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Originally Posted by getbak
The New Jersey Rockies, Colorado Nordiques, or Carolina Whalers would have been approaching Utah Jazz levels of WTF.
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Heyo, loyal Jazz and Flames fan here. Can't disagree it's an absurd name and the reason they never bothered changing from Jazz is that they didnt think they'd last, hence why they drafted Dominique Wilkins and traded him to Atlanta for cash.
Got a new owner mid 80s, stabilized the franchise, and now it's institution with beloved history, at least among the locals.
Seeing the Golden Eagles as Flames farm team as a kid made me loyal to Calgary. First game I went to Theo Fleury was playing, so fun to see this little ball of energy up and down the ice.
So, if SLC ever got an NHL team, I'd be conflicted. Lifetime as Flames fan vs local team down the road.
Thanks for letting me ramble. It beats working.