12-04-2018, 02:48 PM
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#161
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by Reaper
... In return for almost $22Million USD.
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OK, as a fan would you rather the owners get $22 million dollars or keep a guy like Valimaki?
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12-04-2018, 02:48 PM
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#162
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doctajones428
Not sure why the moved the Coyotes to the central when Vegas is closer. Could of had a Vegas/Dallas rivalry
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Vegas isn't closer. Arizona is the easternmost team in the current Pacific Division.
Through most of the NHL season, Arizona is on Mountain Time like Colorado and only an hour behind the rest of the Central Division. Vegas is always on Pacific time and would be two hours behind most of the teams in the Central.
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12-04-2018, 02:49 PM
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#163
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ontario
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Green+Yellow screams Seattle to me
Add in too much white and you enter North Star territory (and I don't think you ever shake it), but treat it as a distant tertiary and you get Seattle.
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12-04-2018, 02:51 PM
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#164
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterJoji
Was hoping for Sonics colors. Green and yellow like the mock-up in TSN.
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Those are Kick-Ass!
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12-04-2018, 02:54 PM
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#165
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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Apparently Seattle's mayor wants them to be called "The Krakens".
I wouldn't mind that. But again, that wouldn't really suit the red, white, and black colors.
If it's between Kraken, Cougars, Totems, and Seals, I'd say go with any of them except Cougars.
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12-04-2018, 02:56 PM
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#166
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Franchise Player
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If they were smart, their primary color would be green.
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12-04-2018, 02:57 PM
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#167
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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When I see those Green and Gold colors, I immediately think Eskimos - On the other hand, they will be a division rival ergo nothing wrong with hating a division rival.
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12-04-2018, 02:57 PM
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#168
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
OK, as a fan would you rather the owners get $22 million dollars or keep a guy like Valimaki?
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The NHL doesn’t owe fans anything so they are all about the money. Expansion isn’t for you; it’s for the franchise holders.
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12-04-2018, 02:59 PM
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#169
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Apparently Seattle's mayor wants them to be called "The Krakens".
I wouldn't mind that. But again, that wouldn't really suit the red, white, and black colors.
If it's between Kraken, Cougars, Totems, and Seals, I'd say go with any of them except Cougars.
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If they're going with red, I've actually had 'Kraken' at top of mind for that. There's an aggression with the Kraken that suits red very well.
I've had this Sockeye's concept in mind for Kraken since red was floated:
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12-04-2018, 03:04 PM
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#170
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Calgary
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12-04-2018, 03:06 PM
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#171
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
I'll be disappointed if their arena isn't sponsorship named by Starbucks
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Starbuck Nitro Arena. "Our ice is Cold Brewed"
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12-04-2018, 03:08 PM
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#172
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Saving the world one gif at a time
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The Seattle Space Needles
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12-04-2018, 03:09 PM
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#173
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Apparently Seattle's mayor wants them to be called "The Krakens".
I wouldn't mind that. But again, that wouldn't really suit the red, white, and black colors.
If it's between Kraken, Cougars, Totems, and Seals, I'd say go with any of them except Cougars.
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Honest question, why does the mayor has any say on what to name the team? Is the team going to be owned by the city?
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12-04-2018, 03:17 PM
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#174
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaper
The NHL doesn’t owe fans anything so they are all about the money. Expansion isn’t for you; it’s for the franchise holders.
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The NHL makes nothing without fans so I think they kind of do. You are right about them not caring though. Doesn't mean I have to like it though as a fan.
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12-04-2018, 03:20 PM
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#175
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by midniteowl
Honest question, why does the mayor has any say on what to name the team? Is the team going to be owned by the city?
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No, but were I to own a sports franchise my least pressing concern would be the team's name and logo. I would think a would-be team owner would be primarily interested in endearing his franchise to the customers as transparently as possible, and passing along naming rights to the public is a great way to ensure that they take ownership, and in turn spend money. A number of sports franchises have taken this approach.
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12-04-2018, 03:22 PM
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#176
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
The NHL makes nothing without fans so I think they kind of do. Correct. Doesn't mean I have to like it though as a fan.
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No, it doesn't mean you have to like it. I guess what I was saying is that the sooner fans realize that money trumps all then the disappointment gets easier to deal with.
The part of "The NHL makes nothing without fans" is moot. The NHL makes nothing without revenue. Hockey customers have shown that it doesn't matter what the NHL does; they'll go back to consuming once the puck drops.
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Last edited by Reaper; 12-04-2018 at 03:35 PM.
Reason: Edited to reflect quoted post's edit.
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12-04-2018, 03:23 PM
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#177
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Cleveland, OH (Grew up in Calgary)
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12-04-2018, 03:24 PM
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#178
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
The NHL makes nothing without fans so I think they kind of do. You are right about them not caring though. Doesn't mean I have to like it though as a fan.
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In this case, the NHL is probably more concerned about the impact of expansion on their new fanbase in Seattle, and less so worried about you. How difficult a row to hoe has it been for those teams which scraped along for more than a decade for having to ice AHL quality rosters in the NHL? How seriously is your fan commitment in jeopardy if the Flames must lose a good player in this?
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12-04-2018, 03:25 PM
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#179
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
In this case, the NHL is probably more concerned about the impact of expansion on their new fanbase in Seattle, and less so worried about you. How difficult a row to hoe has it been for those teams which scraped along for more than a decade for having to ice AHL quality rosters in the NHL? How seriously is your fan commitment in jeopardy if the Flames must lose a good player in this?
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Oh I get it, but I don't like it.
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12-04-2018, 03:27 PM
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#180
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterJoji
Was hoping for Sonics colors. Green and yellow like the mock-up in TSN.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
Those are Kick-Ass!
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Almost literally
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