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jayswin · 01-19-2017, 06:07 PM

Yeah, I had hoped the NHL would have at least a few years on it's own to build up hype and fan base as the only pro sport team in town. Now it looks like they won't get any spotlight time alone. There's 12000 Knights season ticket holders hearing the Raiders news and going "WOAHHHHHHH, we're getting the NFL!!".

And yeah, NBA will be the real killer with a direct competition for season time/length/facility. Except one sport is a familiar product embraced by Americans while the other has to fight for relevancy.

I mean, we all knew this was eventually coming I just figured maybe they'd drop the puck at centre ice once before the hype of one of the big three American sports took over, lol. May as well start with the biggest!

01-19-2017, 06:07 PM	#457
jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	Yeah, I had hoped the NHL would have at least a few years on it's own to build up hype and fan base as the only pro sport team in town. Now it looks like they won't get any spotlight time alone. There's 12000 Knights season ticket holders hearing the Raiders news and going "WOAHHHHHHH, we're getting the NFL!!". And yeah, NBA will be the real killer with a direct competition for season time/length/facility. Except one sport is a familiar product embraced by Americans while the other has to fight for relevancy. I mean, we all knew this was eventually coming I just figured maybe they'd drop the puck at centre ice once before the hype of one of the big three American sports took over, lol. May as well start with the biggest! Last edited by jayswin; 01-19-2017 at 06:09 PM.