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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Honestly, I doubt the NHL ever seriously conisdered Quebec City for expansion. There's too much money to be had from other markets - Las Vegas and Toronto2.
But relocation? Quebec City will probably become the go-to threat for an eastern team. Read: Florida.
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As soon as the NHL conferences divided unevenly, you knew Quebec City wasn't going to get an expansion franchise. The only hope for them is relocation and that probably boils down to as you say, Florida with an outside chance at a couple of other places such as Carolina.
The thing about Toronto 2 is that, although they wouldn't like it, they could play in the Western Conference. The problem is no arena. The Seattle bid doesn't seem to be going anywhere without an arena also.
Portland looks lukewarm to an expansion team (although moving Arizona would be convenient) so I could see an expansion to Las Vegas as the only new team in the near future.