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Around The League - 2024-25 Regular Season

GrandWazoo said:
Probably a good city, just tired of hockey expanding to non-traditional markets.
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Yep, I'm tired of this league continually moving into markets that no real hockey fan gives a shit about, while simultaneously ignoring actual hockey markets that fans do give a shit about, like Quebec and Hartford.

And tell me what hockey players would actually want to live in SLC surrounded by crazy ass Mormons with crazy ass liquor laws? Maybe homophobes like the Staal brothers or James Reimer but I'd take Quebec every time.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
Yep, I'm tired of this league continually moving into markets that no real hockey fan gives a shit about, while simultaneously ignoring actual hockey markets that fans do give a shit about, like Quebec and Hartford.

And tell me what hockey players would actually want to live in SLC surrounded by crazy ass Mormons with crazy ass liquor laws? Maybe homophobes like the Staal brothers or James Reimer but I'd take Quebec every time.
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The only way to grow something is emerging markets. That isn't the problem. The problem is not relocating when you should.
 
Habsy said:
Yes he does. He's in NCAA. He can stay in school and go UFA.
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Well I doubt the Yotes care that much right now. Wherever they go they'll need to sell tickets. Rookies don't do that. Established name players do. I wouldn't be shocked to see them trade Cooley for someone with name recognition.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
Then moved to Colorado, which turned out to be an even worse idea, even though it should have been a good one and was proven so by the Avs a couple of decades later. Then they moved to Jersey.
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I remember the Rockies ending our 12 game winning streak in 1981-82 when we and the Islanders were pushing for the record. We gave up two goals to the vaunted Velli Pekka-Ketola and tied 3-3. Islanders went on to win three more in a row and set the then record at 15.
 
TheCountofMonteCristo said:
it is logical to keep them out west although likely travel is harder to Salt Lake City than Phoenix (of course they all charter anyway). That would keep Houston and KC open for expansion which I am sure Bettman wants
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The last time anyone in SLC even noticed the game of hockey was the 2002 Olympics. Hockey won't work there any more than it worked in AZ. Moving a team from a market that doesn't give a shit to a different market that also doesn't give a shit is just kicking the can down the road.
 
TheCountofMonteCristo said:
I remember the Rockies ending our 12 game winning streak in 1981-82 when we and the Islanders were pushing for the record. We gave up two goals to the vaunted Velli Pekka-Ketola and tied 3-3. Islanders went on to win three more in a row and set the then record at 15.
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Well, all I remember about the 81-82 season is that the Isles won the Cup and we got bounced in the first round by Dale Hunter on a goal that I still haven't seen cross the goal line.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
The last time anyone in SLC even noticed the game of hockey was the 2002 Olympics. Hockey won't work there any more than it worked in AZ. Moving a team from a market that doesn't give a shit to a different market that also doesn't give a shit is just kicking the can down the road.
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has to be in the west to keep balance. A move to Quebec and keeping them in the west doesn't really work logistically (and no Detroit and Columbus will not agree to move west). It is either Salt Lake City, Houston of Kansas City.
 
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