Why are leafs playing canes now?

hotcross · 12-19-17, 03:11 PM

100 year anniversary of NHL to the exact same start time of the game on this date

lakerboy · 12-19-17, 03:42 PM

Oh okay thanks. Were there canes around back then?

hotcross · 12-19-17, 03:47 PM

that is the question many wonder about

why ask why type of deal

Great sport and league

lakerboy · 12-19-17, 03:51 PM

Love hockey

MMANick · 12-19-17, 03:53 PM

Did anybody let the 'Canes know that they had a game today?

hotcross · 12-19-17, 03:54 PM

what city or cities would you like to have expansion teams?

Seattle will be team # 32

lakerboy · 12-19-17, 04:00 PM

I think the NHL needs to put a team back in Quebec City. Toronto could easily support another team as well

packerd_00 · 12-19-17, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

I think the NHL needs to put a team back in Quebec City. Toronto could easily support another team as well

Don't think that's ever going to happen,Quebec City has jumped through hoops and none of its made a difference.

ChocMilk23 · 12-19-17, 07:40 PM

Seattle yes! We support a whole WHL division - portland. There are a lot of hockey fans here in seattle and the youth leagues and adult leagues are very active. I personally dont like the name the mets.... ugh

lakerboy · 12-19-17, 07:53 PM

Seattle black panthers

hotcross · 12-19-17, 11:26 PM

once Seattle enters the league will need to move a team out of west to the east to balance the conferences 16 teams each...

Quebec City Coyotes
Nordiques sounds too soft

then....# 33, 34.....Houston, and bring back Hartford Whalers ?

Also did you hear the owner of the Senators talking about how they never get enough attendance. I was surprised after last year's playoff run especially. But I guess the location of the rink arena is too far drive outskirts of the population.

lakerboy · 12-19-17, 11:31 PM

Melnyk is an asshole. Looking for a free rink downtown. Where they going to put it? Downtown Ottawa is small. University town.

MinnesotaFats · 12-19-17, 11:40 PM

Call me crazy, but I'd like to see Anchorage get a team.

I wouldn't mind a little reshuffling of the league to get a franchise back in Quebec.

I'd also like to see smaller cities up north get some of those southern teams that can't fill seats. Seattle (thou tough w/ Vancouver right there) seems logical. You'd be surprised but I think if the economics of hockey are scaled a little more to protect profitability, that cities like Saskatoon or Hamilton (Canada) could sell out to a local fan base.