-AJ- Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, ArkDepot said: Houston is 4x the size of Quebec City, but the fans in Quebec are 4x crazier, so even up. Plus. Winter. I dunno, I hear the people in Houston are pretty nuts. Maybe not over hockey, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 51 minutes ago, jmfaminoff said: KC does not have the population. 2.3 million in the metro area isn't enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 5 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said: wonderful... so Vegas and Houston get to feed on high picks for the next 3-6 years? Bettman: show me the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, GarthButcher5 said: I miss the old battle of Quebec days. Hard core Hab fans ( especially Quebecois ) hate the Nords more than the Bruins in my own personal poll over the years. In fact when I mention expansion/re-location to QC some actually oppose it, man those games were can't miss events! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Nirvanagut Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 5 hours ago, Shekky said: Relocate anyone of Arizona, Columbus, Carolina, or Florida. Arizona to Seattle Carolina back to Hartford Florida to Houston/Quebec Columbus should stay cos Ohio is a hockey state and the team is on the rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shekky Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Just now, zzbottom said: Arizona to Seattle Carolina back to Hartford Florida to Houston/Quebec Columbus should stay cos Ohio is a hockey state and the team is on the rise. I only mention those 4 based on profit which is in the top 4 of negative profits. New Jersey is in this same boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 5 hours ago, Shekky said: Relocate anyone of Arizona, Columbus, Carolina, or Florida. No way Columbus should be relocated. They have one of the biggest, most loyal fan bases in hockey not to mention they sell out in every one of their games and their games always fill up to the max capacity. I would relocate Florida and Arizona. Florida should be Houston meanwhile Arizona should be Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 1 hour ago, jmfaminoff said: KC does not have the population. Population means nothing. Phoenix has the 5th highest population in America, and they're having a hard time filling up the arena. It also doesn't help their cause, by icing a horrendous team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefCon1 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Ronaldoescobar said: QC is not getting a team. Houston probably does hurt Seattle's chances a bit as well... And be careful with the relocation talk.. Vancouver's attendance is mediocre at best right now and before you know it, it could be the Canucks people are mentioning in the relocation talks. IF FA decides to sell and a buyer wants to move the team, im not so sure the NHL would step in to try to block it. Vancouver won't be relocated because of its 40+ year history. Relocating the Canucks would be as likely as relocating the Red Wings or the Rangers. Especially when the Canucks are part of only a handful of teams that is profitable now and were 6th most profitable in NHL last time I checked. So it won't move even if FA sold to another buyer who wasn't a BC native just because of the established market in Vancouver and the potential to become really profitable when the team wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I just think betty has had his fottprint on new team and most do not do verry good as some do time to go with what works and seattle and quebec are two that do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky mitts Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 8 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said: I was under the impression that Vegas was going to get the 3rd lotto position for multiple years - maybe @SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME knows? I think they are top five protected which means they will have guaranteed top five pick . Not sure though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromeslab Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Would love to see a team back in QC.Seattle is an intriguing market do they have a rink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Seattle or Quebec please! no Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrissex95 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 9 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Bring in Houston. Move Carolina to Quebec. Move Arizona to Seattle. I like it but an Eastern team would have to change divisions to accommodate Quebec City's move to the Atlantic Division. Perhaps Columbus or Washington would be candidates as almost every other team in the Metro Division is within a 2-2.5 hour drive from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 hours ago, shiznak said: Population means nothing. Phoenix has the 5th highest population in America, and they're having a hard time filling up the arena. It also doesn't help their cause, by icing a horrendous team. Population means something. Yes its not the only factor, but the reason there's no NHL team in Mexico City is not the same reason there's no team in Yellowknife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Houston would work. With the arena already there and massive population it would do fine. I think Seattle would get a basketball team before a hockey team if they got a new arena built anyways. As for Quebec, it's probably a pipe dream as long as Bettman is around and no way will he put an expansion franchise there. The NHL could actually use another expansion team as the talent coming into the league is incredible and vast and it's forcing a lot of good, NHL worthy players out of the league by 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCelts Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 21 hours ago, jmfaminoff said: Not funny. I live here in the Houston metro. I have friends that lost everything, and won't be back into their homes for months to come. We had to repair our roof and replace the sheet rock and insulation at our house. The scale of the damage is insane. The thousands of people that are now homeless is tremendous. Terrible things happen to everyone. Sorry I’m coming across as insensitive but let’s not get all unglued over a 4 word comment that was attempted humour. Let’s talk about hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 23 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said: well thats a relief. I must have remembered an earlier story where they were thinking of multiple years of the #3 lotto spot, but man would that be lopsided given where they have started off from. They remind me of Team Europe, doing well despite themselves. 17 hours ago, Silky mitts said: I think they are top five protected which means they will have guaranteed top five pick . Not sure though Elliotte Friedman originally reported that they would have top 3 draft odds for the first 5 (I think?) years but he later retracted saying he wasn't able to confirm it. Since then as far as I've seen nobody has said anything about it. We'll probably hear something about it later in the season once teams start to bottom out and look ahead to the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Just me, but, I think the Montreal Canadiens are blocking any Quebec City bid, They already have Ottawa next door. I would think the Leafs would do the same if another franchise tried to put a team in their digs. Montreal has a ton of pull in the head office of the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 2017-10-18 at 11:19 AM, -Vintage Canuck- said: Bring in Houston. Move Carolina to Quebec. Move Arizona to Seattle. Makes too much sense. Doesn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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