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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Don't say never. All it takes is Houston to not want them really and where else are they going to go that has an NHL ready arena? Bettman didn't want Winnipeg to get the Thrashers either but if there are no other options....
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Yeah QC is the only city in last decade to express willingness to pay NHL's price.
No one in Houston (Fertitta) has expressed interest in landing a team for last 3 or 4 years. And the interest then was just some passing comments really. KC, Portland... only people talking about these places are fans.
At this point we have a Phoenix based owner who is having an arena spat so most logical outcome still seems to be finding a temporary solution while some kind of local arena deal gets worked out.
Now he could get fed up tomorrow and want to sell, and a buyer in another city could emerge quickly but until then it's just fans talking. And if moving becomes a reality, the QC ownership group were the last known potential interested parties at the NHL's asking price, although I do really question their ability to pay that kind of coin.