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23 minutes ago, neo_prankster said:

But seriously though.

 

Why did the NHL put up so much fierce resistance to keep the Coyotes in Arizona? Was it just because Maricopa County was a huge TV market (and still is)?

Yes.  

11 hours ago, BottomlessPitt said:

 

Giannis or Luka will be a Laker once LeBron calls it a career. 

The hope is that Luka ends up like Dirk Nowitzki and play his entire career with Dallas.  I think that he and Kyrie will play together for the entire duration of Kyrie's contract with the Mavericks (which I think is three years).  

As for the Warriors?  They have 2019 New England Patriots vibes right now.  

33 minutes ago, Sykotyk said:

Is reunion still standing? 

 

Frisco or Allen maybe? 

No.  

Frisco and Allen would be the top two choices I would think.  

4 hours ago, Walk-Off said:

The basic problem with the American Airlines Center as the Dallas-Fort Worth PVF team's home court is that as long as that arena hosts both the NBA's Mavericks and the NHL's Stars, a third sports team whose season overlaps with at least half of the NBA and NHL seasons will have a lot of difficulty in getting attractive dates for matches.

For now, yes.  There's a reason that Mark Cuban sold a majority ownership of the Mavericks to the people who own the Sands Casino, with him retaining a minority share and control of basketball operations.  Cuban hopes that the sale will speed up the legalization of Casino Gambling in Texas so that he can build a new arena that is the centerpiece of a hotel and casino in the DFW Metroplex.  

But for the time being, I suspect that the Dallas PVF team will not use the American Airlines Center.  

7 hours ago, 4_tattoos said:

This team has been an unstoppable force. So why do I have a feeling they're going to pull a Falcons?

 

They are not going to pull a Falcons because there's not a team from Boston for them to take a lead and then choke it away from.  

The shocking news coming out of the players selected: this is the first ever Olympic team for Steph Curry.  So he was considered for the 2016 team but withdrew due to injuries.  

When Dallas enters the PVF next year, I am most interested in what the venue will be.  The most likely venues would be Comerica Arena in Frisco, Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, College Park Center in Arlington and Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen.  A darkhorse candidate would be another venue in Frisco: Ford Center at the Star.  The American Airlines Center is unlikely to be an option.

10 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said:

 

This guy is comedy gold.

 

I am waiting for an episode where the league fails and he blames the NFL for it and plans to sue the NFL.  

15 minutes ago, habsfan1 said:

 

It comes off to me like Gary Bettman didn't want the team to leave the area, so the goal was to move them to the closest city nearby that had a suitable arena, regardless of whether there was a demand for hockey or not.

 

Quebec was off the table, no matter how many tens of thousands of fans showed up to support their minor league team. But I was initially surprised Houston was not the chosen destination.

Especially with Dallas in the same division.  

2 hours ago, Jer15 said:

That's what I find to be interesting as well. 

 

Maybe they stay put for another year? 

Their final game of the season is this Saturday on the road at Calgary.  They won't announce anything likely until the playoffs end for them. 

Also the rumors from the message boards have been Montreal but nothing from the insiders, although I have not kept in touch.  

31 minutes ago, BeerGuyJordan said:

Jim Balsillie came close to relocating the Predators to Hamilton back in like the early 2010's. He wasn't as close as he believed, and started operating as if it were a done deal. That passed off the league and killed the deal.

 

I'm not certain he would have gotten it done even if he hadn't shot himself in the foot, but given the fact that the Isles debacle seemed to teach the League almost nothing, who knows?

So according to his Wiki, he tried three times, one of them the Coyotes in 2009.  Each time the NHL said no.

After we crown a new (or repeat if Denver does it again) NBA Champion, many of its players will be off until training camps but quite a few of them will be representing their countries in the Olympics.  

It will be 32 years since the very first Dream Team of NBA Legends and Christian Laettner competed in the Olympics. 

Wasn't there a guy trying to bring the NHL to Hamilton a long time ago, only for the NHL to stop him?

3 hours ago, PTrudellJr said:

Wait, which nut job with the MLFB is this one... Frank Murtha, or the other jackass?

 

Wow, actually listened to the video.  This is such a trainwreck.  He came so close to saying, "We're going to pay players in exposure".  We want the best talent, but we're going to pay them from ticket sales... and coaches should coach for the love of the game...

He is the other one.  

Also if his league fails, he's going to blame the NFL for his league failing.  

A few Bucks fans I know blame the Doc Rivers hiring on two of the owners: Jimmy and Dee Haslam.  Yes, the same owners who gave Deshaun Watson a $250 million guaranteed contract.  

18 hours ago, bosrs1 said:

 

As a temporary venue sure, with the modifications they’ll make it’ll suffice short term. But it’s not suitable as a long term venue. And without being demolished it can’t be made into a suitable venue. 

It only has to be enough to get approval from the Players Association for those three years.  

It's been a while since I posted about this moron:

Says his goal is to make MLFB the best football league in America and that they will be better than the NFL.  

In other words, he's a delusional schmuck.

Lakers and Warriors are in the play-in tournament......one of them is going to make a deep run aren't they?

The seating capacity at Ford Field is 61,000.  

17 minutes ago, Dilbert said:

So the Coyotes appear bound for Salt Lake, their farm club Tucson Roadrunners appear bound for Tempe. Anyone hear anything on the Utah Grizzlies? I know they are in a different arena in the suburbs but I cant imagine them staying to compete with the NHL. Should they go to Tucson to complete the circle of life?

It's going to cause a domino effect in minor league hockey since the Grizzlies are the ECHL affiliate of the Avalanche.