with a name like that, of course not!
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- Thread starter blueconverse
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with a name like that, of course not!
Really the same with Hartford. Lovely idea but no real chance it would work.
What's your view on the Stars? Blue line issues? Not sold on attack with no star power? Think Ottinger still doesn't have his groove back?
NHL should double up in big cities; Toronto needs a 2nd team and so does Chicago (or Milwaukee) but neither is happening because Bettman will cower to the owners. He's only chasing TV dollars in a league that isn't even featured on TV in most of the US.
Anyone think there might be room for a franchise in New England? the Bruins have the monopoly covering 6 States
come to think of it there are only 5 professional teams [MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL and Major League Soccer covering all of New England and all based in Massachusetts
The Hartford Whalers did ok fan based wise during their existence if not so much on the ice
come to think of it there are only 5 professional teams [MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL and Major League Soccer covering all of New England and all based in Massachusetts
The Hartford Whalers did ok fan based wise during their existence if not so much on the ice
Population wise it's the same as Ontario, but culture wise I don't think it works. College hockey is big there and the so much of New England is pulled into the NY market which has 3 teams already. I'd stick an expansion in another area.
Cork Evertonian
Player Valuation: £50m
I reckon Hartford would be a better option than Atlanta anyway!lol
The Calgary Flames were based there originally and of course there was the infamously bad Atlanta Trashers as well.lol
carolinablue232
Player Valuation: £70m
Agree. It’s a stupid name for an American team. Clearly they didn’t do their research when they decided to call themselves that.
I think the main challenge is that New England tends to have the population spread out in small towns rather than cities. Maybe Providence could support a team or bring back the Whalers!
Hartford does have the advantage of having the headquarters of a lot of insurance companies so I imagine they would be able to sell luxury suites if an arena were to be built
mmmmsnouts
Player Valuation: £40m
Oettinger is wobbly and Vegas sand bagged big time. A highly unfair matchup for Round 1. Meanwhile the Oilers don't even win their division and get to play a Kings team that looks like they're already dead in the water.
If Hartford could build something to share with UConn maybe that could make sense but even then it sounds like a dumb idea when I read it back in my head. Maybe the way to get Hartford back would be to make it a de facto ESPN favorite, but no idea how that would work and ESPN only seems to be interested in betting at the moment.
mmmmsnouts
Player Valuation: £40m
Staring down the barrel of the two teams I'm invested in going a combined 0-8 in the playoffs, very grim
The Islanders really seem lacking in energy, The Hurricanes looking good and could go far this year, bone crunching hits and some outrageous goalie saves, nothing beats Playoff hockey....