re: Tillman Fertitta is in talks with the NHL to bring a team to Houston

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Hockey in the deep south just sounds like a money loser

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The Florida Panthers actively do everything in their power to not make money. We have to asterisk them

Excluding them, their fellow peers at the lowest quartile for valuation/revenue/profitability (they’re all similar rankings) include Deep South titans Arizona, Buffalo, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Columbus, and San Jose. Carolina would probably be in that group as well or next up, but they’re still a fairly healthy franchise

Tampa, Nashville, and Dallas are comfortably more stable than the above despite being decades late to the party. Depending on ranking you’ll find Tampa and Dallas in or near the Top 15 most valuable. Houston could absolutely support an NHL team. We’re past the point to be wondering if Deep South teams can make it, particularly for a metro that big

Hell it’s not even hard to make a case that Winnipeg would be better off moving back to Atlanta