from Kevin Allen of USA TODAY,

USA TODAY Sports surveyed 28 higher-profile players during last week's NHL media tour in New York, and 20 listed Seattle as one of their top two expansion choices and 19 mentioned Quebec.

Seven players had Las Vegas listed among their top choices, and three liked the idea of placing a second team in the Toronto area. Oklahoma City and Madison, Wis., also received votes.

Expansion talk was in the news this summer with reports that Las Vegas, Seattle, Toronto and Quebec were in the mix for a new franchise, but the league denied that and said it merely is in a listening mode if cities want to talk.

read on for a few more surveys...