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Sodboy13

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  1. 2 hours ago, Sodboy13 said:

    Name something good about the Ottawa Senators franchise. "They're in Ottawa" does not count.

     

    Okay, I found something.

     

     

    50 minutes ago, Wings said:

    It's not the team. It's the owner. 

     

    The team is the owner. He's owned them for 15 years, taken credit for "saving" the franchise to the point where he felt comfortable asking fans for a liver transplant, keeps an unpopular logo and uniform, and regularly puts himself front and center of the team's PR, whether it's Between Two Pylons with Mark Borowiecki or threatening to move the team the day before hosting an outdoor game. Alfie has told the organization to kick rocks publicly - twice. They tried to villainize Erik Karlsson for not taking a steep-enough hometown discount.

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    A tale of two Stefan Nilssons

    In the 12th round of the 1988 NHL entry draft, the Vancouver Canucks drafted 20-year-old Swedish forward Stefan Nilsson. This came as a surprise to the Calgary Flames because earlier that day — in the seventh round of the 1988 NHL entry draft — they also had drafted 20-year-old Swedish forward Stefan Nilsson.

    When the Flames demanded an explanation from the league, they were informed that there were actually two 20-year-old Swedish forward Stefan Nilssons in that year’s draft. The Flames, according to the possibly apocryphal story that has made the rounds ever since, had accidentally picked the wrong one. They wanted this guy.

     

    I swear to you, something very close to this happened in my office several years back.

  3. The other difference is that the Hurricanes don't have a large, dormant fanbase waiting for signs that the franchise is finally willing to pull itself out of the depths. Outside of maybe a season and a half's worth of bump around the Cup win 12 years ago, this is what they've got.

     

    I also remember reading around the time of the sale that, unlike pretty much every other Southern expansion team, Peter Karmanos never put any effort into "grow the game" efforts like building youth leagues and rinks. So there's no forthcoming generation in the Triangle with increased interest in hockey, unless the Hurricanes magically become consistently top-tier.

     

    Long story short :censored: Pete Karmanos sideways with a rake.

  4. 7 hours ago, the admiral said:

    Oddly enough, the Blackhawks were at a low point similar to the one the Hurricanes are in now when they abandoned their simulcast, getting rid of Pat Foley on both TV and radio.

     

    Also worth noting that, at this time, the Blackhawks were buying airtime to get their games on the radio, and were being labeled the worst-run franchise in North American pro sports. So, uh, congratulations, Carolina!

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