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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Not really, no. The league wants $500 million from Las Vegas and Seattle too. The league isn't fighting to prevent relocation to Quebec in favour of expansion - if that were the case, there wouldn't be rumblings about the league stalling to try and get Seattle in the expansion picture at the expense of Quebec.
The league is going to fight tooth and nail to prevent *any* team from relocating. They succeeded (for now) with Phoenix and failed with Atlanta. But as long as someone is willing to own and operate a team in places like Florida and Carolina, the league will always support those cities. But Quebec will be held in reserve in case one of those markets finds itself with nobody willing to operate a team.
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It's also in the league's best interest to have a Quebec willing and ready to go immediately. It keeps the threat of relocation real, so there is some leverage on the fans. And it is also insurance against having a homeless franchise if a team gets pushed out. For that reason, I don't think that they are going to make relocation easy, but in the end, if it makes business sense, I think it will happen eventually.
Whether or not it makes business sense isn't something I can comment on, but on a personal level, I would love to see them get a team.