re: NHL East\West Split Opinions,

That's quid's hobbyhorse. Don't mind him. Contraction does nothing to help the financial health of the league, it is a hammer in negotiations with the player's unions to keep salaries down by threatening to eliminate X number of jobs. the fact fans fall for it shows that people will always unquestioningly suck up to ownership.

Having a team in Florida or a MLB team in Montreal or whatever has no bearing on a league's health. None.