The_Admiral Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 How much is Tippett getting paid? Do we know? While yes, he did get fired (which surprised me, since it seemed like his gig was a solid one), I would have to think that his solid resume with the Stars would command at least a modest salary. If firings significantly reduced the value of NHL head coaches, you could hire them to cut your grass, because even respected accomplished coaches get fired all the time. Hell, I'm surprised they didn't spring for Keenan. Anyway, it really just gets back to how disappointing it is that this bankrupt team had carte blanche to snatch up a really good coach while my poor old Expos were stuck with Frank Robinson falling asleep in the dugout. It goes to show how the leagues can manipulate the results of their welfare cases. It annoys me a ton because obviously I wanted the condemned team to succeed (Quebec is cool) and the protected team to fail (Arizona isn't). I sure can't choose a winner.It does have to be said that Gretzky did do a piss-poor job with hockey operations. What a horrible decision on his part to get involved with that mess. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I'm pretty sure that his train of thought was that he owned the Jets while they were in Winnipeg, he might as well own them in Phoenix too. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 In case anyone missed it, Patrick Eaves had the second worst shootout attempt of all time tonight... Wings still won in 11 rounds... JIMMAH HOWARD FOR CALDER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 the admiral, how is Quebec cool and Arizona isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 the admiral, how is Quebec cool and Arizona isn't?Quebec City's annual average temperature is 40 degrees fahrenheit Phoenix's annual average temperature is 72.6 degrees fahrenheit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Man we're never gonna hear the end of it after that disallowed goal from the flyers (even though it was the right call).Im more concerned that when Crosby throws a legal check on Hartnell, both happen to lose their balance and fall down, and Hartnell gets a penalty? Confusing, not surprising.It's more or less always been this way. In the old days, it was 2:00 minutes for touching Gretzky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 It goes to show how the leagues can manipulate the results of their welfare cases. It annoys me a ton because obviously I wanted the condemned team to succeed (Quebec is cool) and the protected team to fail (Arizona isn't). I sure can't choose a winner.This brings up a good point - the inherent difference between the two situations, and between the two leagues as wholes. MLB could afford to completely tank the Expos to serve the needs of one promising owner (Henry) and one really, truly horrible one (Loria), because, well, what do they care if they salt the Earth in Montreal? They're not going back there ever. Hell, MLB could kill off all Canadian interest in their sport as a whole, and in the grand scheme of things, that's barely a nick. They're still going to see teams like the Padres and Rangers command $300 million and up when they go up for sale.The NHL, however, has no such luxury. Say they went all Expos on Phoenix, and let the team plummet into oblivion, barely keeping up appearances while drawing UHL-size crowds (Fort Wayne excluded). The team's market value is going to plummet, and unlike in baseball, there really isn't a floor to team value in the NHL, because it is a second-tier major sport. The NHL could find itself left with a franchise commanding a mere pittance on the open market - think high-7 to low-8 figures - and left with little-to-no influence over where that team would relocate. And unlike MLB, the damage here isn't isolated to a single franchise. Letting the Coyotes go to pieces also damages the Thrashers, Panthers, Predators, and Islanders, and probably even healthier teams like the Stars, Ducks, Kings, Blues, probably even the Oilers and Flames. In the long-term, it almost behooves the NHL to prop up the Coyotes, for the sake of the health of the league as a whole. 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...
