APR 21, 2015 7:32p ET
APR 21, 2015 7:32p ET
Talks of NHL expansion have been swirling around the league for quite some time, but no storyline on the matter is more intriguing than the possibility of Las Vegas serving as home for one of the league's new teams.
If the NHL were to expand to Las Vegas, it would be the first major American sports franchise to call Sin City home, but why does Las Vegas want an NHL team? Rather, why does the NHL want a Las Vegas team?
We've seen the success of NHL expansion in recent history, most notably with the Winnipeg Jets, whose hockey-crazed fans lost their beloved team through a tragic relocation to Phoenix, only to regain it when the expansion Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg.