Rubes Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Phoenix Coyotes file for Chapter 11, potential purchaser wants to move them to Hamilton, ON. I'm sure Toronto and Buffalo will have something to say about this...
Fewell733 Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 I know the Sabres don't want it to happen, but I think it would be fun. What a hockey corridor it would be! The rivalries would be great. The NHL shouldn't be in Arizona anyway.
BuffaloBill Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 I am not sure how much leverage Buffalo or toronto will have. If the franchise is going bankrupt and they have a buyer my guess is that the courts will not stand in the way of moving them to Hamilton. The real questionis whehter the league will realign conferences to take advantage of potential new rivalries.
Dante Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Hamilton needs the shot in the arm. Even though that city is a lunch bucket union town there will be no shortage of fans outside of that city. Southern Ontario can support 2 teams no problem. It will be nice to see a little competition for the Leafs who have been sticking it to the fans for 50 years. I am worried for the Sabres though. Doe's anyone know exactly how many fans go to Sabre games from Ontario. More specifically from St. Catherines area up through Hamiltion. I know there is probably no way to tell that unless you are in Sabre sales or management. Also, Copps Colesium is kinda old now by pro sports standards. I wonder what kind of upgrades its going to need. Luxury boxes and so on.
sullim4 Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 They need to put them in Seattle. We need a sports team here in the winter, and they need a balance between eastern and western conference teams.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 They need to put them in Seattle. We need a sports team here in the winter, and they need a balance between eastern and western conference teams. Exactly. Wasn't Seattle the first team outside of Canada to win the Stanley Cup? I never understood where that crazy "Original Six" BS got started.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Oh... Or put them back in Winnepeg where they belong... Amazes me how there can not be a team there.
sullim4 Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Exactly. Wasn't Seattle the first team outside of Canada to win the Stanley Cup? I never understood where that crazy "Original Six" BS got started. I think that's right. They'd get tons of fans... lots of transplants from Vancouver down here that would kill to get NHL games here during the year. The idiots that renovated Key Arena back in the '90s designed it specifically so that they couldn't put ice down without knocking the seating down on one of the ends. But that can be fixed pretty easily I would think, or it could be a temporary thing until they get a new arena. See this pic, where sections 104-110 have to be cut off: https://files.gotickets.com/cached/_images/...y_copy-2063.gif
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 I'm all for this. I know the Sabres probably don't want the potential competition, but to me it's just a brand new rivalry! Hockey in the desert is just dumb anyway.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Why don't they put them in London (ONT)? I know Millbank would be happy! Kinda between the the 'Wings and Leafs!
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Hartford, please? Only if they promise to use the old Hartford Whalers logo, the best in the history of professional sports.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 IN all fairness... Winnepeg should get first crack at the Yotes... It is their team that was canibalized... Since we are throwing out dream situations... Imagine what a place like Halifax, NS would be like to play an NHL game! The only place in the US I like to see a team is Seattle... All other places would be in Canada.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 IN all fairness... Winnepeg should get first crack at the Yotes... It is their team that was canibalized... Since we are throwing out dream situations... Imagine what a place like Halifax, NS would be like to play an NHL game! The only place in the US I like to see a team is Seattle... All other places would be in Canada. I'd be ok with Cleveland getting a shot, if that's a possibility. Cleveland sports fans are very Buffalonian in my opinion.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 I'd be ok with Cleveland getting a shot, if that's a possibility. Cleveland sports fans are very Buffalonian in my opinion. Just what the world needs!
UConn James Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Only if they promise to use the old Hartford Whalers logo, the best in the history of professional sports. Hell's yeah. IN all fairness... Winnepeg should get first crack at the Yotes... It is their team that was canibalized... Yeah, in a better world that's what would happen. Losing a team is tough....
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Hell's yeah. Yeah, in a better world that's what would happen. Losing a team is tough.... Not to mention: Almost as good as: Sabre Dance Different Version Wow... What a bastardization the Carolina Hurricanes have become!
bills_fan Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Hartford, please? Karma right. F*7k the fans and move the team, get to play in Cup finals and then win Cup a few years later. Methinks the hockey gods screwed that one up.
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