Any fellow Thrashers fans?

[triggrman]

quite a few Thrasher fans are now Preds fans..

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I have to imagine there are some Atlanta fans happy to see some of these guys where they are right now...though the roster is completely different than when it was in Atlanta...still some names there that fans follow and loved.

Little
Byfuglien
Enstrom

Wheeler and Chiarot deserve a mention.

 

[acor]

Would be interested to see if any Thrashers fans will be in attendance if the Jets play the Predators in the playoffs.

Why would they??? To support Preds??? Lol...

 

[CupsOverCash]

Any atlanta fans think they could get a team again at some point? They did just build that new stadium.

 

[mattihp]

I miss the top moments in thrashers history they had on their site. I don't know how many times I looked at Nurminen's donkey save!

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Any atlanta fans think they could get a team again at some point? They did just build that new stadium.

I'm not sure what relevance the building of Mercedes-Benz Stadium is for the future of hockey in Atlanta?

 

[CupsOverCash]

I'm not sure what relevance the building of Mercedes-Benz Stadium is for the future of hockey in Atlanta?

Well having a nice new venue doesnt hurt. Im sure they are on a long list of places wanting a team. Im just curious if they have even discussed it again.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Well having a nice new venue doesnt hurt. Im sure they are on a long list of places wanting a team. Im just curious if they have even discussed it again.

Again, I'm not sure how a new venue for their football team helps or hurts their chances of getting another NHL team. If Mercedes-Benz could host hockey, maybe, but since it doesn't...

 

[CupsOverCash]

Again, I'm not sure how a new venue for their football team helps or hurts their chances of getting another NHL team. If Mercedes-Benz could host hockey, maybe, but since it doesn't...

Why wouldnt it be able to host hockey?

 

[farshi]

Why wouldnt it be able to host hockey?

It's a football arena...

 

[CupsOverCash]

It's a football arena...

So, the Lightning played in a baseball stadium for a few years. Are you saying it couldnt be done?

 

[farshi]

So, the Lightning played in a baseball stadium for a few years. Are you saying it couldnt be done?

It could be but why would an arena with a 70,000 capacity (most of which would be empty) be a factor which encourages someone to move a team there.

 

[Its a Trap]

So, the Lightning played in a baseball stadium for a few years. Are you saying it couldnt be done?

Because it’s 2018 not 1992. If you’re coming into the league you need a proper building built for hockey, not setting up shop in an NFL stadium because 25 years ago someone else did it while waiting for their new 20k seat arena to open.

Quite a ridiculous argument.

 

[Saitama]

So, the Lightning played in a baseball stadium for a few years. Are you saying it couldnt be done?

It's not terribly likely.

Anyway, with some Thrashers fans turning into Preds fans and some sticking with the Jets, should be a fun year for them. Still hate the thought of any fans losing their team. I never really went through it with the Jets because I moved here after the Jets were gone and had been a Rangers fan for most of my life.

 

[CupsOverCash]

It could be but why would an arena with a 70,000 capacity (most of which would be empty) be a factor which encourages someone to move a team there.

I wasnt saying it was THE factor but having a new venue helps.

 

[7even]

With the Jets being dominant this year, and headed to the playoffs - have any Thrasher fans been watching the odd game this season?

No. I don't feel any connection to that team at all.

Any atlanta fans think they could get a team again at some point? They did just build that new stadium.

The NHL will be back eventually. Atlanta's too big of a TV market.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Because it’s 2018 not 1992. If you’re coming into the league you need a proper building built for hockey, not setting up shop in an NFL stadium because 25 years ago someone else did it while waiting for their new 20k seat arena to open.

Quite a ridiculous argument.

Ok fine point.

Look I was just curious if they ever talked about bringing hockey back to Atlanta.

 

[farshi]

I wasnt saying it was THE factor but having a new venue helps.

i didnt say it was THE factor either.

 

[Saitama]

No. I don't feel any connection to that team at all.



The NHL will be back eventually. Atlanta's too big of a TV market.

Hopefully they wait for a strong owner this time.

 

[Its a Trap]

Ok fine point.

Look I was just curious if they ever talked about bringing hockey back to Atlanta.

I’d say it’s a firm no. Ownership was certainly terribly scummy but 2 lost teams should be a backbreaker.

 

[7even]

Hopefully they wait for a strong owner this time.

Don f***ing Waddell, man.

 

[CupsOverCash]

i didnt say it was THE factor either.

Yea but its besides my point but people keep harping on the new arena comment.

 

[GOilers88]

No. I don't feel any connection to that team at all.



The NHL will be back eventually. Atlanta's too big of a TV market.

How many times does a city have to lose it's franchise before people finally admit that maybe it's just not the right market?

Third time's a charm?

 

[Rich Nixon]

Yea but its besides my point but people keep harping on the new arena comment.

Well, it's not an arena.

It's like saying, "Hey, my town has a very large public pool. Any chance we get an NHL team?"

Anyway, I am sure the Atlanta ThrashFlamers will be back as like the 42nd team in 2050. If the league continues to grow it will have to be back, but mot anytime soon.

Fun sidebar: I love how relocation gave a midsize city in Alberta a team named after General Sherman's scorched earth campaign through the Confederacy in the Civil War.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Well, it's not an arena.

It's like saying, "Hey, my town has a very large public pool. Any chance we get an NHL team?"

Not really but I see your point.