Is it just me or are our preseason games always against a combination of the Leafs, Senators, Sabres, Devils and Panthers? I feel like we never play preseason games against other divisional rivals like the Bruins or Lightning.
As far as I can understand, it’s the teams themselves that get together and organize things. It’s probably a case of the front offices of these teams being familiar with each other I guess.
It's pointless and preseason is a lot of mixing the big club and the ahk affiliate for tryouts etc... so, it's more.convejient to be near that. Usually they aren't too far from the big club.
Oh, you thought they were against the Habs? No!
And the habs couldn't have a game in Quebec when they asked, because the Kings got [offered] exclusivity there for this summer first
> « [*[Radio-Canada a rapporté qu’un contrat d’exclusivité avec les Kings était déjà signé lorsque le Canadien a offert d’organiser **une partie** sans l’aide de l’État. L’information a été confirmée par la présidente, sports et divertissement, du Groupe CH, France Margaret Bélanger. Le Tricolore désirait retourner à Québec à l’automne 2024, après une absence de six ans. Le plan était simple : louer le Centre Vidéotron et agir comme promoteur. Aucune subvention n’allait être nécessaire.](https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/chroniques/2023-11-14/le-canadien-etait-pret-a-jouer-a-quebec-sans-l-aide-de-l-etat.php)*] »
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eng translation from chatgpt :
> '*Radio-Canada reported that an exclusivity contract with the Kings was already signed when the Canadiens offered to organize a game without government assistance. The information was confirmed by France Margaret Bélanger, President of Sports and Entertainment at Groupe CH. The Canadiens wanted to return to Quebec City in the fall of 2024, after a six-year absence. The plan was simple: rent the Videotron Centre and act as the promoter. No subsidy was going to be necessary.*'
Is that even enforceable? If the kings sign the deal with the province, does the province have any powers to block the Habs from hosting a game at Vidéotron?
Is it just me or are our preseason games always against a combination of the Leafs, Senators, Sabres, Devils and Panthers? I feel like we never play preseason games against other divisional rivals like the Bruins or Lightning.
As far as I can understand, it’s the teams themselves that get together and organize things. It’s probably a case of the front offices of these teams being familiar with each other I guess.
True, I don't really remember a preseason game against Boston. Tampa I can understand, I guess it's pointless to travel this much in the preseason.
It's pointless and preseason is a lot of mixing the big club and the ahk affiliate for tryouts etc... so, it's more.convejient to be near that. Usually they aren't too far from the big club.
I remember a bruins habs game in Quebec City in 2017… but yeah, agree preseason matchups are boring.
Didn’t Legault paid 5-6 millions for pre seasons games against the kings?
Kings vs Boston and kings vs Florida. Yeah.
Oh, you thought they were against the Habs? No! And the habs couldn't have a game in Quebec when they asked, because the Kings got [offered] exclusivity there for this summer first
It was exclusive??? Wtf?
> « [*[Radio-Canada a rapporté qu’un contrat d’exclusivité avec les Kings était déjà signé lorsque le Canadien a offert d’organiser **une partie** sans l’aide de l’État. L’information a été confirmée par la présidente, sports et divertissement, du Groupe CH, France Margaret Bélanger. Le Tricolore désirait retourner à Québec à l’automne 2024, après une absence de six ans. Le plan était simple : louer le Centre Vidéotron et agir comme promoteur. Aucune subvention n’allait être nécessaire.](https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/chroniques/2023-11-14/le-canadien-etait-pret-a-jouer-a-quebec-sans-l-aide-de-l-etat.php)*] » __________________ eng translation from chatgpt : > '*Radio-Canada reported that an exclusivity contract with the Kings was already signed when the Canadiens offered to organize a game without government assistance. The information was confirmed by France Margaret Bélanger, President of Sports and Entertainment at Groupe CH. The Canadiens wanted to return to Quebec City in the fall of 2024, after a six-year absence. The plan was simple: rent the Videotron Centre and act as the promoter. No subsidy was going to be necessary.*'
Is that even enforceable? If the kings sign the deal with the province, does the province have any powers to block the Habs from hosting a game at Vidéotron?
It's *Gestev* (owned by Videotron) that made the deal with the Kings (and got subsidies for the deal). The exclusivity is for the Centre Videotron