Hockey Trash Talk & BS thread

There are more NHL teams than there are viable destinations. The NHL made the mistake of leaving Canada, even Bettman realizes he cannot repeat the same mistake. The team that moves to Seattle will be the team that can't find a buyer to keep it where it is.
Once you build the arena you better send someone over to wax Bettman's carrot, because Quebec likely figures their ahead of you in line

 

does anything ever intelligent come from this guy's mouth?

 

Are there that many people that actually want to buy NHL teams? Seems like they always have a hard time finding buyers in these situations. But yeah they gotta move some clubs, SEA and QBC would make great destinations.

 

I suspect there aren't very many buyers. For the most part, I suspect owning an NHL franchise outside of New York or Ontario is ill advised(This is why Ballsilly wanted to move to Hamilton). Owning a NHL team is more about Ego than making money imo. These Billionairs are joining an exclusive club, when they buy a team.

 

Getting a group of investors seems tricky too. Nash has had trouble with their group and that was part of the blame for ATL. Although the NHL allowed ATL to pack and leave without any resistance compared to PHX.

 

Winnipeg was ready for a team. When Seattle and Quebec are ready, I think we will see teams move if they are still unsettled. If Atlanta would have had a buyer locally, Phoenix would be in Winnipeg right now.

 

In this week's issue of Sports Illustrated theres a good article on the lockout situation. It was written by a former owner of the Panthers. He says both sides need to make cuts, but ultimately Donald Fehr wanted this situation to happen to win the PR battle and gain some leverage. Its a good read.

 

Yeah he's pretty intelligent when it comes to truck stuff.

 

fuckin hockey wtf

 

gotta look for that.

 

Hoping something productive comes out of their meeting today!

 

apparently they aren't discussing "core economics". Seems odd to me that they are doing this on a Friday. I am thinkin they are likely eating lunch near a metal pole

 

We eek out a profit.

"The Flyers have been in the top four among the NHL's 30 teams in attendance each of the past five seasons. The team's games are televised on the regional sports network CSN Philadelphia, and last season ratings rose 9%, the fifth-most in the league, to an average of 71,000 households per game."

http://www.forbes.com/nhl-valuations/list/

 

too bad your 0-8 against the NYR you DB

 

to bad your to much of a pussy to have bet me at all last year

Ill put a shiny new $5 bill on every game this year if they play.

You in? "Do one you gotta do them all" right?

 

$5 im in .....paypal only

who else want some $5 bets you DB's
i need boyds $40 this year

 

quoted for later use.

glad to see you grew some stones over the offseason.

 

bet one bet them all


oz banned for a week again?

 

I was talking to him via PM all week.