coolguy21415
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- Jul 17, 2003
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While I don't necessarily support a move to Winnipeg, moving an eastern conference team west makes a lot of sense in terms of travel money and expenses. When teams like Chicago, Detroit, etc are in the Western Conference, it costs them TONS to play the majority of their away games, since they play inter-conference games in California, Texas, Minnesota etc. It's ridiculous actually.
I'm not arguing that the majority of the hockey market is along the eastern seabord, but moving a team west could be a reason for a team to move. If Carolina moved west, either Columbus or Detroit would then be in the Eastern conference, saving them (and western conference teams) money. I don't think this has a huge economic impact, since Winnipeg, is just about as far away from an NHL franchise as you can get, so it wouldn't make sense for a move to Winnipeg, but the thought remains.
My two cents, is all. I personally don't support a move to Winnipeg, since I just see it as a move from one mediocre situation to the next, not necessarily an improvement.
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To add something, that site www.jetsowner.com is absolutely ridiculous, it offers no more than one person's (unqualified) opinion and a list of places to email. And I'm not even sure what effect emailing TSN's Off The Record will have to getting Winnipeg a new franchise...
I'm not arguing that the majority of the hockey market is along the eastern seabord, but moving a team west could be a reason for a team to move. If Carolina moved west, either Columbus or Detroit would then be in the Eastern conference, saving them (and western conference teams) money. I don't think this has a huge economic impact, since Winnipeg, is just about as far away from an NHL franchise as you can get, so it wouldn't make sense for a move to Winnipeg, but the thought remains.
My two cents, is all. I personally don't support a move to Winnipeg, since I just see it as a move from one mediocre situation to the next, not necessarily an improvement.
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To add something, that site www.jetsowner.com is absolutely ridiculous, it offers no more than one person's (unqualified) opinion and a list of places to email. And I'm not even sure what effect emailing TSN's Off The Record will have to getting Winnipeg a new franchise...
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