D-Day wrote:pdtpuck wrote:Amadeus wrote:The Suburban Avenger wrote:Tell me again why they made such a push to stay in Phoenix?
Because Bettman's an asshole?
^ftw
I just don't get (nor will I ever) hockey in the warmer climes. The teams do good attendance-wise for a while, then it drops off, unless they make a playoff push, and even then the increase isn't the same as in traditional markets. I'd be happy to see the league contract. Get rid of all "warm" market teams (and yes, I'd even include L.A. in that).
But then again, I'm a traditionalist. Get rid of those teams, bring back Quebec, maybe add another Canadian team to replace Dallas or Phoenix.
Hamilton has been trying to get a team for decades, haven't they?
Yes, it has, behind the money of Jim Bassile (sp?), the Blackberry guy. That move will happen over the Maple Leafs' and Sabres' dead bodies.
LA, Anaheim, San Jose, Dallas, Nashville and Carolina are markets that have ample corporate money and, in most cases, a decent fan base to keep things humming along.
If they're going to start eliminating teams, Tampa and Florida would be the best place to start. Forget moving to Quebec (Ottawa has hardly been a smashing success, BTW) and just cut down to 28 teams and realign to four seven-team divisions.
My hand to God, she's gonna be at Carnegie Hall. But you - I'll let you have her now at the old price, OK? Which is, which is anything you wanna give me. Anything at all.
