[blueandgoldguy]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Am I the only one who sees the irony in the fact that Montreal is seen as a shoo-in for MLB even though they don't have a stadium (or any commitment for one), no ownership group, a below average for Canamerica local interest in baseball, an alarmingly dismal attendance track record for the former Expos, and a whole bunch of other strikes against them.

OTOH, Quebec City can't get back in the NHL in spite of the fact it has a new NHL calibre arena, a solid owner lined up, extremely high levels of interest, an excellent attendance track record with the Nords, tons of seat reservation deposits and likely sellouts for many years, lucrative TV contracts a certainty...

They aren't a shoo-in. Just a few boosters claim they are. For the past 3 years or so there has been serious talk of the Expos coming back to Montreal (probable candidate would be Tampa) but the discussion of a new stadium has gone absolutely nowhere. Until that changes, talk of the Expos coming back will be just that.