I'm sure you could put a 2nd team in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, teams in QC, Halifax, Saskatchewan and Hamilton and those teams would be greatly supported and sell out every night. It's not about that. It's about expanding the footprint in the US in an effort to land a decent TV deal. Adding Canadian teams don't do that. I think Seattle/Portland/KC would embrace a Hockey team. I wouldn't mind seeing expansion into Houston/San Antonio, SLC or Milwaukee. Wouldn't mind seeing Hartford again either. Expansion into non-traditional hockey markets is important for the long term success of the league. It may not always work (Atlanta/Phoenix/Florida), but it IS working. Hockey is thriving in Nashville. It seems to be doing quite well in Raleigh too, and Anaheim, and San Jose is a great hockey city. Like I said before, take the emotion out of it. The NHL doesn't owe canada ######.