“We will bring back the Nordic countries”

Nordiques fans have been waiting for an NHL club to return to Quebec for nearly 1,000 years.

I say 1000 years… and although I know how much I'm exaggerating, it seems like it is.

Unfortunately.

Eric Girard met with Gary Bettman at the beginning of April and the goal was clearly to remind the commissioner of the people of Quebec's interest in owning a club.

I wonder if Bateman really listened to him with both ears wide open…

For what it's worth, Quebec Premier François Legault has also decided to “intervene” in the matter.

As part of JiC's 1,000th broadcast on TVA Sports, François Legault shared with him a message congratulating him on the success… but in the video, the Prime Minister also says that “together we will bring back the Nordics”. “:

Hearing that from the Prime Minister is one thing.

but…

It's often said that as long as Gary Bettman is the NHL commissioner, we can forget about the scenario because he simply doesn't care.

After all, Bettman was called upon to make comments about further expansion during NHL All-Star Weekend… and the commissioner talked about a few cities in the United States, without mentioning Quebec at all.

The problem is that the Quebec government is trying by all means to return the club to the province, but it must be done privately.

Bateman wants to negotiate with someone who has deep pockets… but this person is not named Pierre Carl Péladeau, because the commissioner doesn't want to know anything about him.

The next section of Vincent Cauchon, who has been on the Stanley 25 program in recent monthsThis sums up the situation well:

The Nordiques will continue to be talked about because the interest of people in Quebec will not disappear tomorrow morning.

However… right now, nothing looks very positive on the record.

I'll repeat the third sentence of the text, but that's a shame.

a lot of

– let's see?

– David Rittich should be in goal for the Kings tonight.

– He's part of the elite.

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– I did well!

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