from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

We’re supposed to believe that “Mr. Jacobs” of the Bruins just might rather pass on his $33 million-plus share of the $1 billion in fees projected by Gary Bettman if the NHL adds two clubs for 2017-18 than recommend that the league in fact expand?

Sure he will.

Remember. Expansion fees are not included in Hockey Related Revenue and thus belong to the owners and owners only. And 2017-18 expansion would come two seasons before an anticipated Owners’ Lockout IV.
Spare us the consternation about the continuing numerical unbalance between the East and West if Quebec joins Las Vegas as expansion clubs.

The next round of expansion should bring a radical realignment of the NHL that could, if not should, feature a Canadian Conference.

But about the expansion draft. We raised the issue last year and are raising it again. In a league in which successful teams always have extremely limited cap space, is the NHL going to create a pair of teams that would have up to $75 million of space with which to bid on free agents?

read on for some talk about the New York Islanders' move to Brooklyn...