Nick’s NHL Wrap-Up: December 17, 2018

Welcome to Nick’s NHL wrap where I’ll bring a weekly digest of NHL content here on Slant Sports. I’ll cover the latest trending topics of the game to keep you up to date, in case you missed something. You’ll also see the stand-out game of the week as well as a league-wide stock watch where we look at how teams around the NHL are playing. And we’ll also have a Moment of the Week that brings you the funny, wacky, or heart-warming sights and sounds from around the league we love. So let’s get to it.

What’s Trending

Seattle Expansion: The NHL board of governors recently announced that the league will add a 32nd club in the Western Conference with Seattle being awarded a franchise. An ownership group composed of investment banker David Bonderman and Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer will look to find success in the great northwest.

This, to me, is a strong choice of an expansion market by the league. It makes a lot of sense to have an even number of clubs which balance out the divisions.

Seattle is the type of sports town that will gravitate towards hockey much like it did soccer, a sport outside the big 4 in America that has seen great success in that market with the Seattle Sounders being wildly popular.

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