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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I think Bettman's denial is just a maneuver to not piss of MLSE before actual negotiations happen in case they challenge the right to bring a team there.
The fan base would be fine, and younger generations would probably lean towards the new team since they might actually be able to go to a game.
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Yep. There's gotta be millions of hockey fans under 50 who are tired of the sad-sack team their dads, uncles, and grandads follow. That's where the Nordiques fans came from - younger fans tired of hearing about Montreal. And the Habs actually were a team that had multiple Cups in their recent history when the Nordiques joined the league.