Yeah those examples reek of desperately grasping at straws.To be fair @Dertell, Heatley was not even a shadow of what he used to be by the time he got to Boudreau. Stewart never looked the same after leaving Colorado.
The flipside of that argument goes to Staal and Perron. Especially Perron. They were both solid NHL player aside from one year with one team.To be fair @Dertell, Heatley was not even a shadow of what he used to be by the time he got to Boudreau. Stewart never looked the same after leaving Colorado.
Perron has pretty solid (his inconsistency everywhere aside) in every stop minus his last season with Pittsburgh. Boudreau hasn't done for Heatley, Stewart and... just about anyone else, really. Perron and Staal were both still solid players by most metrics.
It's looking more and more like a move is required. What are relocation options? If the current owners stay involved you would think Kansas City, Portland would be options. If they are looking to sell then Quebec City would be an option, as could Houston is the owner of the Rockets is interested in an NHL club (his agreement with the arena is no NHL can play there unless he owns it). Since the Markham arena project fell through I don't see becoming Toronto's second team as an option. Seattle could also be an option but only if an arena is approved.It is the song that never ends. Yes it goes on and on my friends:
http://www.tsn.ca/coyotes-shocked-by-asu-s-arena-decision-1.664678
It is the song that never ends. Yes it goes on and on my friends:
http://www.tsn.ca/coyotes-shocked-by-asu-s-arena-decision-1.664678
The Islanders and Mets are looking at building an arena in Queens, so I am not as worried about them. But the 'Canes are a definite concern. I wonder when we start hearing Hamilton or London/Waterloo again.While it may be easy to say move em to Quebec, the Islanders currently have no home and Carolina's owner is looking to sell the franchise. So yeah. Lots of problems lately it seems.
While it may be easy to say move em to Quebec, the Islanders currently have no home and Carolina's owner is looking to sell the franchise. So yeah. Lots of problems lately it seems.
The Islanders and Mets are looking at building an arena in Queens, so I am not as worried about them. But the 'Canes are a definite concern. I wonder when we start hearing Hamilton or London/Waterloo again.
The Islanders and Mets are looking at building an arena in Queens, so I am not as worried about them. But the 'Canes are a definite concern. I wonder when we start hearing Hamilton or London/Waterloo again.
I meant Kitchener/Waterloo, my bad. But I recall hearing the greater area. The 2011 census had that region at 477k, but 2013 estimates for the region were 559k (I assume this is a larger area than the census area) with expectation of 10k per year growth. With that region being rich in terms of corporate ventures, I would think they would actually be better off than a team like Winnipeg despite having 200k less people. Build a 15k seat arena with plenty of luxury boxes and they will be set I thinkHamilton would be the realistic of the 3 options. Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo and London have under 500k including the Metro of both.
Hamilton is over 700k. I think Quebec City has a better chance.
I meant Kitchener/Waterloo, my bad. But I recall hearing the greater area. The 2011 census had that region at 477k, but 2013 estimates for the region were 559k (I assume this is a larger area than the census area) with expectation of 10k per year growth. With that region being rich in terms of corporate ventures, I would think they would actually be better off than a team like Winnipeg despite having 200k less people. Build a 15k seat arena with plenty of luxury boxes and they will be set I think
My guess is that it is close to the 559k, but the region will claim more as it will consider itself larger than the census region.Yeah that's fair. I didn't take into account of the 5 year growth since lol,
we will find out since the census for 2016 comes out on February 8th.
I wonder when we start hearing Hamilton or London/Waterloo again.
Quebec City will not have another NHL team. Place is full of old francophones that have cheered for the Habs for as long as they can remember. Basically Gary's nightmare.
Seattle is an awesome city, and a pretty decent town if the organization is run properly. There or Houston makes the most sense.
it's cute people think that it is up to Bettman who gets an expansion team