NHL Expansion Talk

One of the big NHL news stories going around in the last few months is whether or not the NHL will expand. Currently the league sits at 30 teams with 16 in the East, and 14 in the West. You don't have to be great a math to realize that there is a lack of balance here. 

The NHL offered a chance for any potential city interested in possibly getting an NHL team a chance to apply for one. While multiple cities have rumored interest such as, Toronto, Las Vegas, Quebec, and Seattle, only two cities even applied. Quebec, and Las Vegas. 

Of the two cities that have applied, most people believe Vegas is basically a given to get a team. They would for sure be a Western Conference team, they have an arena that will be ready to go very soon, and the NHL wouldn't have competition from any of the 3 other major sports.

Now Quebec on the other hand, is a bit of a question mark. The Canaidan dollar has dropped to about 75 cents of a dollar in the U.S. The NHL wants $500 million dollars as a fee for each expansion team. That would cost the Quebec group  somewhere in the $600 million dollar price range in Canadian money. 

For obvious reasons, it would be really nice to see both places get a team. How exciting are new teams? The NHL hasn't expanded since 2000 and one of the more recent expansion teams actually ended up moving (Atlanta to Winnipeg). Having a team back in Quebec would immediately create a rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens, and bring hockey back to a very passionate hockey market. Not to mention, how cool does it sound to have the Quebec Nordiques back in the NHL? 

What are your thoughts? Do you want to see the NHL expand? If so, one team, or two teams? What would you name the potential franchises?