mmazz22
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- Jan 24, 2010
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I do feel in some markets a tie to the parent team would help. Like mentioned if the Rangers came back to Bing the atty would increase. When the Sens came here it didn't matter as much as like Utica everyone was just happy to have the AHL back. But.... toss in 5 years straight of no playoffs ,that erodes a fan base and makes them hate a parent club they have no ties too.
I do agree with the AHL quality of play. As I still love it, I do long for the old day's when we saw more vets and less kids. I get it, I understand kids is the way it is going to be ,but I do miss the vets.
Teams folding- I feel the defintion of a team folding is when the franchise ceases to exist not leaving a city. Like for instance the Providence Reds became the Binghamton Dusters,whalers,rangers, then Hartford Wolfpack. The franchise didnt fold, it simply left Bing and Prov.
So we can compare in the last five years what sides of America lost teams and then gained teams Id say it would be pretty even. The AHL forever has had shifted franchises year after year.
IN five years the East has lost:
Lowell,
West lost:
Peoria, Houston
I do agree with the AHL quality of play. As I still love it, I do long for the old day's when we saw more vets and less kids. I get it, I understand kids is the way it is going to be ,but I do miss the vets.
Teams folding- I feel the defintion of a team folding is when the franchise ceases to exist not leaving a city. Like for instance the Providence Reds became the Binghamton Dusters,whalers,rangers, then Hartford Wolfpack. The franchise didnt fold, it simply left Bing and Prov.
So we can compare in the last five years what sides of America lost teams and then gained teams Id say it would be pretty even. The AHL forever has had shifted franchises year after year.
IN five years the East has lost:
Lowell,
West lost:
Peoria, Houston