Coyotes to Houston speculated on ‘Hockey Night in Canada’

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Nick Kypreos sent the much-deprived community of NHL fans in Houston into a frenzy on Saturday night when he mentioned that Arizona could "turn into Houston."

The Hockey Night in Canada analyst made the comment during the second intermission of the Maple Leafs-Wild game as the crew was discussing future NHL expansion in Seattle and subsequent need for realignment.

With reports that the Coyotes are in line to shift to the Central Division if Seattle becomes the 32nd NHL franchise, Kypreos speculated that if no "new money" emerges, the conditions are prime for the Coyotes to move to Houston.

The Coyotes' ownership situation has been in constant shuffle and the team's arena status seems to be in perpetual flux. As the least valued NHL team, per Forbes, the Coyotes have always been a viable candidate for fans yearning for an NHL team in Houston.

The reports of realignment only stoke the flames, as the move geographically would take Arizona's scheduling away from its West Coast rivals in the Pacific Division.

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