NHL looking at Kancis City again

[ArgoRavi]

No, contraction is not going to happen, but if one wanted only 24 teams in the NHL, which teams would you fold?

Yes, Las Vegas would be another candidate IMO.
But a reduction of seven teams would include...?

Vegas, Arizona, Florida, Carolina, Devils, and Dallas would be a good start. They should have just let Atlanta fold rather than move to Winnipeg but too late for that one.

[AngeloV]

Vegas, Arizona, Florida, Carolina, Devils, and Dallas would be a good start. They should have just let Atlanta fold rather than move to Winnipeg but too late for that one.

Islanders, especially in Brooklyn are a disaster too. Probably would have them ahead of Dallas.

[KCargosfan]

Not going to happen unless Hunt wants it to and also wants to lose a ton of money.

Bottom line is KC is not an NHL town. We are good with the AA hockey team we have in the Mavs because you only need to average around 3K for them to turn a profit, but there's no way this city puts 14K in Sprint Center 41 nights a year for the NHL. Yeah, we can sell out (or come close) a preseason game, but it's not something we'd consistently support.

Plus, as mentioned, the Sprint Center is also very profitable despite not having a permanent tenant.

The reality is this city doesn't have enough hockey fans, and even if it did I don't know if we could support Chiefs/Royals/Sporting/K-State/KU/Mizzou and an NHL team.