In the offseason, my thoughts turn to alignment, and the NHL has a funky one right now. I understand the need for said funk, the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets were desperate to get into the Eastern Conference for travel and time zone reasons. But the unbalanced conferences were and still are a problem, although the new Vegas Golden Knights will help somewhat. The league still needs a 32nd team... and it does not look like ANY city will be stepping it up with the half-billion dollar expansion fee NOT named Quebec City.
The NHL will expand again at some point.