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Homer · Guest

Quebec would be hockey mad....however they have a small out of date arena and no support to build a new one....

ernie · Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Location: asdfghjk

leaf losers:

1. mats sundin: the biggest loafer in the nhl, why he is a captain, i'll never know... has the guy ever thrown a body check?
2. eric lindros: the whiniest guy in sports and the 2nd biggest guy in the league who can't take a hit (see #1)
3. pat quinn: the king of excuses
4. ed belfour: saved the leafs in the past, but has no confidence in the team (who can blame him?)
5. brian mccabe: the most overrated defenseman in the nhl
6. tomas kaberle: a defenceman who can't play d! only in leaf land
7. wade belak: hahahaha!

tomwaits · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Location: PC Bong

I was out of Internet time yesterday and should have added a couple of things...First is that this guy would only move if no sweet arena deal comes along.

Guy who bought Pens (RIM) is a sort of eccentric billionaire---while Waterloo is wild speculation at the moment it COULD happen and nobody would be able to stop him,,The team could draw from the London corridor that runs down to Michigan and even Hamilton. Thing is TV rights would be tiny. But it is out of the Leafs territory.

Other thing is he could "do an Al Davis" which would create misery for everyone----hence the theory MLSE might agree to something...

Anyway I bet the ACC could be filled for what would be 82 home games.

The Leafs rule in terms of TV and that won't change...

I think teams in say Mississauga and downtown would draw well---hey Chicago (who are off to a ggood start) drew 8000 recently. 2 teams in TO does make sense.

Anywat beer and wild hockey talk are national pastimes so there you go.

SarcasmKills · Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul

bombenhagen · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Location: NL

Nick Kypreos just reported that Balsillie announced yesterday that he was not going to put one cent into a new arena for the team and that he when/if the team moved it would be to Warterloo. At least he is being up front about things unlike what Jeffrey Lorea did to my poor Expos. If Waterloo actually gets the team, it will do very well. There are what, 2.5 million people in the area? Most of whom can't get a Leafs ticket to save their soul and many who can't be bothered to drive to Buffalo. Its a good fit.

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

Professional sports: soap opera for men.

atlhockey · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Jeonju City

You seem to be confusing professional sports with professional wrestling.

thepeel · Joined: 08 Aug 2004

Waterloo has 2.5 million people? I've been gone a long, long time...

I think it would be a good idea to start filling some of the larger markets with more teams. If Edmonton can sell out every night with 800,000, then surely NYC/T.O. etc can sell out 2 or 3 teams...

It would help even out the NHL.

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Waterloo, doesn't have 2.5 million. It has 100,000. But, combined with Kitchener, Guelph, Cambridge and London, they are about 900,000-1,000,000. Take in the fact that is in general a heavily populated part of Ontario, there are a lot of people in the area.

Last thing the NHL needs is more teams. They have enough teams, maybe too many teams. They don't need to dilute the talent pool even more.

thepeel · Joined: 08 Aug 2004

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

The biggest issue for Pittsburgh is getting a new arena. The governor has been dragging his feet for a number of reasons, but many speculate it's b/c he's more interested in developing Philly than in worrying about new sports venues for Pgh (which got two new stadiums earlier in the decade). The governor of PA is a former mayor of Phildadelphia.

Pittsburgh getting a new arena hinges on getting a slots license, that is permission for a company to open a slots casino in Pittsburgh. There are a number of groups vying for it, including one that would put it in a popular night spot. However, this group doesn't have interest in building a new arena and in developing the area around the site of the new arena. THere's a lot of issues with the slots license. Many people are upset about gambling (Pgh is a conservative town). Also, there were scandals in the summer about politicians already getting kickbacks (they were setting up paperwork in their childrens' names, since it's illegal for the politicians themselves to have a stake in it.)

Pittsburgh wants hockey. Hockey was huge in the 1990s, and after winning two cups Pittsburgh had one of the best offenses in the league. We never could get around to signing a big time defenseman, or getting a decent goalie to replace Barrasso, or drafting players with any sort of skill. But alot of the problems the Penguins had go back to an unequal financial situation in the league. I mean, Pittsburgh traded away Jagr, Kovalev, Straka, Kasparitus, et al, for next to nothing, and they let Robert Lang walk away for free. Now Pittsburgh has Malkin, Crosby, and MA Fleury, and about a half dozen other good prospects/players nobody's heard of. They're shaping up to be a good time for a long time, and with the salary cap they can at least be a little competitive when it comes to signing players (they signed Gonchar, Leclair, Recchi, and Pallfy last year, although they all sucked).

It's not a foregone conclusion that the Penguins will move. It is sad, though, to see the interested parties in Pittsburgh don't share the same enthusiasm for the team as businessmen from Ontario.

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003