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Originally Posted by gotjuice
You don't have to be in the same conference to have a great rivalry. .
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Yes you do. The only exception is sports history I can think of is Celtics\Lakers.
If they're not in the same conference they only play each other twice and will almost never meet in the playoffs.
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Originally Posted by gotjuice
I think San Jose is a legit franchise also because San Jose/northern California really doesn't have much else in the way of sports competition, so I think they're a great market that the NHL can tap
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It's that kind of thinking that got us stuck with Nashville and Columbus. San Jose is a fine franchise, but 24 is the bets number for the sport and I don't see anyone else to cut that wouln't have a larger negative impact.