03-31-2016, 04:55 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: victoria
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Carolina relocating to Quebec
http://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/b...orever/?ref=jo
Not sure how reliable this is, but I like it. Las Vegas in the west and adding either Portland OR Seattle in the future would be a good balance!
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03-31-2016, 04:57 PM
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#2
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: BELTLINE
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I haven't heard a lot about this but i guess the Atlanta-Winnipeg move was pretty quick as well. The Hurricanes have to be the least buzz-worthy team in the entire league.
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03-31-2016, 04:58 PM
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#3
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Powerplay Quarterback
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If Carolina moves to Quebec, I wonder if Quebec is still going to hang the Stanley cup banner
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03-31-2016, 04:58 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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They were just talking about this on the radio - fan960. I think their guest put pretty cold water on rhis. But I guess you never know.
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03-31-2016, 04:59 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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I'd support the idea, but didn't they pay the expansion fee?
I want a team there, and would prefer a re-location over more expansion
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03-31-2016, 04:59 PM
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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We had better attendance than Columbus? man move them too
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03-31-2016, 05:00 PM
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#7
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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I don't like it. Carolina hasn't had much to be excited about since they won the cup. I don't really blame them for poor attendance this season.
Quebec seems...volatile.
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03-31-2016, 05:00 PM
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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hockeyfeed.com? Has that site ever broken a rumor before? Never heard of it before.
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03-31-2016, 05:01 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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The Atlanta-Winnipeg move was caused by an ownership change. So unless Carolina has been sold I would be surprised if this happens without that.
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03-31-2016, 05:03 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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worst attendance averages this year, according to hockeydb:
15,032 New Jersey Devils
14,517 Columbus Blue Jackets
13,525 New York Islanders
13,256 Arizona Coyotes
12,036 Carolina Hurricanes
... ouch.
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03-31-2016, 05:05 PM
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#11
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
hockeyfeed.com? Has that site ever broken a rumor before? Never heard of it before.
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They aren't the one breaking it though, Vincent Cauchon a Quebec City radio host broke it.
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03-31-2016, 05:09 PM
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#12
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
I'd support the idea, but didn't they pay the expansion fee?
I want a team there, and would prefer a re-location over more expansion
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They paid the deposit of I think $10 million to process their application.
The expansion fee is rumored to be in excess of $500 million and nobody's paid that yet.
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03-31-2016, 05:13 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
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Bienvenue les Québec Baleiniers!
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03-31-2016, 05:20 PM
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Late Bloomer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Campo De Golf
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Would love to see that if true. Like Winnipeg, it's the way things should be from a nostalgic perspective.
I remember watching Guy Lafleur at the Saddledome playing for the Nordiques. It's one of the best memories from hockey I have.
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03-31-2016, 05:22 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Pro-tip: If the headline is clickbait - and sensationalist clickbait at that - the source is not reliable.
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03-31-2016, 05:26 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Pro-tip: If the headline is clickbait - and sensationalist clickbait at that - the source is not reliable.
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Karmanos was in QC last week, according to the article. He's been wanting to sell the team for years. When these relocation things happen, they happen fast. The Thrashers became Winnipeg pretty quick.
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03-31-2016, 05:30 PM
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#17
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Franchise Player
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I'll wait for sureLoss to check his sources before I get excitable.
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03-31-2016, 05:30 PM
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#18
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Karmanos was in QC last week, according to the article. He's been wanting to sell the team for years. When these relocation things happen, they happen fast. The Thrashers became Winnipeg pretty quick.
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I know. This low-grade site is moving several days behind the rumours. The idea was resurrected last week, with Bill Daly already making the standard denial several days ago.
My point, ultimately, is that this site doesn't deserve the eyeballs or the ad revenue that comes with.
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03-31-2016, 05:36 PM
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
They aren't the one breaking it though, Vincent Cauchon a Quebec City radio host broke it.
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Yeah I read that, I guess I meant first web site. No news of this anywhere else tonight, so I'm assuming it's just much ado about nothing at the moment.
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03-31-2016, 05:38 PM
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#20
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Franchise Player
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Carolina is one of the few teams I'm "meh" about.
If they move to Quebec I will have to hate them.
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