Around the NHL - Playoffs? We're Talkin' 'bout Playoffs?

[Team Cozens]

The two old franchises were named Metropolitans and Totums. Second one isn't happening due to Native American sensitivities. First one makes sense only historically.

Seals is OK. Thunder?

There's no way the stuff board of directors lets them go with Kraken.

Gotta be the Seals.... old logo and all.
How do we protect Will Carrier AGAIN ??? Lol

 

[struckbyaparkedcar]

The two old franchises were named Metropolitans and Totums. Second one isn't happening due to Native American sensitivities. First one makes sense only historically.

Seals is OK. Thunder?

There's no way the stuff board of directors lets them go with Kraken.

Ahahaha, you don't follow the NBA, huh?

You'd be drawn and quartered for mentioning that in Seattle.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Ahahaha, you don't follow the NBA, huh?

You'd be drawn and quartered for mentioning that in Seattle.

I didn't make the connection.

I'm aware of general trends but don't follow the sport. Haven't for years.

 

[dotcommunism]

No one's using the SuperSonics name now so just go with that.

 

[Sabretooth]

I think they'll be re-alignment. Seattle fits better with the NW teams. Seattle to the Pacific and Arizona to the Central?

Well when Arizona's in houston they'll fit in the central better.

Aww beat to it:

Houston can have the Coyotes

 

[Der Jaeger]

I'd do some combo of these two. Take the basketball out of both, and have the jet flying up into the tower. Take the "S" off.

 

[JThorne]

A lot of Seattle fans are already Canuck fans, this shall be interesting.

The boarder between Vancouver and Seattle is a lot like the boarder between Fort Erie and Buffalo with 'Freindship Festivals' and all.

Except, you know, they're hours apart. Not minutes. But hey, its not like people hate being in their cars for 5+ hours a night for a round trip to a game...

Imo, this "Canada will contribute to Seattle tickets" idea is way overblown. Yeah, maybe a couple hundred. At most.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Googled some concepts already out there for Seattle. The name I liked the best was "Sea Lions." I thought that was cool.

 

[FoSotC]

That's a pretty big **** you to Quebec. But sure I like the sound of the Seattle Seals.

Quebec will be there if a struggling Eastern Conference team needs to relocate. Otherwise, the league's obviously been looking toward expanding in the US as much as possible in the hopes that more people start caring about the sport here. Winnipeg never even would have happened if Atlanta ownership hadn't essentially locked the team out of the arena on relatively short notice. The league had no other choice on that one. If something similar happens again, that's how Quebec will find its way into the NHL. Failing that, it's going to be another Hamilton situation with their shiny new arena and all.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Quebec will be there if a struggling Eastern Conference team needs to relocate. Otherwise, the league's obviously been looking toward expanding in the US as much as possible in the hopes that more people start caring about the sport here. Winnipeg never even would have happened if Atlanta ownership hadn't essentially locked the team out of the arena on relatively short notice. The league had no other choice on that one. If something similar happens again, that's how Quebec will find its way into the NHL. Failing that, it's going to be another Hamilton situation with their shiny new arena and all.

Quebec has to hope that Carolina or Columbus falls off in attendance and is forced to move.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Except, you know, they're hours apart. Not minutes. But hey, its not like people hate being in their cars for 5+ hours a night for a round trip to a game...

Imo, this "Canada will contribute to Seattle tickets" idea is way overblown. Yeah, maybe a couple hundred. At most.

Where was this ever said or even implied?

 

[JThorne]

Where was this ever said or even implied?

In the BoH forum, it's there a LOT.

 

[valet]

They should name them the Supersonics.

Or the Seattle Hockey Cobains.

Or whatever the people want, just give the people what they want.

 

[JThorne]

They should name them the Supersonics.

Or the Seattle Hockey Cobains.

Or whatever the people want, just give the people what they want.

 

[valet]

Yeah, so now my official stance has changed to the Seattle Spice Girls.

Nice ring to it.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Carolina or Florida ends up in Quebec.

Columbus is ok where they are....

 

[Chainshot]

Seattle Pumpkin Spice, marketing to 20-something women nationally.

 

[Club]

Seattle's Best

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

Well Seattle right now has the Sounders and Seahawks, and had the Supersonics...oh and they also have the Mariners too.

Something to do with water and sound.
They will have the Seattle Green much like the Sounders and Seahawks.

 

[dotcommunism]

I'd do some combo of these two. Take the basketball out of both, and have the jet flying up into the tower. Take the "S" off.

Nah, leave in the basketball. Pretend it's the same team. Retire Gary Payton's number.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

650mil...not greedy at all from the NHL I see. So higher price, will expansion rules be even tougher than the Vegas expansion which only cost 500mil?

 

[cybresabre]

Why can't it just be Seattle?

I'll defer to our resident rules guru to tell me why or why not it's possible, and then dotcommunism to tell us the real scoop.

 

[FoSotC]

I was honestly pretty happy to just get the last expansion draft over with so we could move on from all of the speculation as to who we'd be losing for nothing. Always figured another one would be an inevitability before long, but still.

 

[Beerz]

Seattle Communist

 

[Icicle]

Carolina or Florida ends up in Quebec.

Columbus is ok where they are....

Columbus ain’t moving

And Carolina just sold 51% yesterday and standard part of the sale agreement is a 7 year no relocation clause, so no, Carolina won’t be moving


My guess is Florida