NHL Hockey thread

[Valmy]

Different mayors administration/different city council and different possible ownership group. So fuck off frog loving fruit.

Um ok so you are glad they left?  I was expressing regret the Sonics left.  You think I like having Durant play for those Okie fucks?

[katmai]

Different mayors administration/different city council and different possible ownership group. So fuck off frog loving fruit.

You drunk kat?

No i am not.

Valmy, i read it as why didn't this owner group step up 5 years ago, or the piece of shit Nickels didn't roll over and stop fighting the douche Okies.
Frankly I could give a fuck about NBA, i'm more excited by prospects of Hockey coming.

[crazy canuck]

Frankly I could give a fuck about NBA, i'm more excited by prospects of Hockey coming.

The cold climate has limited your brain function.  I thought it only happened in Edmonton.

[Grey Fox]

Frankly I could give a fuck about NBA, i'm more excited by prospects of Hockey coming.

The cold climate has limited your brain function.  I thought it only happened in Edmonton.

All the weed smoke has affected yours. NBA ball

[katmai]

I enjoy basketball still CC. Just won't follow NBA.

[crazy canuck]

I enjoy basketball still CC. Just won't follow NBA.

I suppose there is still hope for you then.

[viper37]

Back to real sports

A couple of nice ones here




Yuppi: the mascot.
Anarcho-panda and Banana rebel, symbol of the anarchist students.
Gabriel Nadeau Dubois, a former student leader who organized violent protests.


And this one here, not really nice for Katmai's friend, but nonetheless funny:


Basically it says: "Hell no!  Not him again!"

[Neil]

Poor Gomez.

[Barrister]

TSN is putting up KHL highlights on their web page.

[katmai]

NHL's Edmonton Oilers owner, president check out Seattle

Hockey team, which seeks a new arena in Edmonton, looks for relocation options if a deal in that city falls through.

By Jayson Jenks

Seattle Times staff reporter

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The Edmonton Oilers confirmed that members of the NHL team's leadership group, including owner Daryl Katz and president Patrick LaForge, were in Seattle for meetings and attended Monday night's Seahawks game.

The Oilers, whose lease at Rexall Place runs out in 2014, have long been looking for a new arena deal but have yet to come to terms with Edmonton. The meetings in Seattle, according to the team's statement, provide the Oilers with options for relocation if a deal falls through.

The statement also said that the Oilers "remain committed to working with City Administration to achieve a deal commensurate with what Winnipeg and Pittsburgh have done to sustain the NHL in those small markets."

The Oilers' leadership group was reportedly touring KeyArena, which would be the team's home until Seattle builds a proposed $490 million arena in the Sodo District.

The Oilers, who routinely draw sold-out crowds, have been working on an arena deal for four years, according to the statement.

"If we can achieve such a deal, the Oilers will remain in Edmonton and we can get on with the important work of developing the new arena and investing in the continued revitalization of Edmonton's downtown core," said Bob Black, executive vice-president of the Katz Group, in a prepared statement.

"Nonetheless, and as the City of Edmonton is aware, the Katz Group has been listening to proposals from a number of potential NHL markets for some time. After more than four years of trying to secure an arena deal and with less than 24 months remaining on the Oilers' lease at Rexall Place, this is only prudent and should come as no surprise."

[Barrister]

Moving to Seattle is such an empty threat.

Now, I think Seattle could support an NHL team mind you.  But it'd be the number 4 sport in town (maybe even 5 or 6, after the Sounders and Huskies - assuming a Soncs return).  And the Oilers are certainly profitable in Edmonton these days.

[Valmy]

Oh fuck no not the Oilers.  Come on there are dozens of shit teams in the NHL who have no fans, take one of those not one of the actual interesting teams.  The league is colorless and boring enough as it is.

[Barrister]

Oh fuck no not the Oilers.  Come on there are dozens of shit teams in the NHL who have no fans, take one of those not one of the actual interesting teams.  The league is colorless and boring enough as it is.

Well first of all - fuck the Oilers.  They're not interesting in the least.

But like I said - this is a completely empty threat.  It's right out of the NHL Ownership 101 manual. 

[viper37]

Well first of all - fuck the Oilers.  They're not interesting in the least.

they have potential, though.

[Valmy]

Well first of all - fuck the Oilers.  They're not interesting in the least.

Interesting enough for you to hate them.  That is more than I can say for most NHL clubs.