Who else believes that another CBA-related lockout would be useless?

TOML

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Post-cap success stories:

Buffalo - From bankruptcy to buying power
Pittsburgh - From bankruptcy to superteam
Ottawa - Almost axed. Instead went to finals
Carolina - Solid management the key to keeping this team viable in a so-so market
Edmonton - Almost axed. New ownership is gravy
Calgary - Ditto. Kinda. Needs to avoid team collapse.
Vancouver - Ditto. On shaky ground there for awhile but eventually found an owner who wants to win
Anaheim - Never a great hockey market. Wins a cup.
Chicago - Well, Bill Wirtz died. 'nuff said
Minny - Much better than North Stars
TB - New ownership and management will make this work.
Washington - Ovechkin


Pre-and-Post-cap negative stories:

Atlanta - Their failure was always inevitable
Phoenix - Their failure was always inevitable
Nashville - Well, they're getting better... Maybe...
Florida - Too many d-cks on the dance floor in Florida?
NYI - Still needs an arena.
StL - Ownership still not 100% solid


Post-cap negative stories:

Dallas - Ownership
Colorado - Old team core retired



Post-cap success stories vastly outweigh post-cap negative stories.

The problem teams right now are that way regardless of cap.


I see no reason for a CBA-related lockout. NHL needs to find better owners for their problem franchises and/or move them to better markets.
 
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Eaglepride*

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Post-cap success stories:
I see no reason for a CBA-related lockout. NHL needs to find better owners for their problem franchises and/or move them to better markets.

exactly they need finding owners who in it to win and not for a quick buck or playing it cheap.
 

ponder

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Post-cap success stories:

Buffalo - From bankruptcy to buying power
Pittsburgh - From bankruptcy to superteam
Ottawa - Almost axed. Instead went to finals
Carolina - Solid management the key to keeping this team viable in a so-so market
Edmonton - Almost axed. New ownership is gravy
Calgary - Ditto. Kinda. Needs to avoid team collapse.
Vancouver - Ditto. On shaky ground there for awhile but eventually found an owner who wants to win
Anaheim - Never a great hockey market. Wins a cup.
Chicago - Well, Bill Wirtz died. 'nuff said
Minny - Much better than North Stars
TB - New ownership and management will make this work.
Washington - Ovechkin


Pre-and-Post-cap negative stories:

Phoenix - Their failure was always inevitable
Nashville - Well, they're getting better... Maybe...
Florida - Too many d-cks on the dance floor in Florida?
NYI - Still needs an arena.
StL - Ownership still not 100% solid


Post-cap negative stories:

Dallas - Ownership
Colorado - Old team core retired



Post-cap success stories vastly outweigh post-cap negative stories.

The problem teams right now are that way regardless of cap.


I see no reason for a CBA-related lockout. NHL needs to find better owners for their problem franchises and/or move them to better markets.
The Thrashers don't make it onto either of your negative story lists? They're like the ultimate negative story, they did so poorly they no longer even exist.
 

Dado

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Atlanta just lost their team.

Would think that should make an appearance on the negative, post-side.

Dallas, Tampa, Phoenix, Altanta have all lost tremendous amounts of franchise value, that should be on there somewhere too, I would think.
 

Hawker14

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Not sure what a lockout would accomplish.

The problem the NHL has now is the gap in revenue distribution between the teams. More meaningful revenue-sharing would ensure more healthy franchises.
 

TOML

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Atlanta just lost their team.

Would think that should make an appearance on the negative, post-side.

Dallas, Tampa, Phoenix, Altanta have all lost tremendous amounts of franchise value, that should be on there somewhere too, I would think.
Not Tampa anymore.

Dallas needs a new owner.

But Phoenix and Atlanta you can say were doomed from the start.
 

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