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Author Topic: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs  (Read 969 times)

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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #25 on: May 13, 2023, 06:59:53 AM »
Florida Panthers just beat Toronto in OT to advance.

Big night for South Florida pro sports. Like the Heat, the Panthers are the 8-seed in their conference.

Just need the Oilers to lose and we’ll have eliminated the Canadian menaces to hockey
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #26 on: May 13, 2023, 07:19:10 AM »
One.more year of disappointment for the polite socialists.  Oh, well, there are always Tim-bits and poutine.
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #27 on: May 13, 2023, 07:20:20 AM »
Oilers aren’t done yet!
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #28 on: May 13, 2023, 07:21:22 AM »
True.   I just couldn't get that image out of my head.
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #29 on: May 17, 2023, 10:37:25 AM »
Tempe voters rejected a proposal for a new Coyotes arena, and the team is now considered likely to leave Arizona.

The proposal called for the arena to be privately funded but opponents of the deal said it would have given the owner more than $500 million in tax breaks. They also were still upset that the team has unpaid bills from when it played in suburban Glendale.

Cities talked about include Atlanta -- which already has failed twice to as an NHL city but is buildng a new suburban arena -- Houston and Salt Lake City.
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #30 on: May 17, 2023, 10:46:57 AM »
Tempe voters rejected a proposal for a new Coyotes arena, and the team is now considered likely to leave Arizona.

The proposal called for the arena to be privately funded but opponents of the deal said it would have given the owner more than $500 million in tax breaks. They also were still upset that the team has unpaid bills from when it played in suburban Glendale.

Cities talked about include Atlanta -- which already has failed twice to as an NHL city but is buildng a new suburban arena -- Houston and Salt Lake City.

Move to Hartford where this team will be welcome almost unconditionally.
Hartford/New Haven market is regularly Top 10 in NHL viewership.
Whalers gear is still among the best selling for NHL items.
Connecticut has some of the best hockey talent outside Minnesota and Massachusetts.
And the college teams sell out and win championships and go to Frozen 4s.

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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #31 on: May 17, 2023, 10:48:21 AM »
Tempe voters rejected a proposal for a new Coyotes arena, and the team is now considered likely to leave Arizona.

The proposal called for the arena to be privately funded but opponents of the deal said it would have given the owner more than $500 million in tax breaks. They also were still upset that the team has unpaid bills from when it played in suburban Glendale.

Cities talked about include Atlanta -- which already has failed twice to as an NHL city but is buildng a new suburban arena -- Houston and Salt Lake City.
This is interesting.  The new arena (or at least "a" new arena) is part of a large mixed use development planned for about 3-4 miles from where I live  in northern suburban Atlanta, I just read the announcement about it within the past week.  Wonder if that's the one.  Do you have any other details?

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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #32 on: May 17, 2023, 10:50:01 AM »
This is interesting.  The new arena (or at least "a" new arena) is part of a large mixed use development planned for about 3-4 miles from where I live  in northern suburban Atlanta, I just read the announcement about it within the past week.  Wonder if that's the one.  Do you have any other details?

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/forsyth-county-new-arena-nhl-team
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #33 on: May 17, 2023, 10:52:38 AM »
Move to Hartford where this team will be welcome almost unconditionally.
Hartford/New Haven market is regularly Top 10 in NHL viewership.
Whalers gear is still among the best selling for NHL items.
Connecticut has some of the best hockey talent outside Minnesota and Massachusetts.
And the college teams sell out and win championships and go to Frozen 4s.

They'd need a better arena than the XL Center.

This is where they should move.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotron_Centre
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #35 on: May 17, 2023, 11:33:57 AM »
They'd need a better arena than the XL Center.


Definitely!

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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #36 on: May 17, 2023, 01:39:43 PM »
They'd need a better arena than the XL Center.

This is where they should move.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotron_Centre

I love Quebec City, and it certainly would be the romantic choice. But it's a metro area of about a million and it brings nothing to the TV folks.

Move to Hartford where this team will be welcome almost unconditionally.
Hartford/New Haven market is regularly Top 10 in NHL viewership.
Whalers gear is still among the best selling for NHL items.
Connecticut has some of the best hockey talent outside Minnesota and Massachusetts.
And the college teams sell out and win championships and go to Frozen 4s.

I'd love to have the Whalers back and I think they'd be supported. I agree with Sultan about the XL Center, though, and I also wonder if Boston would have veto power. (I'm not sure how the latter works in the NHL.)
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #37 on: May 17, 2023, 04:16:07 PM »
I love Quebec City, and it certainly would be the romantic choice. But it's a metro area of about a million and it brings nothing to the TV folks.

I don't disagree, but SLC is talked about and you could say pretty much the exact same thing for them.  Size and all.

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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #38 on: May 17, 2023, 09:58:35 PM »
I don't disagree, but SLC is talked about and you could say pretty much the exact same thing for them.  Size and all.

True.

But ... 'Murica!
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #39 on: May 17, 2023, 10:58:25 PM »
Toronto would be the best choice, but can't imagine the Leafs allowing that.
Houston has a ton of advantages.  Largest market without a team. Adequate arena. History of support for hockey (the AHL team there did well until it moved). Lots of corporate dollars. No need for conference realignment. Bittman gets to keep a team in the southern US.

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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #40 on: May 18, 2023, 06:40:01 AM »
Toronto would be the best choice, but can't imagine the Leafs allowing that.
Houston has a ton of advantages.  Largest market without a team. Adequate arena. History of support for hockey (the AHL team there did well until it moved). Lots of corporate dollars. No need for conference realignment. Bittman gets to keep a team in the southern US.

Houston is the leader. Totally agree about Toronto being able to support a second team but it's been floated many times before and the Leafs won't allow it.
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Re: 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
« Reply #41 on: May 18, 2023, 10:02:52 AM »
Toronto would be the best choice, but can't imagine the Leafs allowing that.
Houston has a ton of advantages.  Largest market without a team. Adequate arena. History of support for hockey (the AHL team there did well until it moved). Lots of corporate dollars. No need for conference realignment. Bittman gets to keep a team in the southern US.

Agreed, and I think there is not-insignificant amount of Canadian transplants in the greater Houston area from the O&G industry, which could help.

 

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