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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Yeah the NHL is not going to Quebec.
It will be in the US.
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Just based on the number of places as potential temporary homes, propbably, since there are more large cities in the U.S. But I don't think they would mind a Canadian city as a temporary place to play.
Keep in mind that it would likely be for 40 or fewer home games. The priority would be to find an NHL quality ice surface in an arena that has some vacancy and is in a city with decent airport access, and with enough hockey fans to cut some of the financial losses with walk-up sales. The biggest issue with Quebec is that the Remparts also play there, which could make scheduling difficult.
This is probably going to be a non-issue anyway. I suspect the chances that there is enough damage to Tampa's arena to prevent them from playing there this season, are low. They may reschedule a few games if they have to is my guess.