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In theory, this could happen in baseball given how much that sport is up to random chance on the micro level.

And the Browns would probably have gotten the same terms as the Panthers and Jaguars if not for the small issue of the Panthers building a veteran-laden squad that was good enough to get a 1st Round Bye in Year 2 and the Jaguars ending John Elway's (then) last best hope at winning a Super Bowl. I also seem to recall that the Florida Panthers showing up in the Stanley Cup Finals in Year Three was a driving factor in the more restrictive expansion drafts the late 90s teams got.

I just want to know what's the NHL's plan for this market when Las Vegas stops winning Stanley Cups.

Al Lerner paid $540 million. Texans' group paid $700 million for terms that were scarcely more generous than Cleveland's. And those terms were a willful correction after the Panthers and Jaguars made it to the Conference Finals in Year 2. The league has no problem with creating a doormat in Seattle.

*Glances at Cleveland Browns* You sure about that Mac? I'd like to think this league is thinking in longer terms than 5 years.

Fun in Vegas can only be had at the cost of a month's wages. No thanks.

What did they do to earn MAF falling into their lap again?

Let's not forget the real victims here. Seattle's going to get the deck stacked so heavily against them in the next expansion draft they'll be trotting out ECHL players for the first five years.

Eastern European level

Considering the reputation of the "San Jose Ultras", might it simply be that they are fitting that part of the stadium with automatic knockout gas emitters or "taser seats".

No,

They were able to pick up a very good goalie and instant depth in the draft.

Five Decades would be just fine, since you know, that's how long Blues fans have been waiting.

No, they just send assassins after Bettman. Granted they'd have to get to him before the fans of the Wild, Beej, Predators, and, hell, the Blues (STILL WAITING AFTER 50 EMBLEER YEARS!)

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