If this turns out to be true, it will most certainly tick me off. Why? Well, first off Winnipeg and Quebec lose their teams to American cities and there are some other, perfectly good Canadian cities just clamoring for "big league" entertainment.
The city of Hamilton have been begging for a NHL team since it hosted the infamous 1987 Canada Cup. That request has been continually blocked by the NHL Board of Governors, particularly the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres.
Regina has been (kind of) wanting one since the St. Louis Blues were a hair from moving north to-believe it or not-Saskatoon.
Halifax has also shown some interest (I personally would like to see a team out on the east coast) and the aforementioned city of Winnipeg has a state-of-the-art arena that is only six or seven years old. I mean, the AHL team that inhabits that building now continually draws more people than some southern NHL franchises. Why there aren't more teams in Canada astounds me.
Yeah, I know, it's the politics and the tax burdens. But I think mainly it's the short-sightedness and incompetence of Gary Bettman, who should have been out of there years ago.
So as for another team in Toronto? I say nyet!
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