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I know I've been slamming my fists on this drum enough here as it is and I'm slightly biased because I live in Houston and I miss the hell out of the AHL team, but I feel like Houston not being relatively high on a list of places to expand or relocate to would be a mistake. They've already got an NHL-ready stadium, it's located in downtown, IIRC the venue owns the Aeros name/jerseys/etc., so they've already got a franchise with plenty of history, they can play up the Howe angle, instant cross-state rivalry with Dallas, an established market (as the Aeros drew some of the best attendance numbers in the entire AHL), a huge population obviously, and there's no longer a loving dickhead* in charge of the Toyota Center. I mean jesus now that the new guy is on board with trying to get a team, I mean fuckkkkkkkkkkk Duckman2008 posted:Seriously: move Arizona to Houston. Keeps the same West balance, and surely Houston has to be better then the poo poo show Arizona has become. Just loving do this, holy poo poo NHL *all rich people are dickheads but gently caress Les Alexander forever tbh
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CBJSprague24 posted:I couldn't believe tickets for Round 1 last year were cheaper in Pittsburgh than Columbus on StubHub. I would not be surprised if a lot of this was attributable to overcorrection. For so long, Pittsburgh fans went after Columbus tickets because those were easier to obtain than ones in Pittsburgh. After a while, that flips because of people taking the same route.
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Chad Sexington posted:Yeah I would go Caps games all the time as a poor undergrad student. The girl's hockey team at AU would partner with them for fundraising too, so I could get lower bowl seats for like $25. And those were the golden Ovie years too, when defensemen didn't know what to do against him and he was constantly scoring on the rush. So much fun. Yeah that poo poo ruled. My high school team did a promo with them in 06 or 07 where we got a bunch discounted tickets and then we got to play a game on Verizon Center ice after the Caps game was over. So I got to watch the Caps lose to New Jersey or something, and then my team got smoked by some rich kids from Loudon. I scored a goal on NHL ice though so it wasn't a total loss.
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thanks for the link, reddit https://streamable.com/6n86z
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xzzy posted:thanks for the link, reddit America did not deserve Jay & Dan.
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I believe the only reason that Houston was never seriously explored as an expansion market was Les Alexander refusing to share the Toyota Center with an NHL team. With a new owner interested in getting an NHL team, I'm sure the NHL will begin negotiations on a new team fairly soon. Then again, the Houston market is already pretty saturated with sports, and the NHL has never seemed too keen on expanding into areas where the hockey team immediately becomes the fifth or sixth most popular team in town. Really since they began expanding beyond 21 teams they've focused mostly on second tier cities that don't have a pro team or only one or two. They were first to market in San Jose (I guess not if you include San Fran in their catchment area), Tampa Bay only had the Buccaneers, Nashville only had the Titans, Columbus only had an MLS team (and the Buckeyes), and Vegas had no one else. The only exceptions are Atlanta that they'd tried before and Minnesota which is the heart of American hockey interest. I doubt the NHL is too keen on adding another team to Houston given that it's not a slam dunk market and an NHL team going to end up on page 6 of the sports section no matter what it does. ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Oct 11, 2017 |
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Houston is the 5th largest metro area in the US , and one of the fastest growing. I don't know if it's really a meaningful metric, but they would have a bigger ratio of population:major sports teams than Seattle would.
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Chad Sexington posted:Yasssss. I thought Djoos was an LD, but whatever. Although Ness still being out there scares me a bit... He is a lefty, so for whatever reason Trotz pulled the wrong bad D man and is going to have a rookie play his first NHL game on the wrong side. Setting the poor kid up to fail. EDIT: Evidently Ness is going to play on his off side, not Djoos, which given what we've seen of Ness, probably going to be a total poo poo show. Gunjin fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Oct 11, 2017 |
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CBJSprague24 posted:I couldn't believe tickets for Round 1 last year were cheaper in Pittsburgh than Columbus on StubHub. In 2015, a few friends flew to Pittsburgh, sat in the second row for SCF Game 5 (I believe this is the one where Jones set a record for saves in a playoff game or something), spent the night in a hotel, and flew back out the next day - all for less than tickets were going in San Jose.
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Chad Sexington posted:Yasssss. I thought Djoos was an LD, but whatever. Although Ness still being out there scares me a bit... They've been a really bad pair but I have slightly more confidence in Chorney than Ness right now after all those penalties the latter took. quote:Yeah I would go Caps games all the time as a poor undergrad student. The girl's hockey team at AU would partner with them for fundraising too, so I could get lower bowl seats for like $25. And those were the golden Ovie years too, when defensemen didn't know what to do against him and he was constantly scoring on the rush. So much fun. The Eagle's Nest deal was so great. 4 seats in the last row of the upper ends cost $20 and you got to see baby Ovie tear it up. Sure, the arena was so empty you could shout at friends in opposite sections of the upper bowl and they'd hear you and there was constant baseless media chatter about moving the team, but even the absolute poo poo Caps were fun to watch. Lots of underdog players to cheer for, too. Heh.
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glynnenstein posted:They've been a really bad pair but I have slightly more confidence in Chorney than Ness right now after all those penalties the latter took. They should honestly bring Bowey up, waive Chorney (the easiest way for Bowey's salary to fit under the cap), and let Djoos and Bowey give it a go. Sure, they'd probably both struggle but at least they both have upside and can learn the NHL game a bit. Ness and Chorney are both extremely bad and have no room for improvement. Also you know the state of the Capitals defense is bad when Brooks Orpik isn't even mentioned amongst their worst players.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I wish that we had gotten to see Ovie and Bondra on the same team/line I'm not. Bondra sucks and I hate him.
