the.com/expansion team
a franchise born already losing, buying its way into a league that didn't need it.
means a new sports team added to an existing league, usually by paying a hefty entry fee and starting with mostly leftover talent.
from from the sports business term expansion, meaning a league growing its footprint into new markets rather than through mergers or promotion; the model dates to baseball's 1961-62 growth spurt and became standard practice across american pro leagues.
entry pricenhl's vegas expansion fee topped 500 million dollars
draft rulesother teams protect players, leftovers go to newcomer
golden exceptionvegas golden knights made the finals in year one
typical fatemost expansion teams lose big for several seasons