A recent poll by The Athletic, conducted among 20,000 fans, clearly demonstrates this: when fans were asked which city they'd like to see get a team, Quebec City was the most popular answer. And it wasn't even particularly close: Quebec City received 13,383 votes, far ahead of second-place Houston (6,914 votes). Given the current economic reality, where many Canadian teams are struggling, bringing a team to Quebec City is probably not what Gary Bettman has in mind. Patrice Bergeron has a pretty convincing pitch for Quebec City to get another NHL franchise. The possibility of seeing a team return to Quebec City, as things stand, seems extremely slim.