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Jordan7hm posted:I'm not. Bondra sucks and I hate him. actually he's cool and it's lovely the Caps traded him away
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Jamwad Hilder posted:actually he's cool and it's lovely the Caps traded him away I wish they hadn't.
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https://twitter.com/JSportsnet/status/918141310829318144 Praise be to the Jagr
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Yaya posted:https://twitter.com/JSportsnet/status/918141310829318144  good to see
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On the topic of (formerly) cheap seats in Washington... Might be an embarrassing turnout for the nationally-televised game tonight. RMNB reports 1,900 tickets still available for the Caps game against the Pens. They were also doing a promo for two tickets and two t-shirts for $88 too. The Nats game being tonight probably hurts interest some, but I think the big thing is the prices. I know it's all relative and that price is pretty golden for a Canadian team, but a $100 night out at least is a bit of an ask for an early-season Wednesday game, even if it is against the dudes who just shook Trump's hand.
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Chad Sexington posted:On the topic of (formerly) cheap seats in Washington... Might be an embarrassing turnout for the nationally-televised game tonight. RMNB reports 1,900 tickets still available for the Caps game against the Pens. They were also doing a promo for two tickets and two t-shirts for $88 too. It's 100% the Nats game. Elimination playoff baseball is a bigger draw compared to a regular season NHL game, even if it is against a big rival. I can see nosebleeds for ~$35 against Pittsburgh tonight but I think they're only low because they haven't sold out yet. If the Nats had played yesterday I'm sure the tickets would be twice as much. You look at when teams like the Blackhawks and Bruins are in town and, even on a weeknight, those tickets start at $60 for nosebleeds.
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fits posted:relocate the hurricanes back to hartford this guy gets it
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Jamwad Hilder posted:It's 100% the Nats game. Elimination playoff baseball is a bigger draw compared to a regular season NHL game, even if it is against a big rival. Million dollar idea: Play the game on the scoreboard.
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I don't know why Washington sports fans bother it's just another year of high expectations and disappointment. At least if they went to the Caps game they could enjoy regular season success instead of watching the Nats flame out yet again with a world series competitive roster
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Chad Sexington posted:On the topic of (formerly) cheap seats in Washington... Might be an embarrassing turnout for the nationally-televised game tonight. RMNB reports 1,900 tickets still available for the Caps game against the Pens. They were also doing a promo for two tickets and two t-shirts for $88 too. I know we beat on this to death, but I would kill for those prices. Rags vs Blues last night at MSG was ~$130 per ticket in the upper bowl (granted the lower part of the upper bowl).
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Levitate posted:I don't know why Washington sports fans bother it's just another year of high expectations and disappointment. At least if they went to the Caps game they could enjoy regular season success instead of watching the Nats flame out yet again with a world series competitive roster not necessarily. this is Donald Trump's America now. It's going to be Washington's year.
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Jovial Cow posted:I know we beat on this to death, but I would kill for those prices. Rags vs Blues last night at MSG was ~$130 per ticket in the upper bowl (granted the lower part of the upper bowl). I'm pretty sure everyone that goes to Rangers games these days is basically rich
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Lessail posted:You say that yet suggested he should send down Engelland And then what happened? It's unsustainable, I know.
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Habibi posted:In 2015, a few friends flew to Pittsburgh, sat in the second row for SCF Game 5 (I believe this is the one where Jones set a record for saves in a playoff game or something), spent the night in a hotel, and flew back out the next day - all for less than tickets were going in San Jose. I don't know how normal it is but my hotel at Pittsburgh this year for game 5 of the SCF was cheap as gently caress. It was only 100$ a day for a stay at the Westin which was right downtown. Between that and the ticket itself only being like 250$ it was pretty cheap all in all for a Cup finals game. And it helps that that was the best game I've personally been to  . If you can afford to go to a finals game and get the chance definitely do it. The atmosphere at them is fuckin' awesome.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:not necessarily. this is Donald Trump's America now. It's going to be Washington's year. putin's gonna call up trump and tell him to find a way to get ovi a cup ring if he wants to win in 2020
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Ginette Reno posted:It was only 100$ a month for a stay at the Westin which was right downtown. drat that's cheap.
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Pornographic Memory posted:putin's gonna call up trump and tell him to find a way to get ovi a cup ring if he wants to win in 2020 Kuznetsov and Orlov too. They should see if they can pry some Russian role players from Tampa or Colorado so that they can really solidify themselves as Team Russia of the NHL.
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Aphrodite posted:Million dollar idea: Play the game on the scoreboard. The BC Lions had an exhibition game going on at the same time as game 7 of the cup finals across the road. So many people bought tickets to that game just to wait to join the inevitable surge of people outside (when people still thought there was a chance the Canucks would win ahhh such heady times) that the Lions just relented and played the Canucks game on every TV in the stadium other than the jumbotron (and even then during halftime).
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Aphrodite posted:drat that's cheap. Yeah I stayed at the Hotel under the bridge. ....That mistype was probably because I'm at work and should be dealing with financial poo poo instead of posting here. ooops.
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https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/918134880487247872 Jonathan Drouin: First line C Alex Galchenyuk: Fourth line LW
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Chad Sexington posted:On the topic of (formerly) cheap seats in Washington... Might be an embarrassing turnout for the nationally-televised game tonight. RMNB reports 1,900 tickets still available for the Caps game against the Pens. They were also doing a promo for two tickets and two t-shirts for $88 too. yo where the gently caress can I find this deal at code didn't work but did get pair in the 2nd row of a good 400s section seat for under $40 per with fees. AAB fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Oct 11, 2017 |
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Kilza posted:https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/918134880487247872 So are we sure that Claude Julien isn't just Therrien wearing a mask?
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