Hartford is just far enough away from New York, that it’s not really considered part of the NY metropolitan area, is it??
Though hockey fans there would certainly make a road trip to NY to see hockey if they desired.
Hartford is relatively close to Boston too, I believe, so those fans could go to Bruins games on a Boston road trip.
i live less than an hour from Hartford and ten minutes from Danbury in NE Westchester...there are tons of Rangers fans Danbury and that SW part of Connecticut- they won’t be changing their allegiance...
bringing the team back to Hartford from NC is sheer stupidity...
I love the NHL and it is a niche sport. Expansion has killed the league and it needs to contract. Bring back the Patrick Division.