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NHL Expansion: Quebec City and the one playoff series that proves it is worthy

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How the passion and rivalry shown in the second round of the 1983-1984 Playoffs make one of the best cases for a team to return to Quebec City.

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League expansion, it’s a controversial topic and for good reason. There’s genuine concern of a watered-down product, market viability, and with the unfortunate whimper the Coyotes went out on, still fresh on the minds of everyone, bad ownership tops the list.

Still, these talks continue. Houston is heavily being discussed as a potential location led by Dan Friedkin, and the familiar story of Atlanta seeking once again another shot at an NHL franchise has reared its head, with the agreement of a new arena in Forsyth County seemingly moving forward.