Whenever the NHL has expanded in the past few expansion phases, there was a requirement for the new team to reach 12,000 season ticket equivalents, a certain threshold of advertizing dollars sold and a certain threshold of luxury boxes committed to, by a given deadline.For Winnipeg, that deadline may be much shorter than preferred for both the NHL and the club in question, since there may be a rush to move a team between seasons. And if the deadline is going to be a shorter window of opportunity, hopefully the requirements are also reduced somewhat to remain realistic.Manitoban NHL fans would be OFFside if they believe that the NHL will announce it's return without any sort of "catches". more »