Samson's Flow Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 6 hours ago, pi2000 said: hmmmm Miller retiring? Miller out 6 weeks with an injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Brawndo said: Rumor out of Houston is that Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta has met with Gary Bettman about the purchase and relocation of the Coyotes to Houston. Could that possibly coincide with the Seattle addition since Arizona gets moved to the central then right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Rumor out of Houston is that Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta has met with Gary Bettman about the purchase and relocation of the Coyotes to Houston. I feel like that makes a ton of sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Scottysabres said: Reinhart has net front presence IQ, Ehlers has speed. And in the current NHL, Speed kills, net front presence IQ...……..not so much, depending on the system of course. Ehlers has the legs, and Winnipeg is built for speed. Check the score sheet and standings, that is a current successful formula. Much more so than nail biters. Look at the GF / GA ratio...…. https://www.nhl.com/standings/2018/league One of these things is sustainable, one is not...……. So Ehlers and Reinhart as microcosm of their teams and the entire NHL. Got it. Ehlers had been MIA for the majority of the year and Winnipeg has succeeded largely in spite of him lately, dating back to last playoffs where he was a ghost. Edited December 12, 2018 by Thorny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Brawndo said: Rumor out of Houston is that Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta has met with Gary Bettman about the purchase and relocation of the Coyotes to Houston. I have no reason to doubt your report on the meeting. I have every reason to doubt that this will happen. What an incredibly stupid idea. Then again, it is Bettman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 22 minutes ago, Eleven said: What an incredibly stupid idea. Explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 11 hours ago, Brawndo said: I chuckled. Just chuckled? I belly laughed. You really see the personalities come out in this video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 10 hours ago, pi2000 said: hmmmm Miller retiring? Miller injured. Sprained knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 46 minutes ago, Eleven said: I have no reason to doubt your report on the meeting. I have every reason to doubt that this will happen. What an incredibly stupid idea. Then again, it is Bettman. It's no dumber than keeping that black hole of a franchise afloat in Arizona any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 34 minutes ago, Sabel79 said: It's no dumber than keeping that black hole of a franchise afloat in Arizona any longer. Natural rival upstate too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, Sabel79 said: It's no dumber than keeping that black hole of a franchise afloat in Arizona any longer. They'd be moving to a city that didn't properly support a WHA team in its last season that still had Gordie Howe and his kids on it because they'd moved to a better barn with higher ticket prices. They'd be moving to a city that has suburbs with 40k+ seat high school football stadiums that chased the Eulers out of town. Just flat out see putting an NHL team there having results very comparable (at best) to those of the Thrashers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Eleven said: I have no reason to doubt your report on the meeting. I have every reason to doubt that this will happen. What an incredibly stupid idea. Then again, it is Bettman. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 8 hours ago, Taro T said: They'd be moving to a city that didn't properly support a WHA team in its last season that still had Gordie Howe and his kids on it because they'd moved to a better barn with higher ticket prices. They'd be moving to a city that has suburbs with 40k+ seat high school football stadiums that chased the Eulers out of town. Just flat out see putting an NHL team there having results very comparable (at best) to those of the Thrashers. Counterpoint - Houston is a top 5 television market that is not filled by the NHL and the Phoenix experiment isn't working great. Bettman probably feels that Las Vegas worked so well that any market will work for the NHL as confidence is high right now. I agree it probably won't work, but I can see the allure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Klefbom out for weeks, not days, according to TSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsb Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Taro T said: They'd be moving to a city that didn't properly support a WHA team in its last season that still had Gordie Howe and his kids on it because they'd moved to a better barn with higher ticket prices. Wrong 9 hours ago, Taro T said: They'd be moving to a city that has suburbs with 40k+ seat high school football stadiums that chased the Eulers out of town. Within the next 10 years, Houston will have the 3rd largest metropolis population in the U.S., tons of ex-yankees here, natural rival in Dallas, if you don't know the full story on the Eulers you should just not post on it, the owner will have a major interest in the playing facility, the ex-owner of the Rockets was used to keep Edmonton in Edmonton, he never forgave Bettman for it, he's now out of the picture. One thing is true is that you will have to nurture the franchise for awhile until it blooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 10 hours ago, Doohickie said: Explain. 9 hours ago, Taro T said: They'd be moving to a city that didn't properly support a WHA team in its last season that still had Gordie Howe and his kids on it because they'd moved to a better barn with higher ticket prices. They'd be moving to a city that has suburbs with 40k+ seat high school football stadiums that chased the Eulers out of town. Just flat out see putting an NHL team there having results very comparable (at best) to those of the Thrashers. Basically what Taro said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 They want a team in Houston because the media market is big. The issue is, Houston is massive and no one there gives a you know what about hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 10 hours ago, Doohickie said: Just chuckled? I belly laughed. You really see the personalities come out in this video. The legal disclaimer at the end? That was actually just Marty talking at his normal pace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, LGR4GM said: They want a team in Houston because the media market is big. The issue is, Houston is massive and no one there gives a you know what about hockey. The same was said about Dallas in the beginning. It's a good hockey market now. And the fact that there would be an natural cross-state rivalry with an established team would help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Stars fans would likely invade Houston much the same way TO invades KBC. That right there would get under the skin of Houston folks and spur them into action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Eichel is tied 9th at 38 points in 31 games. Mikko Rantenan has 52 points in 31 games. This is also his contract year; he's an RFA at the end of this year. He put up 84 points last year, and is on pace for 120+ this year What do the Avs end up having to pay him? 11M+? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 22 minutes ago, WildCard said: Eichel is tied 9th at 38 points in 31 games. Mikko Rantenan has 52 points in 31 games. This is also his contract year; he's an RFA at the end of this year. He put up 84 points last year, and is on pace for 120+ this year What do the Avs end up having to pay him? 11M+? Probably 12+ at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 hours ago, jsb said: Wrong Within the next 10 years, Houston will have the 3rd largest metropolis population in the U.S., tons of ex-yankees here, natural rival in Dallas, if you don't know the full story on the Eulers you should just not post on it, the owner will have a major interest in the playing facility, the ex-owner of the Rockets was used to keep Edmonton in Edmonton, he never forgave Bettman for it, he's now out of the picture. One thing is true is that you will have to nurture the franchise for awhile until it blooms. Professor, you and I will never agree on this and have gone around on this issue many times through the years. (Almost positive you were the one I've debated this with through the years.) Very up to speed on the whole Bud Adams saga & the Aeros as well, and will agree to disagree. Looks like the NHL will likely be foolish enough to see which one of us is right in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 hours ago, LGR4GM said: They want a team in Houston because the media market is big. The issue is, Houston is massive and no one there gives a you know what about hockey. The Irish writer Brendan Behan was once quoted as saying that he felt Los Angeles was "a city with no navel." I have not spent much time in L.A. But it's Houston that fits that bill for me. It's just so dispersed and diffuse. There's so little there there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 5 hours ago, LGR4GM said: They want a team in Houston because the media market is big. The issue is, Houston is massive and no one there gives a you know what about hockey. If Florida can have 2 teams, certainly Texas can. Although the Panthers are struggling to get fans in the arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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