Hockey

[Tranny Sore-Ass Rex]

Originally Posted by Captn Sacto

Well the answer was no. Congradulations to the Blackhawks!!

Sad. It would have been great for the Sharks, a team that's never been there before, to be in the finals. I'm glad I decided to forgo the holding of my breath. Good to see a team besides Detroit or Pittsburgh get their shot at glory, it's time the cup belonged to a different organization for a bit.

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Originally Posted by Tranny Sore-Ass Rex

Sad. It would have been great for the Sharks, a team that's never been there before, to be in the finals.

I've said it before in this thread and I'll say it again. There shouldn't be NHL teams in places where hockey could never be played under, for want of a better word, "natural" circumstances. San Jose is one of those places.

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With the 4-2 defeat, Montreal has been eliminated from the playoffs. It is now Chicago VS Philadelphia for all the marbles!

I must admit that I am surprised that Jennifer has not made any mention of her beloved Flyers throughout their playoff journey.

[Tranny Sore-Ass Rex]

Originally Posted by smc

I've said it before in this thread and I'll say it again. There shouldn't be NHL teams in places where hockey could never be played under, for want of a better word, "natural" circumstances. San Jose is one of those places.

Are you suggesting that the NHL only be allowed to play in cold weather climes? That's absurd. With that line of thinking, Baseball should only be played in warm climates, and New York should forget about hosting the Super-Bowl in 2014.

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Originally Posted by Tranny Sore-Ass Rex

Are you suggesting that the NHL only be allowed to play in cold weather climes? That's absurd. With that line of thinking, Baseball should only be played in warm climates, and New York should forget about hosting the Super-Bowl in 2014.

1. Yes. There should be no NHL teams in warm-weather climes. Period. I am not the only one on this site who thinks so.

2. Baseball is played in places that all have reasonably long periods of appropriate weather for the major part of the season, with some outliers in April and late September/October. Hockey could NEVER be played outside in San Diego, any month of the year, or in Florida, or other places with NHL teams.

3. If there were never another Super Bowl, I wouldn't care. I have absolutely no interest in American football.

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Originally Posted by smc

1. Yes. There should be no NHL teams in warm-weather climes. Period. I am not the only one on this site who thinks so.

I would be one of those who holds the same view.

[Tranny Sore-Ass Rex]

Originally Posted by smc

1. Yes. There should be no NHL teams in warm-weather climes. Period. I am not the only one on this site who thinks so.

Originally Posted by ila

I would be one of those who holds the same view.

What kind of reasoning is behind such views? Would you feel better if the NHL went back to the original 6 teams? Would you be inclined to feel the same if you had to relocate? Wouldn't you like to go to the local NHL arena hockey arena and watch your Bruins play what ever team calls home in your new town? I think you might sing a different tune if this was the case. Sports for most markets make money no matter where the team is located. Period.

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Originally Posted by Tranny Sore-Ass Rex

What kind of reasoning is behind such views? Would you feel better if the NHL went back to the original 6 teams? Would you be inclined to feel the same if you had to relocate? Wouldn't you like to go to the local NHL arena hockey arena and watch your Bruins play what ever team calls home in your new town? I think you might sing a different tune if this was the case. Sports for most markets make money no matter where the team is located. Period.

Hockey in the sunbelt teams doesn't make money. Most of the sunbelt teams are losing money as the fan base isn't there. Nor is there interest in hockey down there.

I don't want to see a return to the original six. I would like to see the original six plus the existing franchises in Canada and several more in the northern US. I'd also like to see expansion into cities in Canada that previously had teams as well several more cities that have never had teams.

In order for me to watch a live NHL game I'd have to travel for several hour to get to the nearest arena.

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Originally Posted by Tranny Sore-Ass Rex

Would you feel better if the NHL went back to the original 6 teams?

I'm with ila, above. We've talked about it in this thread before. I would like to see expansion to other northern cities, especially in Canada. It would be great to see NHL teams in places that have real fan bases, like northern Minnesota, other cities in Michigan besides Detroit, and throughout Canada, such as Halifax, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, etc.

Originally Posted by Tranny Sore-Ass Rex

Would you be inclined to feel the same if you had to relocate? Wouldn't you like to go to the local NHL arena hockey arena and watch your Bruins play what ever team calls home in your new town?

You simply have to take my word for it when I say that I would rather something be correct than be convenient for me. Fortunately, I'm not likely to have to relocate.

Originally Posted by Tranny Sore-Ass Rex

What kind of reasoning is behind such views?

I suppose my reasoning is a hybrid of inductive and abductive.