As been noted several times over the past year and more, the anti-Winnipeg crowd (at least a great majority of it I imagine) isn't against the team coming back because we dislike Winnipeg. I would love to see more Canadian teams, especially a return of the Jets and Nordiques. But I don't want to see it return just for the sake of return and ignore the great economic obstacles against it. If it's gonna return, I want it to return for the long term. Not for a short term stop gap which it currently is. Several years is a realistic life span unless the team goes deep into the playoffs each and every year or they somehow build a new arena that can match the rest of the NHL in capacity. That just isn't gonna happen. So we're gonna be going through this drama all over again in the near future.
The only reason Winnipeg is getting any consideration is because no other city seems on deck on the moment to take on a club if the Phoenix relocation goes ahead. You would figure KC would be an easy base walk for the NHL if they have to go to 'Plan B', but no owner there or anywhere else, makes Winnipeg the only option for the time being it appears.
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