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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
As far as the Nordiques go maybe many don't remember but they rarely sold out averaging about 14,500 fans a game over their time. I think they would get better attendance than Phoenix but I'm not sure they would be a runaway success or anything and it's not a television market that is going to help the NHL in any way. I also don't know if it's a city NHL players would be keen on playing in. They would probably have a tougher time attraction free agents than Winnipeg.
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True... the proverbial "market forces" caused them to move in the first place...
that said, the salary cap helps... but they would definitely need a deep pocketed owner like Quebecor to make a long term commitment... The TV market isn't great, but I can't imagine Winnipeg's TV market being any better...
Probably a pipe dream for expansion, but i could see a floundering franchise being moved there...