NHL 2009 Official Thread

[charliebear]

If not Winnipeg, I'd like to see a team come to southern Ontario.

[PRC]

Max seats is a very poor way to judge a potential location.  15000 seats sold out every night will bring in a lot more revenue than having an average of 12000 attendance with a 20000 seat arena.

Yeah, and 20,000 seats sold out every night in Hamilton will bring in a lot more revenue than having an average of 15,000 attendance in Winnipeg.  Bringing a team to Southern Ontario makes more sense than bringing one back to Winnipeg.

[Barrister]

Max seats is a very poor way to judge a potential location.  15000 seats sold out every night will bring in a lot more revenue than having an average of 12000 attendance with a 20000 seat arena.

Yeah, and 20,000 seats sold out every night in Hamilton will bring in a lot more revenue than having an average of 15,000 attendance in Winnipeg.  Bringing a team to Southern Ontario makes more sense than bringing one back to Winnipeg.

Except for the fact that the Leafs, and likely the Sabres, would have to sign off on a southern Ontario team, and they have shown ZERO interest in that.

[Barrister]

If not Winnipeg, I'd like to see a team come to southern Ontario.

Screw Southern Ontario.

I want a team in Winnipeg.  I want the Jets back.

[HVC]

If not Winnipeg, I'd like to see a team come to southern Ontario.

Screw Southern Ontario.

I want a team in Winnipeg.  I want the Jets back.

You didn't stay there, why would you want to punish a team by making them go there?

[PRC]

Except for the fact that the Leafs, and likely the Sabres, would have to sign off on a southern Ontario team, and they have shown ZERO interest in that.

Setting aside those regional licensing issues for a moment... here is a hypothetical question for you:  If you were a businessman thinking of purchasing and moving an NHL team from somewhere in the US would you move said team to Southern Ontario or Winnipeg?  Don't forget you're a businessman and although you may be a fan, you have to think of the bottomline and financial feasibility of the team first.  Where do you move the team?

[Barrister]

If not Winnipeg, I'd like to see a team come to southern Ontario.

Screw Southern Ontario.

I want a team in Winnipeg.  I want the Jets back.

You didn't stay there, why would you want to punish a team by making them go there?

After the Jets left, I left.

If the Jets returned...

[Barrister]

Except for the fact that the Leafs, and likely the Sabres, would have to sign off on a southern Ontario team, and they have shown ZERO interest in that.

Setting aside those regional licensing issues for a moment... here is a hypothetical question for you:  If you were a businessman thinking of purchasing and moving an NHL team from somewhere in the US would you move said team to Southern Ontario or Winnipeg?  Don't forget you're a businessman and although you may be a fan, you have to think of the bottomline and financial feasibility of the team first.  Where do you move the team?

In what possible way do you think I approach this issue rationally?

I want the Jets back.  Period.

[PRC]

In what possible way do you think I approach this issue rationally?

I want the Jets back.  Period.

Ok, I thought you were approaching the question rationally earlier.. now I know.  The Jets and the NHL will never return to Winnipeg for the rest of time and you acknowledge that. 

[Barrister]

In what possible way do you think I approach this issue rationally?

I want the Jets back.  Period.

Ok, I thought you were approaching the question rationally earlier.. now I know.  The Jets and the NHL will never return to Winnipeg for the rest of time and you acknowledge that. 

But Bettman seems to say differently. 

[saskganesh]

Max seats is a very poor way to judge a potential location.  15000 seats sold out every night will bring in a lot more revenue than having an average of 12000 attendance with a 20000 seat arena.

Are there 15,000 non-poor people in Winnipeg?

yes. but they didn't get non-poor by paying $2000 a seat annually for a non playoff team.

[katmai]

no no no, teams out of Canada is progress, going back is just plain dumb.

[Cecil]

So any thoughts on the last game? Detroit handed out a pretty thorough thrashing it seems.

[Neil]

I don't think anybody is watching anymore.

[Savonarola]

So any thoughts on the last game? Detroit handed out a pretty thorough thrashing it seems.

I think Steve Yzerman and Ron MacLean nailed it last night in this exchange:

Ron: So, Stevie, what will it take for Detroit to win this series?

Yzerman: Four wins, Ron.