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Around The League - 2024-25 Regular Season

TheCountofMonteCristo said:
so were Turner Field and the baseball stadium in Arlington, each got new ones in 30 yrs. Flyers are getting a new one too.
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Yes because the taxpayers are morons in those cities. It's just corporate welfare. Neither the Braves, nor the Rangers nor the Flyers need a taxpayer handout. Build your own fucking stadiums like the SF Giants had to do. Like the Habs had to do.

You seem to think that because civic leaders in some cities are willing to let their citizens get fucked in the ass by the local billionaire team owner that everyone should bend over. It's wrong and any politician who wastes tax money on these handouts to team owners should be in jail.

Pro sports are not more important than schools hospitals, homeless shelters, or infrastructure. And before the city of Montreal even considers giving the Habs one red cent they need to fix literally every other problem they have first. Fill some fucking potholes before you give away the farm to Geoff Molson.
 
GrandWazoo said:
I like our rink overall but the halls are a major low point.
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The halls were more cramped in the Forum and I'd still rather watch a game there than any other arena I've ever been in since.

And have those cramped concourses ever stopped you from buying a ticket when you wanted to see a game? I very much doubt it.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
Yes because the taxpayers are morons in those cities. It's just corporate welfare. Neither the Braves, nor the Rangers nor the Flyers need a taxpayer handout. Build your own fucking stadiums like the SF Giants had to do. Like the Habs had to do.

You seem to think that because civic leaders in some cities are willing to let their citizens get fucked in the ass by the local billionaire team owner that everyone should bend over. It's wrong and any politician who wastes tax money on these handouts to team owners should be in jail.

Pro sports are not more important than schools hospitals, homeless shelters, or infrastructure. And before the city of Montreal even considers giving the Habs one red cent they need to fix literally every other problem they have first. Fill some fucking potholes before you give away the farm to Geoff Molson.
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The new Sixers/Flyers arena will be entirely privately funded.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
Yes because the taxpayers are morons in those cities. It's just corporate welfare. Neither the Braves, nor the Rangers nor the Flyers need a taxpayer handout. Build your own fucking stadiums like the SF Giants had to do. Like the Habs had to do.

You seem to think that because civic leaders in some cities are willing to let their citizens get fucked in the ass by the local billionaire team owner that everyone should bend over. It's wrong and any politician who wastes tax money on these handouts to team owners should be in jail.

Pro sports are not more important than schools hospitals, homeless shelters, or infrastructure. And before the city of Montreal even considers giving the Habs one red cent they need to fix literally every other problem they have first. Fill some fucking potholes before you give away the farm to Geoff Molson.
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you are a very angry person
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
Taxpayer money should never be used to build stadiums for billionaires, full stop. "Cultural institution" my ass. It's a colossal waste and misuse of public funds.

The Habs don't need a new rink. The one they have is perfectly fine and should last them another 40 years at least.
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Habs are worth more to society than sending money overseas but we do that anyway
 
TheCountofMonteCristo said:
Habs are worth more to society than sending money overseas but we do that anyway
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The Habs are worth nothing to "society". Watching hockey isn't an essential part of our existence. For most of us, what we think is a passion is really just a habit, and like any habit, we can break it and nothing bad is going to happen.

So no, the Habs aren't worth more to society than sending money overseas to fight Russian aggression, for example, because sports, in the grand scheme of things, is at the very bottom of the list of shit we can't live without. Just because we like hockey doesn't mean it's essential.
 
TheCountofMonteCristo said:
you are a very angry person
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I get angry when people who whine about their taxes casually wave off criticism of tossing public money down a toilet to appease a billionaire team owner.

Every single independently commissioned economic impact study on this subject has proven that using public money to build stadiums for private businesses is a fucking waste. These facilities do nothing for the local economy, they do not create jobs, and they don't create wealth for anyone but the team owner. The public gets zero benefit. Like a casino, the only thing a new stadium does is redistribute existing money. It does not create any new money. It provides no societal benefit of any kind. All it does is waste money that would be better spent elsewhere.

If Geoff Molson wants a new arena let him build one himself. Otherwise he can fuck off and the Habs can fuck off with him.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
I get angry when people who whine about their taxes casually wave off criticism of tossing public money down a toilet to appease a billionaire team owner.

Every single independently commissioned economic impact study on this subject has proven that using public money to build stadiums for private businesses is a fucking waste. These facilities do nothing for the local economy, they do not create jobs, and they don't create wealth for anyone but the team owner. The public gets zero benefit. Like a casino, the only thing a new stadium does is redistribute existing money. It does not create any new money. It provides no societal benefit of any kind. All it does is waste money that would be better spent elsewhere.

If Geoff Molson wants a new arena let him build one himself. Otherwise he can fuck off and the Habs can fuck off with him.
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Val Plante will put you down as a No
 
For those old enough to recall the Maple Leaf Gardens era, you'll remember the overly nasal tones of Paul Morris.

"Toronto goal scored by number 12 Erroll Thompson. Assist, number 4 Trevor Johansen, and number 14 Stan Weir. Time 17:23."

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Longtime Maple Leafs public address announcer Paul Morris passes away

Paul Morris, the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs inside Maple Leaf Gardens for nearly four decades, has passed away.
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Morris was never mentioned. It is only in recent years I even knew to whom the voice belonged. Yet we knew the voice so well, for decades....
 
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