Ridleylash Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 In other news, the Flyers continue to be absolute buffoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Ridleylash said: In other news, the Flyers continue to be absolute buffoons. Keith Jones is actually a really sharp guy with a mind for the business and an eye for talent (both human and equine). He's funny and a prankster (at least when he did local radio) but with the right people around him to run the business stuff, he could be a good candidate to run hockey ops. You may see only one side of him on national broadcasts, but it wouldn't be the worst hire ever. Don't know anything about Olczyk. EDIT: And he once legit saved Eric Lindros' life, so there's that. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 They went with Jones. Flyers name Keith Jones President Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 5 hours ago, kiwi_canadian said: They went with Jones. Flyers name Keith Jones President Good, we won't have to hear his voice on TNT anymore. Never liked his analysis on NBC/TNT in the pregame shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 20 hours ago, BBTV said: Keith Jones is actually a really sharp guy with a mind for the business and an eye for talent (both human and equine). He's funny and a prankster (at least when he did local radio) but with the right people around him to run the business stuff, he could be a good candidate to run hockey ops. You may see only one side of him on national broadcasts, but it wouldn't be the worst hire ever. Don't know anything about Olczyk. EDIT: And he once legit saved Eric Lindros' life, so there's that. I agree. Yes, he is another ex-Flyer in a front office/executive role, but this feels different. He has actually been pretty vocal against the way the Flyers have been doing things. Plus, I want to see what Briere can do as a GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, JayMac said: Plus, I want to see what Briere can do as a GM. Hopefully he’s better at that than fatherhood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BBTV Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 6 hours ago, JayMac said: he is another ex-Flyer in a front office/executive role, but this feels different. He is definitely nothing like all the gatekeepers that have been holding the team back for decades. This isn't a Clarkie, Barber, or Holmer situation - not at all. I don't have any idea if he'll be successful, but if he fails, it won't be for the same reasons the club has been failing for the past few decades. Never in the history of man have any people rode an accomplishment longer than the guys that won the cup in the mid '70s. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 4/30/2023 at 12:37 PM, Dilbert said: Cincinnati had its chance to get into the NHL with the Stingers in the WHA merger, but the NHL only wanted the Canadian clubs and Hartford. I'm way late to this so I apologize, but just to add to what's already been said, the NHL actually didn't want the Canadian teams, at least not at first. the WHA/NHL merger almost didn't happen because the Leafs, Canadiens and Canucks tried to block it; the Canucks due to travel issues (which were satisfied by the promise of a perfectly balanced, "everyone plays everyone 4 times" schedule) but all of them because they didn't want to split Hockey Night In Canada revenue 6-ways instead of 3. (Let me stop and point out how ironic it is that the Canucks joined this, considering that the Leafs & Habs pulling the same exact stunt in 1967 is why Vancouver had to wait until 1970 for an NHL team.) It took a boycott of Molson (who owned the Canadiens and were the Canucks' official beer at the time) that started in Edmonton, Winnipeg & Quebec City but rapidly went national before those two teams caved; the Leafs never did, since Harold Ballard hated the WHA on principle for killing his beloved reserve clause, but by that point they were the lone holdout and the merger went through anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 And as for Houston, like yeah, they're probably a better market than Phoenix at this point, but that's a pathetically-low bar in my opinion. Its metro area is huge but as a city proper it's only slightly bigger than Phoenix; their last pro hockey team folded a half-century ago, a year after Gordie Howe & his sons left them to go play in Hartford; and their last hockey team period got chased out to Iowa by the Rockets' previous hockey-hating owner a decade ago. At least Phoenix had a long history of minor league hockey to lean on, with various incarnations of the Roadrunners existing on-and-off at various levels from the late-60s right up until the Coyotes settled there; and obviously Quebec City has to be mentioned, since the Remparts are always one of the top-drawing junior teams, occasionally out-drawing some NHL teams even; but Houston hasn't had any hockey team to care about in 10 years! So it has to be asked: does anyone there still care now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 4 hours ago, mcj882000 said: Canucks tried to block it; the Canucks due to travel issues To clarify this, it was that the Canucks were afraid that more teams would mean that the TML and Canadiens would visit fewer times, which would reduce their gate. Not that the Canucks had concerns with their own travel. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/23/archives/nhl-approves-plan-to-merge-with-four-clubs-from-wha-no-details.html 2 Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Happy Coyotes Election Eve to all those who celebrate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Cosmic said: Happy Coyotes Election Eve to all those who celebrate! There needs to be a party to watch the votes come in at a Johnny Rockets for old time’s sake. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 The final four bids for the Senators have been submitted. The front runner right now is a group that consists of the minority owner of the Habs and the former minority owners of the Penguins. An interesting note on them is both of these parties have been in contact with Ryan Renyolds. So there is still a chance that Reynolds could be part of the Senators ownership group. Report: Four bids for Senators submitted, including one at $1 billion Watch the video from "That's Hockey" as it has more details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/13/2023 at 7:41 PM, BBTV said: To clarify this, it was that the Canucks were afraid that more teams would mean that the TML and Canadiens would visit fewer times, which would reduce their gate. Not that the Canucks had concerns with their own travel. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/23/archives/nhl-approves-plan-to-merge-with-four-clubs-from-wha-no-details.html Most Canadian thing ever. Molson would've gone out of business. Quote The Montreal Canadiens are owned by the Molson Breweries, and when hockey fans in Quebec City and Edmonton heard that their W.H.A. teams would be denied the opportunity to play in the N.H.L. because of Montreal's negative vote, they threatened to boycott the beer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMcD29 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 REFERENDUM NIGHT IN TEMPE, BABY 1 Quote Twitter: @RyanMcD29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sodboy13 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Say hello to Mullett Arena, the new temporary-until-further-notice home of your Arizona Coyotes. They are not leaving the state until Gary Bettman is in the ground, and even then. Quote On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Hockey Gods: Gary, we will give you four Sunbelt teams in the Conference Finals. Bettman: What will it cost? Hockey Gods: Everything 5 1 6 Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Breaking: Arizona Coyotes enter transfer portal 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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