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Originally Posted by tjinaz
I think it is a growth/mass media issue. They want to grow the league and get the big media contracts they have to go to the big US cities in the South and West. Its that simple. Adding a Winnipeg or QC does not further these aims. I am actually thinking some money from the NBC contract may be tied to presence in the large US metro areas.
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My thoughts as well. The Canadian market can only generate so much revenue for the league as a whole. People in Quebec are an already tapped market. A team there sucks a few more dollars out, but the gain is negligible. The reward in Phoenix is much greater, and at this point the risk is virtually zero as the losses are being largely covered. It's a no brainer, especially since the QC market isn't about to go anywhere.