In a few days, the NHL Board of Governors will officially announce that Las Vegas has been awarded an expansion team. The Las Vegas team is expected to be joining the league in the 2017-18 season provided billionaire Bill Foley and his team can put together the $500 million dollar entry fee. (Sadly, even if that money went straight in to the league’s coffers, it wouldn’t balance out the loss from the last time the NHL brought hockey to the desert.) Now, the Boston Bruins will need to get ready for the expansion draft.
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