GhostofPotvin29
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Kevin Bieksa said it wasn?t him poking head out in hallway. Said Shane O?Brien photoshopped him in. Yup, that?s his stance. #canucks
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Kevin Bieksa said it wasn?t him poking head out in hallway. Said Shane O?Brien photoshopped him in. Yup, that?s his stance. #canucks
Potvin29 said:@hosea24hours
Kevin Bieksa said it wasn?t him poking head out in hallway. Said Shane O?Brien photoshopped him in. Yup, that?s his stance. #canucks
Deebo said:Friedman says that Stajan is expected to sign an extension with the Flames today.
bustaheims said:Deebo said:Friedman says that Stajan is expected to sign an extension with the Flames today.
FriedgeHNIC: Stajan extension will be four years, $12.5M...AAV is $3.125M
That's actually not a bad deal, really.
bustaheims said:TSNBobMcKenzie: 15-day (6 games) without pay suspension for John Tortorella. $25,000 fine for Bob Hartley.
I thought Torts would get a little more, but, I guess that's about right.
Potvin29 said:bustaheims said:TSNBobMcKenzie: 15-day (6 games) without pay suspension for John Tortorella. $25,000 fine for Bob Hartley.
I thought Torts would get a little more, but, I guess that's about right.
Team is gonna respect him so hard when they get to see him again after his league-mandated absence.
Potvin29 said:bustaheims said:TSNBobMcKenzie: 15-day (6 games) without pay suspension for John Tortorella. $25,000 fine for Bob Hartley.
I thought Torts would get a little more, but, I guess that's about right.
Team is gonna respect him so hard when they get to see him again after his league-mandated absence.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:All sociopaths get a certain kind of respect, when you think about it....
dappleganger said:CarltonTheBear said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RZeVSC_Sc
Those Leaf uniforms are hideous.
drummond said:It seems that Jets are moving their affiliate AHL team from St John?s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario next year. Financially it makes sense, it saves Jets organization lots of money having AHL team much closer. Poor fans in Newfoundland they are loosing team after team despite great attendance numbers.
Nik the Trik said:drummond said:It seems that Jets are moving their affiliate AHL team from St John?s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario next year. Financially it makes sense, it saves Jets organization lots of money having AHL team much closer. Poor fans in Newfoundland they are loosing team after team despite great attendance numbers.
Do the financials work even if Thunder Bay doesn't sell much in the way of tickets?
drummond said:Nik, I am not advocating this move, but I guess it does work. They most likely earn significantly less on ticket sales, marchandise etc. but save a lot on travel expenses. In grand total it most probably pays off, otherwise they would not be moving the team, right?
Nik the Trik said:drummond said:Nik, I am not advocating this move, but I guess it does work. They most likely earn significantly less on ticket sales, marchandise etc. but save a lot on travel expenses. In grand total it most probably pays off, otherwise they would not be moving the team, right?
Well, unless the thinking is that the reduced wear and tear of the travel on players offsets the financial hit they take and the advantage they gain is a competitive, rather than financial, one.
Edit: Which, if I remember correctly, was the argument that was made when the Leafs moved the SJ Maple Leafs to Toronto. It was hailed as a move that would cost the team money but showed how the ownership group was willing to sacrifice dollars for the good of the team. I would be curious, though, to see if that had any real or tangible benefit.
drummond said:It seems that Jets are moving their affiliate AHL team from St John?s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario next year. Financially it makes sense, it saves Jets organization lots of money having AHL team much closer. Poor fans in Newfoundland they are loosing team after team despite great attendance numbers.
Kessel Run said:drummond said:It seems that Jets are moving their affiliate AHL team from St John?s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario next year. Financially it makes sense, it saves Jets organization lots of money having AHL team much closer. Poor fans in Newfoundland they are loosing team after team despite great attendance numbers.
No, financially it doesn't make much sense. St. John's leads the American Hockey League in revenues, corporate support, sellouts, charity donations, etc. The move is like the Leafs move, to bring the players closer to home.
Mark Chipman just said Thunder Bay wouldn't happen until likely 2017, and the IceCaps have an agreement for guaranteed one more season after this one.