey.

And neither KC or Seattle, in any case, would better support an NHL franchise than Quebec, in my view.

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by Tomorrows Blues on Aug 27, 2010 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Quebec is a no-brainer.

but I’m quite iffy on Portland. B, I know it’s a town near and dear to your heart, and I understand that, but . . . so many better options to choose from ahead of Portland.

I would put Kansas City ahead of both, though. 1) New digs, 2) fits in geographically with the rest of the NHL’s Midwest (plus Dallas) and Western Canada teams that aren’t on the coast, 3) Natural local rival to the Blues, Wild and Stars and 4) Boulevard Beer. Because it’s fucking awesome.

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by Donut King on Aug 26, 2010 11:06 PM CDT reply actions