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As Las Vegas waits, NHL officials provide expansion draft plans for GMs

NHL general managers met with league officials in Boca Raton, Florida, and were presented a plan that would call for a team to lose no more than one player if the NHL expands by one or no more than two players if the league expands by two.

Expansion draft major topic of this week’s NHL general managers meeting

Las Vegas still hasn’t received official word on if an expansion NHL team is coming to town. But when the general managers meet this week in Boca Raton, Fla., expansion draft rules are expected to be a topic of discussion, per the Toronto Sun.

Scratch Panthers off Vegas’ hockey list; team finds rebirth in Florida

The Panthers have been one of hockey’s feel-good stories this season. After missing the postseason 13 of the last 14 years, they lead the Atlantic Division and barring a monumental collapse, appear headed for the playoffs come April.

NHL to meet again next week on Las Vegas expansion

The National Hockey League’s executive committee is expected to meet Wednesday in New York for a special session to discuss the bids by Las Vegas and Quebec City to join the NHL for the 2017-18 season.

Foley patiently waits for puck to drop on Las Vegas NHL franchise

Bill Foley is not normally a patient guy. “But in this case, I have to stay patient,” he said. That has been Foley’s mantra since July 20, when the billionaire businessman filed his formal application for an NHL expansion team.

Bettman: NHL expansion committee meets, still ponders Las Vegas franchise

The NHL is still deliberating whether or not it wants to expand beyond its current 30-team league. For Bill Foley, the man who wants to bring Las Vegas its first professional major league sports franchise, it means remaining patient and respecting the process.

Las Vegas’ Bill Foley not fazed by report of NHL looking at Seattle franchise

Bill Foley knows he’s playing a waiting game with the NHL in his attempt to bring an expansion franchise to Las Vegas. But with the news coming out of Seattle about two possible arena proposals, it’s possible that Foley may have to wait a little longer.

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