I have wondered aloud about turning back the clock in terms of different outcomes (revisionist history). This question involves a decision the Board Of Governors made over forty years ago that changed the NHL forever: expansion. What if the NHL remained a six team outfit?
Can you imagine the talent pool available to just six teams? Imagine the further dominance of the Montreal Canadiens if not only did they have to compete for talent with five other teams, but regained territorial rights? Talk about at least a three decade rein as the top NHL team! Toronto alone would have won at least four more Stanley Cups (provided there was no World Hockey Association and Wayne Gretzky fell into their laps)!
But here's the downside to the wishful thinking: could the league survive despite featuring the 180 best players in the entire world, given the other sports leagues grew as planned? This is where your imput is greatly needed, Hockey fans!
2007-11-02
11:54:37
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