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the idea of hockey in Carolina still doesn't sit well with me.

Nor I (and I'm in the winning town), but I'd just like to point out that there are seven NHL teams south of us:

LA Kings
Dallas Stars
Phoenix Coyotes
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Atlanta Thrashers
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning

And a couple more just barely more northerly:

Nashville Predators (about 30 miles north)
San Jose Sharks (about 100 miles north)
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Bitt Faulk