Gretzky is unsure Winnipeg can support NHL team

[Stephane Richer]

Gretz thinks that the Hamilton and Kitchener regions can afford supporting NHL teams but he\'s unsure of the Winnipeg region\'s capacity to do so. He adds that the KHL isn\'t nearly as gratifying as the NHL: \'\'You can\'t measure yourself against the best, unless you\'re up against the best\'\'. Gretz mentions that he was offered a heapfull of money to play in Europe but he declined the invitation because the challenge just wasn\'t there (Translation done by a neophyte) http://www.dobberhockey.com/componen...52896/catid,6/.

See article (in French):
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20.../1002/CPSPORTS

[doulos]

As much as I\'d LOVE to see a team back in Winnipeg, from everything I\'ve read I wonder if Gretzky isn\'t right.