CECAA850 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 "Net Profit" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Stealers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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teaman Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I think expansion for a team into Vegas is idiotic. The hometown fans would never fill the seats. The seats instead will be filled by casino owners that are putting clients into the seats. You might think this is a good idea but I don't and here is why. The "fans" that are going to games will be rooting for the teams according to where they are from. RedWing fans will buy up tickets to see the Vegas team only when the Wings are in town. The actual fan base for the Vegas home team will take at least ten years to get a following. They should have expanded first into Quebec city where they already have an arena sitting there waiting. Unfortunately the NHL commissioner Bettman is, and always has been rooting for expansion into American cities where hockey ranks third or fourth behind Football, Baseball and Basketball...that is all... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Word is they already have 13,200 season tickets lined up. if Quebec is so great, why did they lose the Nordiques? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Nordiques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 To loathsome Denver of all places? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Word is they already have 13,200 season tickets lined up. if Quebec is so great, why did they lose the Nordiques? Quebec City is a great place to visit in the summer and one of the oldest cities in North America. That said, the truly hockey crazy fans in Quebec support Montreal's NHL team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Word is they already have 13,200 season tickets lined up. if Quebec is so great, why did they lose the Nordiques? Quebec City is a great place to visit in the summer and one of the oldest cities in North America. That said, the truly hockey crazy fans in Quebec support Montreal's NHL team. That is my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I think expansion for a team into Vegas is idiotic. The hometown fans would never fill the seats. The seats instead will be filled by casino owners that are putting clients into the seats. You might think this is a good idea but I don't and here is why. The "fans" that are going to games will be rooting for the teams according to where they are from. RedWing fans will buy up tickets to see the Vegas team only when the Wings are in town. The actual fan base for the Vegas home team will take at least ten years to get a following. They should have expanded first into Quebec city where they already have an arena sitting there waiting. Unfortunately the NHL commissioner Bettman is, and always has been rooting for expansion into American cities where hockey ranks third or fourth behind Football, Baseball and Basketball...that is all... I agree. It is a foolish move along the lines of playing hockey in Phoenix. The only games I've attended there was when the Calgary Flames were in town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 If I lived there I would be a habs fan too. As a matter of fact, I was a habs fan in my youth since there were no teams even close to where I lived. Guy Carbonneau is one of my all time favorite players and I was lucky the stars signed him and I was able to see him live on the ice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Gordo was Mr. Hockey, but Maurice Richard was the man every bit as much. He has also been missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Gordo was Mr. Hockey, but Maurice Richard was the man every bit as much. He has also been missed. Richard would have made a great Governor General (the Queen's representative in Canada). Its too bad he turned the offer down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 That entire 70's dynasty team in Montreal was amazing. Half of the team became great coaches, managers and agents. They really had no weaknesses and had the perfect blend of everything to remain championship material. You don't see that kind of dominance anymore. L.A. and Chicago are pretty much it in recent years. I still think hockey is the best sport on earth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Vegas to be next NHL team. Suggestions for names---Gamblers? Slots? Bugsy's? Favorites? Desert Rats? Mobsters? Underdogs? Sinners? Buffets? Team Name: The bench areas would be the Buffet Line, penalty boxes shaped and outfitted as an ATM machine. Team Mascot: Saturday Night Giveaway: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Everyone boos Bettman whenever he speaks. Yet they don't boo their own teams owners. The owners can get rid of Bettman if they don't like him. They won't. Bettman remains as commish and now sets a price of admission at half a billion. The owners are more than fine with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuisis Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I guess my avatar is good for another year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Wow, this last few days have been crazy for trades and signings. Free agents became available today at noon and there are a ton of signings. I will have to re-learn all of the team players after this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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