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NO I pick Salt Lake city because there's alot of snow and they enjoy hockey.... I search on Yahoo
NO I pick Salt Lake city because there's alot of snow and they enjoy hockey.... I search on Yahoo
nomorekids said:I have a terrific idea! Let's put hockey back where it's already failed once before...and create two more Canadian teams that have to go on NHL life-support!
VIVE LE WINNIPEG! VIVE LE QUEBEC!
Who cares that Winnipeg was only pulling in 11-12000 a night...it just makes sense that they have a team, because I want to live the Canadian dream! While we're at it, we should contract a team like Nashville...because...while they've only had one successful year, and while they had arguably the loudest arena during the playoffs, and while EVERY home playoff game sold out immediately...it's my myopic belief that they had their chance! Here, let me drag up attendance numbers, and ignore the fact that the Predators lost less money last year than the Oilers, the Devils, the Rangers, the Blues, and in fact...most other teams! Let me also ignore the fact that the hallowed Red Wings could barely get their building half-full during the abysmal 80s...or that the Canucks were once a laughingstock with one of the worst attendance records in the league. Who cares! They deserved the benefit of the doubt during THEIR mediocre years. I'm Joe TradNHLFan, and I wants what me wants! I'll continue to go around spouting the pedestrian belief that "overexpansion" is somehow the cause of all the NHL problems..and meanwhile I'll ignore how much my beloved Maple Leafs are paying Ed Belfour and Owen Nolan.
I WANT MY NHL!
Reign Nateo said:2. Carolina- I would move them to Portland name them the Renegades and move Detroit to the East.
I wouldn't expect one from you, but that is a nice characterization! :lolVlad The Impaler said:This isn't a "too teams in Florida soxx0rz annd steall ouwrcanadiann prideBettmanis behinds all this and the yanks are conqwerwring the worldz" message
I agree with you on that (no disrespect to those fans), these were totally cash grabs to keep the other teams afloat for a while with those expansion fees, my own favorite team included. I read somewhere (can't remember where at the moment) that the only reason the current CBA was extended in '99 was so the last expansion would go through and more expansion money would be put in the pot.They do seem like they were made with limited vision as a mean to cash grab. With the money being used unwisely in the manner of a freaking junkie. They should have used those funds wisely.
If one of you were in fact God, I wish you'd make posts like this stop. Oh, and I do have access to ice, it's in my freezer. The kind you can skate on is about a half hour away, so I wouldn't say it's not accessible.habster said:Also, I feel people from the south can't relate from the game of hockey because ice is not accessible to them. So can't really grasp what hockey is all about.
cw7 said:I knew that Atlanta (somewhere around 4M including metro) couldn't be down in 83rd.
Thresher said:Since you mentioned Atlanta...the metro ranks 13th on the list
city: 435500
urban area: 3988900
others that take a significant climb up the #s ranking, from city to urban populations:
Raleigh, 131 --> 60th
Buffalo, 126 --> 44th
Tampa, 123 --> 28th
Pittsburgh, 117 --> 27th
Ottawa, 108 --> 67th
St. Louis, 103 --> 24th
Denver, 56 --> 26th
Boston, 49 --> 7th
Detroit, 27 --> 8th
Montreal, 25 --> 16th
crossxcheck said:my point is that every city has a significantly larger population if you count urban/surrounding areas.
donelikedinner said:1. Carolina
2. Anaheim
3. Florida
4. Nashville/Atlanta
Pittsburgh to Winnipeg
Rancid said:frankly there are teams you just can't get rid of.....
Montreal
Toronto
NYR
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
There's too much history.
Other teams that shouldn't be removed
Minnesota (Dedicated fans)
Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver (dedicated fans)
Teams they should add....
Winnepeg, Atlantic Provinces squad, Maybe a team from Maine....
To get rid of....
Doubles in states....
LA or Anaheim
FLA or TB
NJ or NYI (one) though the island has dedicated fans so prolly NJ
Southern Teams w/ no fan base
Nashville, Columbus, Maybe even Atlanta....
Honestly...who watches hockey in Texas..bye bye Dallas.....
PepNCheese said:Then, merge the Flames and Oilers into one franchise.
Nah, if people insist on bringing up this dumb stuff, I'd say every team is fair game.Rancid said:frankly there are teams you just can't get rid of.....
nomorekids said:5. NHL Hockey in...Maine? Have you been to Maine? You might as well put a team in Montana. They simply don't have the population to support it. The AHL's Portland Pirates are just big enough.