11-06-2013, 12:29 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by troutman
If 75% of the fans there are cheering for the visiting team, what kind of experience is that for the natives?
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To be fair, there really are not that many people from Las Vegas that live in Vegas. It's mostly people that have moved there to work in the hospitality/entertainment industry. So really, I'm not sure anyone that even lives there would be loyal to the home town...
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11-06-2013, 12:33 PM
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#22
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Seattle/Vegas Expansion in 2016
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11-06-2013, 12:43 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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i could just see the headline now whereby all of the players of the new expansion team declare personal bankruptcy at the end of two seasons.....
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11-06-2013, 01:07 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by username
To be fair, there really are not that many people from Las Vegas that live in Vegas. It's mostly people that have moved there to work in the hospitality/entertainment industry. So really, I'm not sure anyone that even lives there would be loyal to the home town...
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So they would be like the Washington Generals of the NHL. Someone to play against the real attraction.
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11-06-2013, 01:13 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by username
To be fair, there really are not that many people from Las Vegas that live in Vegas. It's mostly people that have moved there to work in the hospitality/entertainment industry. So really, I'm not sure anyone that even lives there would be loyal to the home town...
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I actually know quite a few people who have lived in Vegas their whole life with families etc. There is a surprisingly large permanent community for such a transnational city, don't let all the tourists/singers/people looking for performing arts careers fool you.
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11-06-2013, 02:03 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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The obvious scheduling end-game for the NHL is 32 teams.
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11-06-2013, 02:12 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Did they see what effect a mere Vegas team trip had on the Avs last season?
And you wanna put a team there?
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11-06-2013, 02:29 PM
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RealtorŪ
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by fotze
The all-drunk/party team. Players will take discounts to go there.
Kane/Seguin/Toews
Ovechkin/M.Richards/J.Carter
Radulov/Kostitsyn/J.Staal
P. Bisonette/M.Ribiero/Talbot
Phaneuf/Byfuglien
S.O.B/Bouwmeester
Carey Price
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Would you leave Ferland and Sheahan in the minors? I think they would fit in well with the boys.
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11-06-2013, 02:36 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze
The all-drunk/party team. Players will take discounts to go there.
Kane/Seguin/Toews
Ovechkin/M.Richards/J.Carter
Radulov/Kostitsyn/J.Staal
P. Bisonette/M.Ribiero/Talbot
Phaneuf/Byfuglien
S.O.B/Bouwmeester
Carey Price
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Fleury as head coach, Fuhr as goaltending coach and coke supplier. MacT as GM. Watch out strip!
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11-06-2013, 02:39 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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3pm morning skates/practices on non-game days?
Maybe there's even a place for Rob Ford in the front office, I'm sure he's seen his fair share of leafs hockey, enough to be considered a 'hockey mind' with a flair for wild side. He'd be right at home.
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11-06-2013, 02:59 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
So they would be like the Washington Generals of the NHL. Someone to play against the real attraction.
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The NHL already has a Washington generals. They're 3 hours north of Calgary.
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11-06-2013, 03:12 PM
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Franchise Player
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While attendance is obviously a good thing to have, the real money that separates big market from small market is TV dollars. I'm not so convinced that a Vegas-based team could generate much in the way of TV dollars because of the transitory nature of the market.
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11-06-2013, 03:14 PM
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#33
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Franchise Player
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Rising unemployment, floundering ecomony, more locals work nights than days, gambling issues for players, relying on tourism for ticket sales... Yeah, Vegas seems like a great place for a team.
Saskatchewan gets an expansion team and Phoenix gets a second team before you see an NHL team in Vegas.
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11-06-2013, 03:21 PM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Put hockey teams where there are hockey fans (ie. Quebec/Ontario), not where it becomes a sideshow and a joke. If Vegas was such a great place for team sports, you'd think one of the other 3 leagues would already be there.
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11-06-2013, 04:13 PM
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On Hiatus
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
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So Vegas has abonded the plans for Silver State Arena then? Or are there gonna be two 20,000 seat arenas built?
It looks better than the MGM one
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11-06-2013, 04:24 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada aka Flames Country
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Violator
So Vegas has abonded the plans for Silver State Arena then? Or are there gonna be two 20,000 seat arenas built?
It looks better than the MGM one
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That looks like it was designed after a UFO.
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11-06-2013, 04:26 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Oakland
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Good to see it is located near the strip. That is what it needs for success, make it easy to get to the game from the hotels. I also like how some of the renders are blurry, exactly how I remember Vegas.
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11-06-2013, 04:31 PM
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#38
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Damnit, I just saw the "[News] New 20,000 seat Arena..." part and was hoping it was the Flames announcing it. Leaving disappointed.
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Don't worry, our arena is really far along and Ken King really likes it.
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11-06-2013, 04:31 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucifer
That looks like it was designed after a UFO.
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Arena 51
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11-06-2013, 04:43 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
Don't worry, our arena is really far along and Ken King really likes it.
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"We'll be releasing more information soon. We're still in the planning stages. There's a lot of moving pieces."
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