No Hamilton Coyotes For Now

The judge has ruled in the case of the NHL hating Canada and not wanting it to have more teams. The verdict: nope to Balsillie and a 'seriously, that sucks, please try again' to the NHL (TSN).

Snottiness aside it's probably the right ruling. I wouldn't want a crazy owner doing whatever he wanted in my league. That could work against Canadian franchises just as easily as for.

It's good that the NHL's "screw Wayne Gretzky and that other guy" bid was tossed out, though. That was ridiculous.