Any time that you increase the "pool" there will be a "watering down" of whatever was concentrated. Chemistry is a good example. Growth is good for hockey in terms of bringing in new fans and new, well, blood. The reason not to bring in more teams because "they can't compete with the established teams" is just wrong. I will admit that they will not be the best in the first couple years. It takes time to build anything. But the we the fans have to give them a chance to grow and evolve into a power house. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.