He's also sniffing around Quebecor, a television and newspaper conglomerate that recently outmaneuvered Rogers in a bid for cable operator Le Groupe Vidotron.
The Nordiques even have a prospective owner: Pierre Karl Peladeau, who last month stepped down as chief executive of the media and cable firm Quebecor Inc.
After turning over five times in six years, the top job is now held by Gordon Griffiths , former head of commercial printing at Canadian giant Quebecor (nyse: IQW - news - people ).