Lee.

Donkey shows have better attendance than Glendale.

I wonder if Mexicali has an arena.

It's a fixed funding, I don't collect unless we hit the full $180M.

I also don't expect to hit the full $180M.

Let's relocate them immediately to Shreveport, Louisiana.

Do they have an arena?

Five dollars down, One hundred seventy-nine million, nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-five to go.

DP

Yes but MechaShanahan deemed the blast from North Korea was a hockey play, therefore legal.

Something better happen soon, this thread is getting dumb.

We need more people like you. Lots.

That's all we have. We know as much as you do.

Worst. Investors. Ever.

All My Love by Zeppelin would work too.

this thread is now about organ songs at hockey games

You'd think "Chest Fever" or the Intro to Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" would be pretty kick ass on one of those things.

JENNIFER HANSEN. thank you.

she was fun. nice girl when she was sober. musicians, amirite?

Ahh, I still have memories of Vi Komak and the old yamaha organ singing the anthems at WHA era Jets games. Then Chantal Kreviazuk and her two talents in the NHL. Then the singer of Jenerator, I forget her name, but she showed me her boobs one time at Diamond Club in exchange for a rye and diet.

Carry on.

It's a gift. Unless you were being sarcastic about Balsillie having money, in which case, screw you, unless the Z10 and Q10 do well, in which case he'll have money again soon but the NHL still won't let him into the league because reasons.

And knowing the NHL, they'll keep QC in the Pacific and Winnipeg in the Southeast, just because they can't agree on how many nights the poor Rangers or Flyers are expected to sleep away from home.

By what date do the Coyotes need to file for relocation by?

If the Atlanta to Winnipeg move is any indicator, August 31.

I, for one, hate the idea of Winnipeg being lumped in with two teams in the Mountain zone and one on the coast just because WESTERN CANADA. If people bitched about the southwest being too spread out, this is just as bad.

Winnipeg has much more in common with Minneapolis or Chicago than it does with Calgary or Vancouver (it is sort of a kindred spirit with Edmonton, though, in that it's cold and often acts too big for its britches. Thoughtful realignment needs to take place, not just HURP WINNEPEGS IN THE WEST, SCREW THE TRAVELLIN

that would make too nuch sense for the NHL to rig the Leafs making an annual playoff appearance.

I'm thinking 1-8 divisionally, you know, to capitalize on those barn burning phoenix playoff runs that whip Glendale and parts of New Mexico into a froth.

No MAJOR realignment would happen until the poorly-planned and even more poorly executed expansion takes place. That way they can go with Four divisions of 8, and knowing the NHL, they can work the playoffs so that everybody gets a prize.

Of course, they'd also be dumb enough to go with 8 divisions of four, meaning that the teams who feel bad about not getting a banner at the end of the year can increase their odds about hanging their laundry up in the rafters.

well it's only fitting that the Flames take a scorched-earth policy to everything concerning its farm system.

I read a report somewhere once on this thing that the Canucks are negotiating to buy the Heat and the arena they play out of, which is a pretty logical idea, which is why I don't know if it's true or not. If so, I guess Chicago is the next town to have hockey ruined by Calgary, and if this is indeed the case, sorry Blackhawks fans, you guys are boned.

In other news, the Abbotsford Heat announced a $1.87M loss last season that the city of Abbotsford,population ~170,000, is on the hook for. That's about $11 per person.

Why is this team not Phoenix's farm club? They'd be perfect together.

I just have to post a link to this blog because it's so stupid. I almost laughed over it until I realized how many people believe everything they read is the gospel truth.

http://www.hockeybuz...chise/131/47230

Just a sample:

"Getting back to the Phoenix situation, the NHL could take a serious look at killing the franchise as a way to send a message to the NHLPA. Keep in mind there is no CBA, and the league absolutely can end franchises without input from the players. What would this actually mean?

1. A dispersal draft would take place. The 29 other teams in the NHL would have a draft to divide up 29 assets from the Coyotes organization. The draft order would likely be in reverse order of how teams finished last season. Worded another way, Columbus would draft Oliver Ekman Larsson 1st overall, and the Oilers would get to pick between defenseman Keith Yandle, Center Martin Hanzus, or star defensive prospect Brandon Gormley. I'm a gambler, so I'd likely look at Gormley. He'd also fit with the timeline existing in Edmonton.

2. Teams could be allowed to "exchange" a contract during this process. Remember all my talk about an "Amnesty" clause in the new CBA? Try this on for size: Every team can have only so many contracts, right? So say hello to Keith Yandle on the Oilers, and goodbye to Shawn Horcoff. I'm serious, friends. Every team could use this situation as a way to dump off one ugly, ugly contract. How happy would Montreal be to trade Scott Gomez for Gormley?

I don't see how any rules are being broken here. Keep in mind there's no CBA, teams can deal contracts, and the PA cannot block the folding of a team. How much would it scare the hell out of the NHLPA if 29 teams could dump off 29 oversized contracts, and the team would fold, killing those contracts, just for laughs?"

Umm, pretty sure that's the most painfully obvious case of collusion any court has ever seen...

If that happened, where would their 2012 Pacific Division Champions banner hang?

The Shane Doan Snuggie.

I still don't know where, other than Quebec and Seattle or Portland, the NHL could go and be a success. Once Quebec is filled they're really out of Canadian markets, and I don't know with any certainty that any areas of the US are crying out for pro hockey.

The argument could be made that adding Seattle AND Portland could lead to an actual northwest divisional setup, but 32 teams is overkill. Horrible, horrible overkill.

Five bucks says Florida or Columbus is sacrificed to les dieux des hockey before the Shane Doan All Stars are allowed to move out of the desert.

Pretty sure it's a tie between Arizona and central Florida for America's new Mississippi..

"The Arizona Republic proudly supports likely-racist and possibly-losing it Joyce Clark for re-election in Yucca."