Richest NHL Teams

I think it's interesting that of the top-10, there's only one absolute loser (namely the Vancouver Canucks) -

http://www.forbes.com/nhl-valuations/list/#tab:overall


 

Rank	Team	Current Value	1-Yr Value Change	Debt/Value	Revenue	Operating Income
#1	New York Rangers	$1.2 B	9%	0%	$229 M	$83.1 M
#2	Montreal Canadiens	$1.175 B	18%	20%	$219 M	$91.3 M
#3	Toronto Maple Leafs	$1.15 B	-12%	11%	$192 M	$70 M
#4	Chicago Blackhawks	$925 M	12%	0%	$182 M	$44.8 M
#5	Boston Bruins	$750 M	0%	0%	$158 M	$26.6 M
#6	Vancouver Canucks	$745 M	-7%	11%	$152 M	$35.5 M
#7	Philadelphia Flyers	$660 M	6%	9%	$146 M	$13.6 M
#8	Detroit Red Wings	$600 M	5%	33%	$135 M	$3.7 M
#9	Los Angeles Kings	$580 M	0%	16%	$132 M	$2.2 M
#10	Washington Capitals	$565 M	13%	23%	$132 M	$5.8 M
#11	Pittsburgh Penguins	$560 M	-1%	20%	$151 M	$20.2 M
#12	Edmonton Oilers	$455 M	-4%	18%	$119 M	$17.2 M
#13	Dallas Stars	$450 M	7%	33%	$132 M	$17.5 M
#14	San Jose Sharks	$445 M	5%	11%	$126 M	$8.2 M
#15	Calgary Flames	$435 M	-4%	6%	$130 M	$25.9 M
#16	Anaheim Ducks	$400 M	10%	16%	$122 M	$-0.8 M
#17	Minnesota Wild	$380 M	3%	30%	$125 M	$1.1 M
#18	Ottawa Senators	$370 M	-7%	34%	$119 M	$18.5 M
#19	Colorado Avalanche	$360 M	0%	0%	$106 M	$-3.7 M
#20	Winnipeg Jets	$350 M	-2%	37%	$116 M	$10.9 M
#21	New Jersey Devils	$330 M	0%	79%	$125 M	$4.5 M
#22	New York Islanders	$325 M	8%	31%	$93 M	$-14 M
#23	Buffalo Sabres	$300 M	4%	27%	$113 M	$2.8 M
#24	St Louis Blues	$270 M	15%	24%	$111 M	$-7.1 M
#25	Tampa Bay Lightning	$260 M	13%	17%	$121 M	$-1.4 M
#26	Nashville Predators	$255 M	2%	33%	$110 M	$2 M
#27	Columbus Blue Jackets	$226 M	13%	33%	$99 M	$4.5 M
#28	Carolina Hurricanes	$225 M	2%	53%	$99 M	$-11.7 M
#29	Arizona Coyotes	$220 M	-2%	63%	$92 M	$-4.5 M
#30	Florida Panthers	$186 M	-2%	62%	$93 M	$-20.2 M

  Honestly if the NHL was serious about making money, they'd get rid of the bottom five teams, give the next bottom five 1-2 years to straighten out, then sell those to cities/owners that really want it; all BEFORE considering expansion.