habs100
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:41 PM |
I think it could, at least better than teams like Arizona and Florida
With a population four times larger than Buffalo and likely a greater passion for hockey, the problem I see is perhaps getting fans from scattered rural populations who already have favorite teams to come. But maybe not, look at the Roughriders |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:41 PM |
| florida does better than you think. |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:42 PM |
"florida does better than you think."
Lol.
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:42 PM |
Buffalo definitely has more passion for hockey that Saskatoon, it's HEAVILY football territory in the entire province of Saskatchewan
That being said it's still better than Arizona or Vegas |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:43 PM |
| A good question is SLC, the Jazz do really well for a small market and SLC is known for winter sports |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:43 PM |
| i live down here, the fans are fair weather, i'll give you that. but they have a good young core, probably the best they've ever had. and when they're playing well they sell out games. |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:46 PM |
"florida does better than you think."
Honestly, I agree. A team with an operating income of -$15 million and an embarrassing long-term attendance record is doing a lot better than you think.
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:49 PM |
The Panthers need to move to Kansas City and the Coyotes to Seattle or Portland. Then after these two teams have been relocated, give Quebec an expansion team.
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CoIt45
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:49 PM |
| Where would they play out of Saskatoon or Regina ? |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:50 PM |
| Carolina and possibly even the NY Islanders are more likely to move than the Panthers |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:50 PM |
@Cap
sad, right?
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habs100
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:50 PM |
| As a poor teenager I have enough money on me at the moment to purchase tickets for around ten people to go to a Panthers game and end up moving to better seats, something that can not be said about decent markets |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:50 PM |
"Where would they play out of Saskatoon or Regina ?"
Saskatoon already has a suitable arena. Regina doesn't. |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:51 PM |
| yep, isles are bidding on a new arena in belmont right now. |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:52 PM |
| Sasktel Center is meh not NHL standards but could work short term |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:54 PM |
| If Winnipeg's MTS Centre is suitable for the NHL then SaskTel sure as hell is |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:56 PM |
| They'd probably have to expand on seating no? Doesn't it have like 8k seats |
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| 22 Apr 2017 10:58 PM |
| No habs they got 15k seats |
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habs100
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| 22 Apr 2017 11:04 PM |
| Huh idk why I thought that |
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| 24 Apr 2017 03:55 PM |
"If Winnipeg's MTS Centre is suitable for the NHL then SaskTel sure as hell is"
in terms of capacity yeah, but past that sasktel is far worse. it would definitely work as a short-term arena though
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| 24 Apr 2017 04:51 PM |
@lock
Milwaukee is a way better hockey market than Kansas City |
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| 24 Apr 2017 04:59 PM |
Quick search reveals that Milwaukee does not have an NHL-ready arena like Kansas City. The NBA team uses an arena built in the 80's that they want to replace.
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| 24 Apr 2017 05:05 PM |
| ^ They're getting a new arena this year. |
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