Respected Sportsnet report Chris Johnston had an interesting take in his ‘Beyond the Headlines‘ piece, which was published three days ago.
In it, he commented on the new Seattle franchise ownership group working on rebuilding KeyArena and needing to have it ready within two years.
Along with this, he mentioned that the new expansion team would logically be placed in the Pacific Division, meaning that the Arizona Coyotes would likely be moved into the Central Division as a result.
“There will be no grand-scale realignment when Seattle is ready to enter the league, with the expansion team expected to join the Pacific Division while Arizona moves to the Central.