Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 if QC does get a team are they going to be treated as a new franchise or are they going to try to take the history/logo/uniforms from the Quebec portion of the Avalanche? Quote Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 if QC does get a team are they going to be treated as a new franchise or are they going to try to take the history/logo/uniforms from the Quebec portion of the Avalanche? I hope QC gets the rights to everything that was from the old Nordiques franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 if QC does get a team are they going to be treated as a new franchise or are they going to try to take the history/logo/uniforms from the Quebec portion of the Avalanche? If the Jets 2.0 are any indication? They'll get the name and logos but not the history. 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...
Breakwood Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Wait the Nordiques have a history? /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 So, if the Yotes indeed move to Vegas like the Post rumor indicated what will King Gary do with only Quebec on the expansion docket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Expand to Phoenix, of course! 1 Quote Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 So, if the Yotes indeed move to Vegas like the Post rumor indicated what will King Gary do with only Quebec on the expansion docket?There will be a new expansion process announced, with a $5 million non-refundable application fee, and a $600 million expansion fee. Come on down, Seattle! 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...
bosrs1 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Apparently only Vegas and QC submitted bids. Nothing from Hamilton, Toronto, Seattle, Portland, or anyplace else.Looks like it's getting harder for Bettman to find a way not to give Quebec City a team.Seems like. I mean at this point his only out is to cancel expansion completely. Which I suppose is still possible. The Coyotes still have no deal in Glendale. If he relocates them to Vegas he can call of expansion without too much fuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Gary Bettman must have hired Vince McMahon as a consultant. They seem to have similar contempt for their core audiences and chase mainstream acceptance (that will never come) instead of focusing on making the existing product as good as it can be. I don't know why the NHL spends so much time fighting its natural audience. They're turning down existing money in favor of imaginary money in places that don't want them as much as they want to be wanted. It's embarrassing to watch. 5 Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Where should the NHL expand to? NHL Universe! Vote now using the NHL app! The choices are: Las Vegas, Seattle, Not Quebec, and insert desert city here! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 So, if the Yotes indeed move to Vegas like the Post rumor indicated what will King Gary do with only Quebec on the expansion docket? No expansion. Instead, Florida/Carolina move to Quebec for a sale price + relocation fee that adds up to an expansion fee. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Where should the NHL expand to? NHL Universe! Vote now using the NHL app! The choices are: Las Vegas, Seattle, Not Quebec, and insert desert city here!And just like WWE fan votes the results are already rigged to the city they want to win.It's Las Vegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 "Our purpose, in initiating the expansion process in the manner we did, was not only to explore the possibility of admitting new members to the NHL but also, at the outset, to set realistic guideposts to distinguish between bona fide expressions of interest (i.e., those which have at least substantial ownership capabilities and an arena or the realistic possibility of an arena) from those indications of potential interest which were, at best, merely hopes or aspirations. Apparently, only Mr. Foley and Quebecor have the confidence in their ability to secure an arena and suitable ownership capability to move forward with this process. Thread for when Gary Bettman gets a little salty. Other leagues hire public relations agencies to write press releases like these. The NHL just has Gary Bettman write whatever comes to mind immediately after ragequitting expansion. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodsep Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 So, if the Yotes indeed move to Vegas like the Post rumor indicated what will King Gary do with only Quebec on the expansion docket?No expansion. Instead, Florida/Carolina move to Quebec for a sale price + relocation fee that adds up to an expansion fee.In a perfect world, Florida moves to Quebec and in a triumphant return to the NHL, a group buys the Hurricanes and moves them back to Hartford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Any league that would entertain having the Maloofs as owners gets what it deserves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 "Our purpose, in initiating the expansion process in the manner we did, was not only to explore the possibility of admitting new members to the NHL but also, at the outset, to set realistic guideposts to distinguish between bona fide expressions of interest (i.e., those which have at least substantial ownership capabilities and an arena or the realistic possibility of an arena) from those indications of potential interest which were, at best, merely hopes or aspirations. Apparently, only Mr. Foley and Quebecor have the confidence in their ability to secure an arena and suitable ownership capability to move forward with this process.Thread for when Gary Bettman gets a little salty.Other leagues hire public relations agencies to write press releases like these. The NHL just has Gary Bettman write whatever comes to mind immediately after ragequitting expansion.I hope it happens. I really do. Just to see the NHL sheepishly backtrack on the whole "expansion" thing with two seemingly viable applications on the table. It'll really expose the whole "anyone but Quebec" mindset. 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...
DarkJourney Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Soon the NHL will be expanding to Mudlick, Kentucky and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico just to avoid returning to Quebec City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Cactus Jack would be part owner of the latter. 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...
sparkychewbarky Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Other leagues hire public relations agencies to write press releases like these. The NHL just has Gary Bettman write whatever comes to mind immediately after ragequitting expansion....and he certainly didn't catch what he was fishing for. Quote *The Battle of Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 "Our purpose, in initiating the expansion process in the manner we did, was not only to explore the possibility of admitting new members to the NHL but also, at the outset, to set realistic guideposts to distinguish between bona fide expressions of interest (i.e., those which have at least substantial ownership capabilities and an arena or the realistic possibility of an arena) from those indications of potential interest which were, at best, merely hopes or aspirations. Apparently, only Mr. Foley and Quebecor have the confidence in their ability to secure an arena and suitable ownership capability to move forward with this process.Thread for when Gary Bettman gets a little salty.Other leagues hire public relations agencies to write press releases like these. The NHL just has Gary Bettman write whatever comes to mind immediately after ragequitting expansion.I hope it happens. I really do. Just to see the NHL sheepishly backtrack on the whole "expansion" thing with two seemingly viable applications on the table. It'll really expose the whole "anyone but Quebec" mindset.Even working from a mindset that anything the NHL does is wrong, dropping expansion now would make sense. If three cities applied, it would be good - two expansion teams and a new home for the Coyotes. But everybody knows that the Coyotes are on borrowed time in Glendale, and the NHL needs to keep a market for them (likely Vegas). I don't think they want to expand to 31 teams, so we'll just end up with the coming disaster in Las Vegas and wait for the Panthers to eventually fold up tents and move to QC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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