Shmee Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Are you fluffing NUTS?...it's come up before, but when you lose out to a place like Raleigh Look at what I'm about to say very closely. YOU."to a place like Raleigh?" Go yourself. Keep your dick in your pants.Mac, I think he meant it was a surprise that a city in North Carolina, a state not exactly famous for its hockey history, got a team before a major city in Ohio did, not that Raleigh is a craphole.Back on the topic, Mario says he really wants to sell to someone who will promise to keep the Pens in Pittsburgh. The main suitor right now the casino that is expected to win the city's slot machine license, Isle of Capri. The world's foremost practitioners of professional tag-team wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Are you fluffing NUTS?...it's come up before, but when you lose out to a place like Raleigh Look at what I'm about to say very closely. YOU."to a place like Raleigh?" Go yourself. Keep your dick in your pants.Mac, I think he meant it was a surprise that a city in North Carolina, a state not exactly famous for its hockey history, got a team before a major city in Ohio did, not that Raleigh is a craphole. Aw, c'mon. It's so big and pretty... Yeah, looking back on it I know what he meant, but at first glance it really, really sounded like a shot.I've lived in Cleveland.I now live in Raleigh.I can see why Raleigh has a team, and Cleveland doesn't. That's no knock on Cleveland, but Raleigh's got better demographics and more money floating around. Anyone who thinks Cleveland would get the nod over a number of other cities on the much-bandied about "short list" though is deluding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 This comes 10 years to the day that Gary Bettman approved the sale of the Winnipeg Jets.Now some people will say "Just give it up already," but I'm just sayin'...(For those who don't know who Mark Chipman is, he's the head of the True North group that built the MTS Centre. Rumour has it he's backed by Asper [Can-West Global] and Richardson money.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Cleveland? Ohio's got a team: the Blue Jackets. Columbus is apparently a great hockey town, and have appeased the NHL's need to have an Ohio team. Personally I want them to go to Winnipeg. Honetly I know that Winnipeg is a long shot at best, but its got a better chance then Cleveland. 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...
Sodboy13 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Minor league hockey can't draw in a major city playing in an 18,000 seat arena. Please see:Chicago Wolves, 1994-presentPhiladelphia Phantoms, 1997-presentIt can work. It just takes the right market and the right ownership. 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...
The_Admiral Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 In the case of the Wolves, it takes a really really inept NHL team downtown ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 My prediction:-Pittsburgh Penguins move to either Houston or Kansas City.-Columbus Blue Jackets swap conferences with Penguins (Blue Jackets to Eastern Conference, Penguins to Western Conference)Howzdat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJR Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 My prediction:-Pittsburgh Penguins move to either Houston or Kansas City.-Columbus Blue Jackets swap conferences with Penguins (Blue Jackets to Eastern Conference, Penguins to Western Conference)Howzdat? While that would make sense, the Wings have reportedly been lobbying the NHL to move to the East should an Eastern Conference team move West. That supposedly started when Buffalo and Ottawa were for sale, or maybe the last time Pittsburgh almost moved, can't remember which. FantasyHockeySim.com || DetroitHockey.Net || DetroitHockey.Net FHL || cjr.dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hamilton is out because either Toronto or Buffalo or both will make buying the territorial rights cost prohibitive That's not true though. Buffalo has no territorial rights over Hamilton where toronto has territorial that cover copps but not all of hamilton. that being said I think it's either houston,KC,winnipeg or hamilton getting this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hamilton, territorial rights or not, is part of Leafs Nation. A team there would be hard pressed to establish a fan base. 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...
jkrdevil Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 If the pens do move it will be Houston of KC. For 2 reason they are US markets. And they already have suitable arenas. For all that Winnipeg is being mentioned by the fans the city doesn't even have an NHL standard arena. The new arena there holds like 14,000 people and has few luxury boxes. I doubt the city of Winnipeg wants to build a new arena after they just bult one for the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hamilton is out because either Toronto or Buffalo or both will make buying the territorial rights cost prohibitive That's not true though. Buffalo has no territorial rights over Hamilton where toronto has territorial that cover copps but not all of hamilton. that being said I think it's either houston,KC,winnipeg or hamilton getting this team. From what I had been led to understand, both Buffalo and Toronto had a hand in making sure the NHL wouldn't expand to Hamilton the last two go-rounds. 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...
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