[News] Coyotes on the Verge of Being Locked Out

[OptimalTates]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

So you’re comparing a zambonied arena to a dirt field for pickup baseball? How about $20 for used skates, $10 for used stick and find a frozen pond somewhere?

Well now you're ignoring the several trillion dollars to reverse climate change to the point of freezing over Arizona to get those frozen pounds there. Probably easier to stick with an arena.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by OptimalTates

Well now you're ignoring the several trillion dollars to reverse climate change to the point of freezing over Arizona to get those frozen pounds there. Probably easier to stick with an arena.

Ok yeah guess I didn't realize we were talking AZ in particular. I understand your point.

I'm probably not blaming climate change for Arizona being warm though. That might have a little more to do with latitude.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by timun

NBA revenues in 1993: ~$1B
NHL revenues in 1993: ~$400M

NBA revenues in 2018-19: $8.8B
NHL revenues in 2018-19: $5.1B

NBA YoY growth: ~8.4%
NHL YoY growth: ~9.9%

What is the source for those numbers?

This has NHL revenue at $732 million in 93-94 - https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...ear-nhl-tenure

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

What was the timeline on the Atlanta-to-Winnipeg move?

The Thrashers were sold May 31, 2011, and the Jets started training camp a scant 15 weeks later?

Things can happen quickly.

Off topic but "scant" seems like a word that should be much more inappropriate than its current meaning.

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Off topic but "scant" seems like a word that should be much more inappropriate than its current meaning.

Just remove the "n" and you'll find what you're looking for.

[OptimalTates]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

What was the timeline on the Atlanta-to-Winnipeg move?

The Thrashers were sold May 31, 2011, and the Jets started training camp a scant 15 weeks later?

Things can happen quickly.

The Thrasher of the NHL Guardian Project was released in January of 2011.

His official NHL bio:

The Thrasher is the fastest of the Guardians and his skill of flight in terms of maneuvering far surpass any of the other "Birds" in the Guardian Air Force. For propulsion, the Thrasher uses twin turbine jet engines attached to his boots. Two more jets are located on his forearms that slide forward over his hands when deployed. He uses these hand cannons for maneuvering, and at times as a weapon.

The Thrasher is capable of flying at 5 times the speed of sound. To achieve this feat the Thrasher has a titanium canopy that, when deployed surrounds his entire body encasing him in a futuristic looking Jet Plane. His entire flight suit and canopy are infused with stealth technology making him an ideal choice for reconnaissance or first strike missions. Atlanta is a major manufacturer of cruise missiles and as a result the Thrasher has a variety of mini-cruise missiles at his disposal. He's a lean mean fighting machine.

The hero literally turned into a jet. It may have become official five months later but behind the scenes I think this was a bit more than a coincidence.

[OptimalTates]

Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing

Just remove the "n" and you'll find what you're looking for.

Or add an H and be dyslexic like me.

[timun]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

What is the source for those numbers?

This has NHL revenue at $732 million in 93-94 - https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...ear-nhl-tenure

The NHL.

https://www.nhl.com/news/hockey-hall...es/c-301795270

"NHL revenue has grown from $400 million in 1992-93 ..."

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1473021670029815810

[Gemnoble]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/reports...adline/sn-amp/

[Jordan!]

It was never about the dollars here, paying that $$$ wise

Whether or not it was a hardball tactic or some kind of actual human error is TBD lol