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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The NHL needs Canadian teams. Canada promotes the game more than the US and produces a bulk of the players, not to mention better TV deals. It's true that some of the teams were doing poorly economically, but it was certainly in the interest of every team in the league to keep as many teams as possible in Canada at the time.
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Honestly, that is grossly arrogant. There is nothing at all about Calgary or Edmonton or Ottawa that is more important than Winnipeg or Quebec City. At that time, Canada was not generating much revenue at all relative to the US cities. Montreal and Toronto they would want to keep. The rest of us? The owners of the time would not have cared.
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Would anyone really miss the Panthers in a few years? I don't see them having a lot of intrinsic value to the league in general. I doubt we would see many "bring back the Panthers" rallies. Not that I care if they stay or leave. It's not really a concern of mine, but I wouldn't put much effort into keeping them there.
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You aren't in the business of operating an NHL team, so I doubt very many people are too concerned about how concerned you are.