NHL players chatted (anonymously) to The Athletic to talk about expansion and several topics.
175 of them voted and even if several of them voted for more than one city, the fact remains that the popular vote made Quebec look good.
In fact, the city of the former Nordiques received 47 endorsements.
The only city that got more votes from players? Houston. At 54 votes, the players seem to want to go play in one of the biggest cities in the United States.
It’s normal.
What we see is that even if everyone likes to play in Arizona, which has everything on paper to please players (in a world where the owner has good looks), Quebec is twice as popular with of players surveyed.
We are talking about 24 votes for Arizona.
The problem? It’s not the players who decide that… and that’s what allows them to speak more freely, without taking into account the monetary factors of the situation.
But despite everything, they know it is improbable.
I would like to see Quebec because as a French speaker, the battle between Quebec and Montreal is so good. But from a business point of view, I don’t know if it’s the right decision. – Anonymous player 1
You can’t go to Quebec: the exchange rate is crap. – Anonymous player 2
The players are mainly in agreement with an expansion process to bring this to 34 clubs. However, even if some players want to see Quebec, Toronto, Saskatoon or Halifax have a club, it will certainly not be in Canada that it will happen.
Houston and Atlanta are my bets, right now.
In burst
– To read.
– Please note.
– He’s still in town.
– To be continued.
– What do you say?
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