06-23-2016, 06:30 AM
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#81
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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They should call their arena "The House", that's actually a great idea IMO. I still think they need to go old school and go with something like the Mob or gangsters or something along those lines. If they go animal themed, I think scorpions would win....it's too bad because if they joined the league in a couple of years after Pheonix leaves, they could be the coyotes.
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06-23-2016, 06:42 AM
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#82
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Scoring Winger
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How about the Vegas Vipers? It sounds good (the alliteration helps).
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06-23-2016, 07:59 AM
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#84
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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The CFL team failed in Vegas but I always thought the name was great. Las Vegas Posse.
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06-23-2016, 08:10 AM
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#85
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The CFL team failed in Vegas but I always thought the name was great. Las Vegas Posse.
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Hahah no.
It doesn't in with the required "s" and it sounds too similar to a vulgar term for a female body part. Rival fans would have a hey day with that name.
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06-23-2016, 08:54 AM
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#86
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by Commandant
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Hahaha! What?!
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Originally Posted by Kenny MacMillan
"...much more damning, it shows that this team just does not have much depth on their roster. Giordano, Brodie and Hamilton are among the best top three defenders in the league. However, behind them, Smid, Engelland, Jokipakka and Wideman are among the worst group of bottom three defenders in the NHL."
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Come on. Most NHL teams struggle to ice "good" second and third defense pairings, and I seriously doubt that there are many teams whose collection of bottom three defensemen looks much better.
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Up front it’s a similar story. A team with Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Frolik and Backlund has a tremendous foundation. However, when Colborne is your sixth best forward, you may just find yourself missing the playoffs by ten points like the Flames did this season.
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Joe Colborne outscored Mikael Granlund, Gustav Nyquist, Nino Niederreiter, Chris Kreider and Chris Kunitz in fewer games played last season. If he is the team's sixth best forward, then that should be good enough to at least make the playoffs. If they miss the post-season by 10 points it is likely because of their inability to keep goals against down, which has been a problem for the last two seasons.
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06-23-2016, 10:36 AM
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#87
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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My name suggestions:
Las Vegas Lounge Lizards
Las Vegas Sleaze
Las Vegas Hustlers
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06-23-2016, 10:40 AM
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#88
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Self-Retirement
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Las Vegas Hookers & Blow
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06-23-2016, 10:40 AM
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#89
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Puppet Guy
My name suggestions:
Las Vegas Lounge Lizards
Las Vegas Sleaze
Las Vegas Hustlers
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This is a hockey team, not a Leisure Suit Larry game
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06-23-2016, 11:08 PM
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#90
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Steve Carp
Steve Carp – Verified account @stevecarprj
Confirmed: The Las Vegas NHL team has surpassed 15,000 deposits on season tickets for 2017-18 and headed toward 16,000. #VegasGotHockey
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The new arena will sit 17,368 for hockey, according to Wikipedia.
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06-26-2016, 12:11 PM
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#91
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First Line Centre
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...n-diego-arena/
Never really thought about San Diego but they have a developer with deep pockets involved. It's more of a hockey town than you would think too. They were 2nd in AHL attendance and I listen to their sports radio a lot (die-hard Chargers fan) and they talk a ton of hockey.
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06-26-2016, 12:14 PM
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#92
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by MissTeeks
The new arena will sit 17,368 for hockey, according to Wikipedia.
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Wouldn't be surprised if a lot of those tickets are being bought only to be sold individually to Vegas visitors.
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06-26-2016, 03:06 PM
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#93
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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If no one steps up to claim those extra protection slots, the Flames will be in a position to add guys via trade since teams would rather get something for these guys than lose one to Vegas for nothing.
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06-26-2016, 03:12 PM
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#94
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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The Las Vegas Angry Wives
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06-26-2016, 03:47 PM
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#95
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Crash and Bang Winger
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I still like the name "Las Vegas Aces"
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06-26-2016, 03:54 PM
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#96
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Franchise Player
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How about:
The Las Vegas "Is This Funny Enough for Some 'Thanks'? Anyone?"
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06-26-2016, 03:58 PM
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#97
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by XeO
I still like the name "Las Vegas Aces"
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Out of all the names that aren't obvious jokes, I like Aces the best too. Mavericks would be alright, but the Dallas NBA team owns the recognition for that one.
I have a feeling they are going to want to downplay the gambling theme though and go with something like Rattlers or Scorpions.
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06-26-2016, 05:31 PM
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#98
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Franchise Player
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Any interest in doing a mock expansion?
Get few users to do the protection list for each team and then we can vote on who Vegas will select. By the time free agency maybe we have enough users to take part in this?
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06-26-2016, 05:38 PM
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#99
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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We should probably wait until about mid-July before starting any mock expansion drafts just because there is still too much uncertainty over which players will be where and what their contracts will look like.
By mid-July, most of the big name UFAs will be signed, so we'll have more clarity.
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06-26-2016, 05:42 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
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That works. Hopefully Flames have another forward they're 100% sure about keeping next year by then.
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