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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Bringing a team to Atlanta for the 3rd time looks foolish but I imagine much like Phoenix it's all about having a team in a large TV market. I would just hope that if they go that direction they ensure the owner is high profile with deep pockets because that team isn't likely going to make a lot of money at the gates.
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During their more competitive years, the Thrashers actually had reasonably decent attendance for a new market in the south. It's kind of sad that the team was mostly terrible their whole time in Atlanta and we never got to see what might happen if they were actually good. With the expansion parameters being much more favourable to building a competitive team right out of the gates now, maybe things would be different. I imagine that is what the NHL is banking on.