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Ahbroody · 11-19-2010, 08:41 PM

I don't think the NHL should have gone back to Atlanta and don't think they should go back to Winnipeg. Both failed once. I would argue Quebec way before Winnipeg as I think they would stand a better chance. Hell I think Seattle should get a franchise before a prior failure.

This has been beaten to death though and the NHLs stance is clear. Funny last year it was Phoenix, then they iced a winning team and things changed. Now its other teams. But hey a few year's ago not many were going to Hawks games and Bruins and look now. This whole non traditional hockey market argument t falls on its face when a winning team is iced or the management group handles things right. I will place San Jose's attendance numbers up against any team in the league for the past 12+ years with a similar sized arena and in most cases a bigger arena. Even when the team was average and kind of bad numbers were and are good. The fact that a team couldn't survive in a hockey market says a lot more then struggling in a non hockey market during bad years.

With the pieces the Atlanta added this year they are building and should start drawing. Next year maybe people will go after Florida, Tampa's out can't use them.

Didn't you make the same pitch last year, but it was against the coyotes? Someone from the great north did.

11-19-2010, 08:41 PM	#536
Ahbroody Daddy x 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: San Jose Posts: 3,708 Trading: (53)	Re: NHL '10 - '11 Thread I don't think the NHL should have gone back to Atlanta and don't think they should go back to Winnipeg. Both failed once. I would argue Quebec way before Winnipeg as I think they would stand a better chance. Hell I think Seattle should get a franchise before a prior failure. This has been beaten to death though and the NHLs stance is clear. Funny last year it was Phoenix, then they iced a winning team and things changed. Now its other teams. But hey a few year's ago not many were going to Hawks games and Bruins and look now. This whole non traditional hockey market argument t falls on its face when a winning team is iced or the management group handles things right. I will place San Jose's attendance numbers up against any team in the league for the past 12+ years with a similar sized arena and in most cases a bigger arena. Even when the team was average and kind of bad numbers were and are good. The fact that a team couldn't survive in a hockey market says a lot more then struggling in a non hockey market during bad years. With the pieces the Atlanta added this year they are building and should start drawing. Next year maybe people will go after Florida, Tampa's out can't use them. Didn't you make the same pitch last year, but it was against the coyotes? Someone from the great north did. Last edited by Ahbroody; 11-19-2010 at 08:48 PM.