Ruck Over
When the revolution comes, pants will do you no gd
Is there really a point to creating a new team that will suck for a long time, as was the case in the early 90s expansion era?
Vegas gets off the hook in order to prevent another debacle like the Coyotes. A bad team in an unfamiliar market, with little on ice reasons for hope. Sure there are bad teams in the NHL worse off than Vegas that will need to pay the piper. It's up to the ownership of those teams to hire better executives conducive to winning. The NHL benefits from a strong Vegas, if not a net positive, it's a lack of another insult to throw at the league from afar.
This all makes sense. Established teams gnashing their teeth are crying over sour grapes with a fist full of dollars. Reinvest that $20m (minus the blow & hookers line-items) into the scouting and player development departments and fix your own problems.
Vegas gets off the hook in order to prevent another debacle like the Coyotes. A bad team in an unfamiliar market, with little on ice reasons for hope. Sure there are bad teams in the NHL worse off than Vegas that will need to pay the piper. It's up to the ownership of those teams to hire better executives conducive to winning. The NHL benefits from a strong Vegas, if not a net positive, it's a lack of another insult to throw at the league from afar.
This all makes sense. Established teams gnashing their teeth are crying over sour grapes with a fist full of dollars. Reinvest that $20m (minus the blow & hookers line-items) into the scouting and player development departments and fix your own problems.