Around The League: 2016-17 Playoffs
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Sal_Butera
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Get the feeling it might be Scott Mellanby - especially after Marty Lapointe came out and said he doesn't want to relocate his family from Chicago.
Get the feeling it might be Scott Mellanby - especially after Marty Lapointe came out and said he doesn't want to relocate his family from Chicago.
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According to our "usual suspects" it's between him and P. Vincent.
According to our "usual suspects" it's between him and P. Vincent.
GGpX
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Report: Florida officials hire consultant to assess possibility of allowing Panthers to leave
http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/539519
Report: Florida officials hire consultant to assess possibility of allowing Panthers to leave
http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/539519
lecoqsportif
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Greasy Bob will be a Nordique after all.
Greasy Bob will be a Nordique after all.
lecoqsportif
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Yeah, probably. Still, the possibility is worth a laugh.
Yeah, probably. Still, the possibility is worth a laugh.
GGpX
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If it was all about the best city possible, it's Quebec hands down.
Expansion is coming eventually to probably make 32 teams, so if I could dream a little... Move Florida to Quebec, expand in Seattle and one of Kansas City/Las Vegas/Houston/Portland.
If it was all about the best city possible, it's Quebec hands down.
Expansion is coming eventually to probably make 32 teams, so if I could dream a little... Move Florida to Quebec, expand in Seattle and one of Kansas City/Las Vegas/Houston/Portland.
GrandWazoo
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Habsy
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Yeah, it's a ploy to get more concessions from Broward County right now but it could turn very real in a couple of years.
Yeah, it's a ploy to get more concessions from Broward County right now but it could turn very real in a couple of years.
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Bettman has to do something to even out the conferences as it is presently unfair to the eastern teams as they have a lower chance of making the post season.
Bettman has to do something to even out the conferences as it is presently unfair to the eastern teams as they have a lower chance of making the post season.
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You are the only person on the planet who thinks 8/14 = 8/16
You are the only person on the planet who thinks 8/14 = 8/16
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I think the only way QC gets a team is through expansion not relocation.
Seattle and Las Vegas are high on the Bettman want list. Seattle for natural reasons such as location on the west coast and city that has some hockey support. Vegas because MGM/Mirage isalready building a 20,000 seat arena next to NY NY Hotel and is pushing hard for the NBA and/or the NHL.
I still believe a 2nd team in Southern Ontario is also viable for expansion. The NHL seems confident it can put a team there without much chance of a legal fight from the Maple Leafs as they had this checked out during the Balsillie battle over the Coyotes.
I've also heard that QC's popularity for a franchise has waned over the past year or two. Even though they are building an arena there is still concern over the corporate support they can receive. We all know the separatist media giant... the guy who got himself elected to a losing party... wants everything given to him regarding hockey in QC before he throws his network at the new Nordiques. Add the fall in the dollar and you have a tempered market.
Still we all know Bettman hates to move his US franchises so Florida would be given a lot more support likely before they have no other choice but to move.
I think the only way QC gets a team is through expansion not relocation.
Seattle and Las Vegas are high on the Bettman want list. Seattle for natural reasons such as location on the west coast and city that has some hockey support. Vegas because MGM/Mirage isalready building a 20,000 seat arena next to NY NY Hotel and is pushing hard for the NBA and/or the NHL.
I still believe a 2nd team in Southern Ontario is also viable for expansion. The NHL seems confident it can put a team there without much chance of a legal fight from the Maple Leafs as they had this checked out during the Balsillie battle over the Coyotes.
I've also heard that QC's popularity for a franchise has waned over the past year or two. Even though they are building an arena there is still concern over the corporate support they can receive. We all know the separatist media giant... the guy who got himself elected to a losing party... wants everything given to him regarding hockey in QC before he throws his network at the new Nordiques. Add the fall in the dollar and you have a tempered market.
Still we all know Bettman hates to move his US franchises so Florida would be given a lot more support likely before they have no other choice but to move.
Habsy
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
Jerry Bruckheimer has wanted an NHL team in Las Vegas for a very long time. He's got the coin and he's a big hockey fan (from Detroit). If that arena gets done then I can see him partnering up with other Hollywood or Las Vegas types to get it done.
Jerry Bruckheimer has wanted an NHL team in Las Vegas for a very long time. He's got the coin and he's a big hockey fan (from Detroit). If that arena gets done then I can see him partnering up with other Hollywood or Las Vegas types to get it done.
Habsy
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It does in golf. The way worm counts his strokes anyway.
It does in golf. The way worm counts his strokes anyway.
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GrandWazoo
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Sure, Montreal would always be number one of course but I don't have a problem supporting another team in the Western Conference. Now if they would be in the Eastern Conference it would be more difficult.
Sure, Montreal would always be number one of course but I don't have a problem supporting another team in the Western Conference. Now if they would be in the Eastern Conference it would be more difficult.