philly97flyer Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Man we're never gonna hear the end of it after that disallowed goal from the flyers (even though it was the right call).Im more concerned that when Crosby throws a legal check on Hartnell, both happen to lose their balance and fall down, and Hartnell gets a penalty? Confusing, not surprising.As Bob Errey said "Hartnell got penalized for being on the ice". I did find it kind of amusing just because I despise Hartnell, but on the whole it was a pretty sad call.Well at least you guys realize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Aside from it not being much larger than the Garden, why is Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium never brought into the discussion for a Winter Classic location? In looking at the place the sight lines seem to be way better than any of the other stadiums they have used in the past. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Caps are in "San Jose Sharks" mode vs. Ottawa, down 3-1 in the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Aside from it not being much larger than the Garden, why is Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium never brought into the discussion for a Winter Classic location? In looking at the place the sight lines seem to be way better than any of the other stadiums they have used in the past.I don't think hockey rinks fit on tennis courts. The Suns had a game at Indian Wells and I recall that being a tight fit. I doubt they'd be allowed to knock seating out to shoehorn a rink in, or play on a basketball court-sized rink. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Caps are in "San Jose Sharks" mode vs. Ottawa, down 3-1 in the first.I just hope my Desert Doggies don't contract this habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Aside from it not being much larger than the Garden, why is Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium never brought into the discussion for a Winter Classic location? In looking at the place the sight lines seem to be way better than any of the other stadiums they have used in the past.I don't think hockey rinks fit on tennis courts. The Suns had a game at Indian Wells and I recall that being a tight fit. I doubt they'd be allowed to knock seating out to shoehorn a rink in, or play on a basketball court-sized rink.Yeah... no way in hell a rink is fitting in there. Pittsburgh Arsenal - Elite Football League (NFL) - est. 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Caps are in "San Jose Sharks" mode vs. Ottawa, down 3-1 in the first.I just hope my Desert Doggies don't contract this habit.Disaster temporarily averted as Caps have tied the Sens with 6:15 left in the 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Aside from it not being much larger than the Garden, why is Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium never brought into the discussion for a Winter Classic location? In looking at the place the sight lines seem to be way better than any of the other stadiums they have used in the past.I don't think hockey rinks fit on tennis courts. The Suns had a game at Indian Wells and I recall that being a tight fit. I doubt they'd be allowed to knock seating out to shoehorn a rink in, or play on a basketball court-sized rink.Yeah... no way in hell a rink is fitting in there.Yea not in using the court floor. I just measured using google earth and the floor is 130 X 75. While they could elevate it, it would then make it to small. I didn't realize the floor at AATS was that small. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRenesis Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Huge victory for the Pens and Bruins tonight. The Devils game in hand on Pittsburgh nets only one point in a 1-0 OT loss to Boston. Even with the Pens schedule to finish the regular season they needed the Bruins to win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Aside from it not being much larger than the Garden, why is Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium never brought into the discussion for a Winter Classic location? In looking at the place the sight lines seem to be way better than any of the other stadiums they have used in the past.I don't think hockey rinks fit on tennis courts. The Suns had a game at Indian Wells and I recall that being a tight fit. I doubt they'd be allowed to knock seating out to shoehorn a rink in, or play on a basketball court-sized rink.Yeah... no way in hell a rink is fitting in there.I know this picture isn't Conseco fieldhouse, but that place in Indianapolis where the Pacers play has always struck me as just a tennis stadium with a roof. Though it's probably a little bigger than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Caps fall to the Sens, 5-4 in OT. Caps have been shaky of late since beating the Pens in a shootout last Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friarcanuck Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Caps fall to the Sens, 5-4 in OT. Caps have been shaky of late since beating the Pens in a shootout last Wednesday.WooHoo! Five in a row and Ottawa (slightly) takes down the #1 Caps. Lookin' good for playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZapRowsdower8 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Aside from it not being much larger than the Garden, why is Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium never brought into the discussion for a Winter Classic location? In looking at the place the sight lines seem to be way better than any of the other stadiums they have used in the past.I don't think hockey rinks fit on tennis courts. The Suns had a game at Indian Wells and I recall that being a tight fit. I doubt they'd be allowed to knock seating out to shoehorn a rink in, or play on a basketball court-sized rink.Yeah... no way in hell a rink is fitting in there.I know this picture isn't Conseco fieldhouse, but that place in Indianapolis where the Pacers play has always struck me as just a tennis stadium with a roof. Though it's probably a little bigger than that.Conseco is the only NBA arena I have ever been to. What a fantastic building. They did such a great job of showcasing the local basketball history in all of the concourses. I really hope the Pens do as good a job with CEC. I was so disappointed in the St. Pete Times Forum (went there for the first time two weeks ago), very bland and dingy on the inside. My only complaint with Conseco is that it is really steep in the upper deck. My wife started to feel dizzy it was so steep, we had to move down a few rows to infront of a railing for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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