-AJ- Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 21 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: As long as the uniforms are better than what they wore during the PCHA days. I'd never actually looked up their hockey sweaters before, haha. More like the Seattle Christmas-ers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanCityE Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 hurry up and give the team to seattle so i can hate them and we have a new close rival and i say Seattle Supersonics NHL team sounds awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Seattle is home to Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Valve. A new office for Facebook was just built there too. They'll have the corporate dollars to help buy out boxes + Seattle is a sports town. Seahawks, Mariners, and Sounders always get good turnouts -- good or bad. They unjustly lost their NBA team too. Honestly, this would be great news for the Canucks. A regional rival that's within driving distance. We haven't even had the chance to see something like this since the Grizzlies/SuperSonics days and that didnt get much of a chance to get going in terms of a true rivalry. The NHL is likely going to use the expansion as a way to stop a potential NHL lockout. A new team will mean 50 more NHL contracts can be signed + 22 guaranteed NHL jobs + money that goes to the NHLPA + money going into the Owners pockets. A win, win, win, win. Makes sense. Question, though, is if Seattle enters the Pacific will that mean Arizona moves divisions? The Pacific Division cant possibly have 9 teams in it + Arizona is closer to Dallas then Vancouver. I like this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) No to expansion. Yes to relocation Edited December 8, 2017 by combover 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 minute ago, combover said: No to expansion. Did you really think they would stay at 31 teams? I think relocation will happen at some point too. Maybe even sooner. The Thrashers move to Winnipeg seemed to come from out of nowhere. That might happen with Arizona to Houston as Houston already has an arena, ready to go and Arizona is running out of options. As for Seattle, I'm excited. My only reservation as I think this will likely hurt both the Thunderbirds and Silvertips. Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't see them both surviving in the shadow of a Seattle NHL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Odd. Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Shift-4 said: I am not convinced Seattle has enough interest. The place does not scream hockey hotbed to me. lol Nor do sports in general really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 56 minutes ago, Quantum said: Seattle is home to Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Valve. A new office for Facebook was just built there too. They'll have the corporate dollars to help buy out boxes + Seattle is a sports town. Seahawks, Mariners, and Sounders always get good turnouts -- good or bad. They unjustly lost their NBA team too. Honestly, this would be great news for the Canucks. A regional rival that's within driving distance. We haven't even had the chance to see something like this since the Grizzlies/SuperSonics days and that didnt get much of a chance to get going in terms of a true rivalry. The NHL is likely going to use the expansion as a way to stop a potential NHL lockout. A new team will mean 50 more NHL contracts can be signed + 22 guaranteed NHL jobs + money that goes to the NHLPA + money going into the Owners pockets. A win, win, win, win. Makes sense. Question, though, is if Seattle enters the Pacific will that mean Arizona moves divisions? The Pacific Division cant possibly have 9 teams in it + Arizona is closer to Dallas then Vancouver. I like this. can add boeing, even if their head office had moved to Chicago. They have factories in WA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodCanadianKideh Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Perfect! Travel for the Canucks gets easier just as we are becoming a competitor for the cup! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 So if expansion is for the 2020/21 season then we should be fine for some of our ELCs like Gadjovich, Pettersson, and Juolevi who can slide but I'm not sure about Dahlen's status, if he can slide one more season or not. Loui E also has a modified-NTC at that point, not a NMC. Some of the most difficult decisions will come on D... we may be in a position like Nashville and be forced to lose a really good D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis Hip Check Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I would love the possibility of a canucks and seahawks or mariners road trip, would probably be cheaper than a canuck game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Quantum said: Question, though, is if Seattle enters the Pacific will that mean Arizona moves divisions? The Pacific Division cant possibly have 9 teams in it + Arizona is closer to Dallas then Vancouver. As much as I'd like it to be Edmonton, I think Vegas makes the most sense to move. It would be unfair for the Pacific to have two expansion teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Shift-4 said: I am not convinced Seattle has enough interest. The place does not scream hockey hotbed to me. lol TJ Oshie, Tyler Johnson, Yamamoto are some guys from washington state, Spokane, Everett and Seattle support WHL teams so I think there actually is a lot of potential there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I am excited. This is a team I love now and may hate later when they become a rival but I love that the Canucks could finally have a natural rival. As for Quebec, hopefully the NHL will come to its senses and allow a team bleeding money to move there but other location like Houston and Kansas City also been courting the league for a while. ****Go Seattle Sasquatch***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 39 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: As much as I'd like it to be Edmonton, I think Vegas makes the most sense to move. It would be unfair for the Pacific to have two expansion teams. Geographically, Vegas is closer to California then Arizona, so, as weird as it would be for 2 expansion teams to be in the Pacific, it makes the most sense for a Seattle franchise and VGK to be in the same division. If the NHL thought Vegas should have been in the Central, they would have placed them there this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Quantum said: Question, though, is if Seattle enters the Pacific will that mean Arizona moves divisions? The Pacific Division cant possibly have 9 teams in it + Arizona is closer to Dallas then Vancouver. Arizona should move to the Atlantic Division. As the Nordiques. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 58 minutes ago, Quantum said: Geographically, Vegas is closer to California then Arizona, so, as weird as it would be for 2 expansion teams to be in the Pacific, it makes the most sense for a Seattle franchise and VGK to be in the same division. If the NHL thought Vegas should have been in the Central, they would have placed them there this year. true, it'll be one of those two for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Good luck to our future bitter rivals the Seatlle Stealth. If they are granted the same drafting privileges as Vegas, the franchise will be the talk of the town! Quebec will be granted a franchise in the future too by relocation is my guess. Edited December 8, 2017 by 6string Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 22 hours ago, SabreFan1 said: Seattle doesn't deserve a team over Quebec. Period. An NHL team is their distant second choice. That new building is their way of trying to get their basketball team back. https://sports.yahoo.com/hope-alive-seattles-quest-get-another-nba-team-041200484.html SEA expansion to 32 teams and then ARZ to Houston and CAR to Quebec relocation fees, makes an awful of of sense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, aGENT said: SEA expansion to 32 teams and then ARZ to Houston and CAR to Quebec relocation fees, makes an awful lot of sense. good reason for it not to happen lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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