That just means no cold cities in the US and probably not Edmonton, Calgary or Winnipeg. Toronto and Montreal will ALWAYS be in the mix for big NHL events like this regardless of what the players want.
I agree. I think too many places feel like they are out of it way too early in the season and these BS 3 point games make it too hard to make up any ground on people. The loser point needs to go away. Go back to having ties or make the shootouts winner take all.
The schedule doesn't help either. Remember the tension of a good home and home series with a division rival in mid-March?
These open letters are some nice marketing. I'm tired of marketing. Just win. Keep winning. Every time I start to allow myself to believe they don't actually stink they crap themselves for two weeks at a time.