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Originally Posted by DoubleK
Yes, if you hold the view that Houston would have been a suitable landing spot for that franchise.
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The situation in Atlanta didn't happen overnight. The fact that the best that the NHL could do in the circumstances was measly old Winnipeg should tell you something... had there been a bidding war between Houston and Winnipeg, there is no doubt in my mind that the team would have become the Houston Thrashers. But there were no takers in Houston.
The NHL has had over a hundred years to evolve beyond being a niche sport in most of the US. I don't think another decade will make much of a difference.
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