NHL to Seattle Volume XIII - UPDATE 12/7 NHL will accept Seattle application - Expansion fee $650 M

[Melrose Munch]

Seattle needs to hurry up. houston wants in.

 

[kurt]

Seattle needs to hurry up. houston wants in.

Let them both in. 1 more eastern market too.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Let them both in. 1 more eastern market too.

Quebec.

 

[powerstuck]

Let them both in. 1 more eastern market too.

I wish it could work, but I don't think the league is willing to go 34.
Still, going 34 before the next US-TV contract could be a business move. More teams = More money (in theory at least 2 of 3 teams would be US based).

 

[gstommylee]

Seattle needs to hurry up. houston wants in.

Seattle can't go any faster than they legally can. They can't vote on it no early than the 4th of December.

 

[gstommylee]

I wish it could work, but I don't think the league is willing to go 34.
Still, going 34 before the next US-TV contract could be a business move. More teams = More money (in theory at least 2 of 3 teams would be US based).

Houston can still get a team if NHL would finally pull the plug on the coyotes with NHL remaining at 32 teams.

 

[Nordskull]

34 may be in the works.

3 expansion teams = 1.5 billions. Ya know big boy$ like$ tho$e $ort of value$. (before selling their franchises and retire.)

 

[kurt]

34 teams or bust!

People gripe about watering down, etc, but the league is so competitive and there is so much talent outside of the NHL that the expansion could definitely happen without compromising the quality of the product.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Seattle can't go any faster than they legally can. They can't vote on it no early than the 4th of December.

It's only this way because they city and Hansen dragged this out over the course of 5 years. The Thunderbirds should have been on the ice with Vegas last month.


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34 teams and bigger nets.

 

[powerstuck]

Houston can still get a team if NHL would finally pull the plug on the coyotes with NHL remaining at 32 teams.

Yes, but that's one hell of a big IF.

NHL didn't spend last 10 years doing everything they can to keep Coyotes in Phoenix/Glendale just to let them go because suddenly Seattle and/or Huston are ready.

 

[gstommylee]

It's only this way because they city and Hansen dragged this out over the course of 5 years. The Thunderbirdd should have been on the ice with Vegas.

One problem though there is still no NHL group backing sodo arena.

 

[gstommylee]

Yes, but that's one hell of a big IF.

NHL didn't spend last 10 years doing everything they can to keep Coyotes in Phoenix/Glendale just to let them go because suddenly Seattle and/or Huston are ready.

The coyotes can't keep just staying there with a year by year lease either they get a new arena in the market or not. ANd so far there is no long term arena other than staying where they are at which i believe the lease expires end of season no?

 

[Melrose Munch]

One problem though there is still no NHL group backing sodo arena.

Exactly, because of Hansen's cattiness and the city not giving the street vacation. Anyway, it's water under the bridge and I hope this gets done asap.

 

[gstommylee]

Exactly, because of Hansen's cattiness and the city not giving the street vacation. Anyway, it's water under the bridge and I hope this gets done asap.

as far as it concerns sodo arena its basically DOA in terms of another reconsideration of a street vacation. Its basically OVG plan for the time being. Hansen thinks he can wait the long game and hope the NBA gives him a team (no way in hell NBA gives the NBA seattle team to him) instead of OVG's arena

 

[Melrose Munch]

as far as it concerns sodo arena its basically DOA in terms of another reconsideration of a street vacation. Its basically OVG plan for the time being. Hansen thinks he can wait the long game and hope the NBA gives him a team (no way in hell NBA gives the NBA seattle team to him) instead of OVG's arena

exactly. people have said that for years, especially post Sacramento.

 

[gstommylee]

exactly. people have said that for years, especially post Sacramento.

And the whole overblown Sacramento issue is NOT WHY he won't get a team. Its cause there is another arena plan that already happened and built by someone that has done a lot of things for the NBA.

Silver went on record saying it was not a problem.

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Too add

Hansen isn't going to make friends by playing the long game here. He needs to focus on getting the NHL group and convince to the SCC that he can get this done to force the city to make a choice. He has to get political allies in order to do that as well

If he can get the street vacation while OVG plan is rejected is the only way sodo ends up with both teams.

 

[superdeluxe]

We had Geoff Baker join us in our podcast to recap the latest events and is Houston a real threat to Seattle's NHL hopes:

‪https://www.sonicsrising.com/2017/1...nt=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter ‬

 

[beachcomber]

Should move the Canucks to Seattle. Great fans in that town.

 

[gstommylee]

We had Geoff Baker join us in our podcast to recap the latest events and is Houston a real threat to Seattle's NHL hopes:

‪https://www.sonicsrising.com/2017/1...nt=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter ‬

Geoff baker is suggesting a 7-2 vote in favor of key arena plan however, we are a month and half away from the target vote date so it is possible it could change. With that said if nothing changes in terms of the yes and no votes, its looking very very good that we are finally getting an approved arena and just in time for xmas holidays.

 

[Melrose Munch]

the seattle process took too long.

 

[superdeluxe]

Geoff baker is suggesting a 7-2 vote in favor of key arena plan however, we are a month and half away from the target vote date so it is possible it could change. With that said if nothing changes in terms of the yes and no votes, its looking very very good that we are finally getting an approved arena and just in time for xmas holidays.

I think we have the votes, OVG has been laying the ground work for months. Mosqueda/Grant are both YES on the Key. I'm guessing Sawant is a No.

 

[superdeluxe]

the seattle process took too long.

Too many hands in the cookie Jar. One of the reasons why I favored Tukwila, less red tape.

 

[powerstuck]

The coyotes can't keep just staying there with a year by year lease either they get a new arena in the market or not. ANd so far there is no long term arena other than staying where they are at which i believe the lease expires end of season no?

To be honest, Seattle and Coyotes are pretty darn even today as to who will get a new arena first.
Neither of the files is certain nor under way without risks of failing before shovels hit the ground.

 

[Llama19]

To be honest, Seattle and Coyotes are pretty darn even today as to who will get a new arena first.
Neither of the files is certain nor under way without risks of failing before shovels hit the ground.

Seattle is much further along in getting a new arena than what is passing for an attempt for a new arena somewhere else in Arizona...

 

[gstommylee]

To be honest, Seattle and Coyotes are pretty darn even today as to who will get a new arena first.
Neither of the files is certain nor under way without risks of failing before shovels hit the ground.

The two aren't even close to being even in terms of getting an arena.