Who killed the Montreal Expos?

It’s the title of a recent Netflix documentary, but it’s also a question on the lips of many Montrealers — part of a debate that has been reignited since the film made its debut a few weeks ago. Then the Blue Jays lost the World Series title to the Los Angeles Dodgers, triggering even more nostalgia for the Expos.

The Gazette spoke to three people closely tied to the Expos to weigh in on the question.

Mark Routtenberg was one of the members of the consortium that owned the Expos in the years leading up to their demise in 2004.

David Samson ran the Expos when New York art dealer Jeffrey Loria bought a 24-per-cent stake in the team for $18 million in 1999 and became the controlling partner.

Both Routtenberg and Samson were quoted at length in the documenta

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