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Wild Wild West — Pacific Division Heats Up
By Andy Eide As we storm down the home stretch of the NHL season, the only real drama left in the Pacific Division is which team is going to win the division title, and it’s a two-horse race. Heading into action Thursday night, the Calgary Flames – who have been, um, red hot – hold […]
Measuring the sustained success of expansion franchises is… difficult.
So you have an expansion team. Your inaugural season has now come and gone. All of the hoopla and excitement that comes with playing in front of your home fans for the first time after years of anticipation has passed. Unless your expansion team is called the Vegas Golden Knights, you probably stunk this past […]
Seattle NHL Expansion in the Post-Vegas Era: Creating a Hometown Team
When the Vegas Golden Knights entered the NHL in 2017, they had the tall task of being the first expansion team for any “Big Four” league in the social media era. The last NHL expansion prior to Vegas was in 2000 when the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets joined the league, and the last […]
“Side deals” will be more difficult for Seattle franchise to swing
One of the most magical rides in sports history finally came to a crashing halt in the Stanley Cup Final when the Vegas Golden Knights—in their first season in NHL existence—finally fell to the mightier Washington Capitals. From a Seattle perspective, the unfathomable trip Vegas went on to find itself just one step short of […]
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