I support this. Toronto deserves to have an NHL team

Mystery group touts NHL expansion for Toronto, claims $1-billion in war chest - Posted Sports

A mysterious group claiming to have $1-billion in private financing has scheduled a media conference for Friday morning to announce a “vision” for a National Hockey League expansion team in Toronto, touting a plan that has been in the works for five years.

Random NHL franchise relocation question

If the future of the Phoenix Coyotes is up in the air (and it is, including reports of them being purchased and moving to southern Ontario), would it not make sense for the NHL to, you know, offer the team back to a Winnipeg buyer, first?

As a former Winnipegger, I'd love to see the team that was once the Winnipeg Jets before relocating to Phoenix back in the NHL as the Winnipeg Jets once again.

Question about Oilers trade record

So ... considering the Kevin Lowe/Craig MacTavish era, how many of the players Lowe traded to other teams ended up winning the Stanley Cup after leaving the Oilers?

Just wondering whether Ales Hemsky should be demanding a trade or not.

Wait....Toronto has an NHL franchise?

Adding a second National Hockey League franchise in the Toronto area isn't on the league's radar, according to the NHL's front office.

Just saying ...

Montreal just fired their coach.

Montreal beat the Oilers tonight.

Montreal is 9th in the NHL with 79 points.

Oilers are 17th in the NHL with 71 points.

Montreal just fired their coach.

Canadians love hockey. Film at 11.

Gold medal game sets ratings record for TSN

The gold medal game on TSN is the most-watched program ever on a Canadian specialty channel and is also the most-watched program overall across all Canadian television this broadcast season. Audience levels for the game peaked at 4.7 million viewers at 9:58pm et, as Team Canada celebrated its victory in Ottawa.

Playing hockey tonight - Minnesota and Vanouver

Yes, Vanouver. Site of the 2010 Winter Olympis.

Two NHL teams in Toronto?

No, really, that's the rumour.

Why not? If any city deserved to have two terrible hockey teams that never win the Stanley Cup, it's Toronto.

It must be the medication

I'm sure it's the cold medication I'm currently taking. Because there's no way the Oilers just scored three goals in three minutes to take a 4-3 lead over Nashville. Nope. It's the NyQuil.

EDIT ONE MINUTE LATER: Nevermind. It's now 4-4.

EDIT AGAIN: And, of course, the Oilers lost. Hey, remember when the big excuse was that the Oilers would be competitive if only the dollar wasn't so low and the league could put in a salary cap? Well, the dollar is at par, the NHL has a salary cap, and the Oilers still suck.

Maybe if Daryl Katz buys the Oilers ...

... he'll fire the current management and bring in a real coach and general manager.

Seriously ... how bad do the Oilers have to be before MacT or Lowe (or both) lose their jobs?