from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

... Wembley Stadium in London is what I’m thinking on Jan. 1, 2017.

Rangers-Kings, Rangers-Penguins or maybe Rangers against the Canadiens or Maple Leafs. But yes, the New York Rangers.

The NHL is still somehow light years behind where it should be in Europe, still unable to scratch even the surface of the profitable partnerships and creative endeavors the league should have been cultivating for years. Really, it is inexplicable.

But staging the Winter Classic in London, where the temperatures are traditionally in the upper 40s to low 50s on New Year’s Day and the time change fits perfectly (but what about the rain?) wouldn’t be so much about selling the game to Europe as it would be uniquely selling the event as a world-class showcase and the NHL as a world-class operation.

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