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The only problem with the expansion arguement is that alot of those expansion teams are doing well attendance wise. Nashville, Columbus, Tampa Bay are all packed on most nights. But for some reason, teams like Vancouver and Chicago have trouble getting there home games broadcast on local TV, much less fill arenas. I agree that redistributing the talent to fewer teams would be a good thing though. You definitely won't see a sweet team like the 80's Oilers under the current team numbers. But it would also limit the number of really talented Russians and Europeans able to come here and play. You wouldn't have Datsyuks and Zetterbergs coming over in the 3rd or 4th rounds of drafts, because there would be no room for them in the league.
And no ref, especially Kerry Fraser, is excluded from the list of donkey ball suckers.
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