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Originally Posted by Flames1217
I'm biased (live in Quebec City) but it would be an absolute joke if Atlanta got a 3 chance before Quebec City got another.
No matter how.big the tv market is, or how big the population is, if people are not interested in hockey those factors mean nothing.
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Yeah, and this has to be looked at more closely.
I was highly skeptical that Winnipeg would be able to make a go of it, but they've managed.
I'm not sure I'm with you on the Quebec City front though.
The other battle that Quebec has to fight is 'The Ottawa Effect.'
Sure, you can plunk a team there but what percentage of people there are still old diehard Nordiques fans? Most of those people have moved on to support other teams? Are they going to ditch almost a generation of being a Habs or Leafs fan to renew their fandom for Quebec?
That was something that Winnipeg made work for them, but each additional gap year just applies more pressure to that attrition.