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Originally Posted by moon
Which billionaire business men are those? There is one possible billionaire involved and that is Thompson and there is a lot of talk out there that he is really interested in the TO market and sees this as an opportunity to get his foot in the door and move the team when it fails to make money.
There is a BS Canadian angle as it makes no sense to support a market or team just because it is from Canada. It is a made sentiment that makes 0 sense at all. Especially when said market is a have-not in the current NHL model.
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that's a fair argument, especially considering the fact that Winnipeg did lose the franchise previously.
the problem is market saturation in the states - honestly, what cities out there could support an NHL team? Let's not muddy the waters with discussion of media share either (phx's media share hasn't done squat against its losses).
who else is there? Portland? Seattle? KC? that's really it, and the time window is shrinking rapidly non of those 3 are going to be able to get anything together in time for 2012. Its Winnipeg or Bust (PHX) at this point...