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QC is viable now. That's why it's clear that, for whatever strange and bizarre reason, the league doesn't want a team there and should be up front with the market.No they don't. What does NHL gain but flat out shutting out any possibility of city getting a team? Maybe 10 years down the road QC grows and city becomes more viable for a team. NHL can't tell the future.
NHL clearly doesn’t believe it is right now or they’d have a team. Y’all need to chill out with thinking you know better.QC is viable now. That's why it's clear that, for whatever strange and bizarre reason, the league doesn't want a team there and should be up front with the market.
The NHL has a responsibility to tell a market they aren't getting a team. The way they've been treating the QC market they definitely owe it to the locals to finally be honest about it. It would also be helpful it they were honest with cities like Calgary and told them that the really don't need help with arena projects that should be privately funded. But they're obviously incapable of showing care and concern for the markets they've been dealing with.
I lived in QC and have read the tea leaves. It's not complicated. The league isn't going there and should be honest with the people there.NHL clearly doesn’t believe it is right now or they’d have a team. Y’all need to chill out with thinking you know better.
I've read the same stories. Lots of encouragement but no action. The league's not going there and should be telling people in the market that.The NHL lead QC to believe they wanted a team there. This is back in 2009: NHL Admits Interest In Returning Teams To Quebec City, Winnipeg
They encouraged the city to build an arena. The article is in French but you can translate it in chrome: Québec : Bettman encourage la construction d'un amphithéâtre
I know people just like saying this stuff like "well, theres money in the banana stand!" but do you think Montreal has ANY desire, any whatsoever, to dilute potential fans/fanbases to share? Absolutely not. A LOT of this league is driven by 3 franchises and owners, Boston, Toronto, and Montreal.QC is viable now. That's why it's clear that, for whatever strange and bizarre reason, the league doesn't want a team there and should be up front with the market.
I know people just like saying this stuff like "well, theres money in the banana stand!" but do you think Montreal has ANY desire, any whatsoever, to dilute potential fans/fanbases to share? Absolutely not. A LOT of this league is driven by 3 franchises and owners, Boston, Toronto, and Montreal.