Devilsdude530 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/webl...las_vegas_baby/ NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed that the league has been in discussions with powerful film and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer about owning a franchise in Las Vegas, amid growing speculation that the NHL is on the verge of proposing expansion to Las Vegas and K.C. A group led by Bruckheimer, an avid hockey fan, is the front-runner for the Las Vegas expansion and has been in talks with NHL officials for months, sources said.... I know we don't need more expansion, but Vegas and KCity make a lot of sense from a purely market type standpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thLiner Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 that'd be cool... as long as it's cause teams are relocating and not actually expanding the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanity_gallops Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 *sigh* On the one hand, I just don't think expansion is a wise decision right now. There are a number of struggling franchises as it is, and new teams were added recently enough. The NHL needs to focus on strengthening the existing franchises for now, not pushing into new markets. On the other, if there are people willing to own franchises in those locations and invest money into the league... it's harder to argue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 *sigh*On the one hand, I just don't think expansion is a wise decision right now. There are a number of struggling franchises as it is, and new teams were added recently enough. The NHL needs to focus on strengthening the existing franchises for now, not pushing into new markets. On the other, if there are people willing to own franchises in those locations and invest money into the league... it's harder to argue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 vegas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRASHER Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 NO MORE EXPANSION !!! PLEASE!!!!!! But yeah...take a dead team like Nashville... or even Washington... move them to Vegas... could you see Ovechkin doing VEGAS BABY commercials??? That would be awesome... and maybe by getting some gambling action on the NHL you might increase interest... works in the NFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanity_gallops Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Funny thing is -- how many people going to Vegas would look at their list of options and go, "Oh, a hockey game? How novel and adventurous! Let us attend!" (I have no idea why they speak like that... weirdo tourists) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsdude530 Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 I am all for this, because then you can appease the Canadians by putting a team in Hamilton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 who is really going to relocate? nashville if they do will go to ontario. basille isn't interested in moving them anywhere else...that's why he bought them. atlanta? maybe but i doubt it. nobody else is even rumored to be moving. expansion is nothing more than a money grab by the owners. it would be one thing if this diluted talent but there is plenty of talent worldwide to support two more NHL teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Funny thing is -- how many people going to Vegas would look at their list of options and go, "Oh, a hockey game? How novel and adventurous! Let us attend!" (I have no idea why they speak like that... weirdo tourists) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteyNice Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) Vegas is a legitimate market in its own right without taking the tourists into the equation. Whichever sport decides to go there first will reap big rewards. I am not so sure about KC. The Scouts were a disaster and I don't really think Scouts 2.0 will do any better. I also agree that those markets would be best served by relocation instead of expansion. There are too many teams as it is. If you presume that Nashville is moving to Hamilton and thus out of the running, move Florida to Vegas and leave KC alone. I wouldn't move the Craps. There is too much history in Washington and if they put a competitive team on the ice they would draw better. ETA: I am not so sure that there is enough talent to support two more teams. European talent has fallen off in recent years from where it once was and many of those players are choosing to stay in their home countries. Then you have the salary cap implications. Having two more teams will just drive up the prices for players. Edited June 6, 2007 by PeteyNice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostondevil11 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Seems like a bad idea to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyFan42 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Cue the cries from Nashville: "Why couldn't they have just given Balsille one of THOSE teams?!?!?!? :evilcry:" I agree with what Iggy said about it being more important to strengthen the franchises you have before you worry about new ones, yet you can't look a gift horse in the mouth. Another problem with relocating existing franchises is this: What if the current owners don't want to sell? It's perfectly well and good to mentally move the Panthers or the Capitals or the Thrashers, but what if, in reality, their owners are perfectly happy where they are and have no intention of selling or moving? You almost have to expand if there's a strong enough demand for franchises and no supply. Finally, what about Oklahoma City? OKC tends to come up in a lot of AHL rumors, they have a new-ish arena of sufficient size, and they just proved they can support a big-league franchise when they hosted the Hornets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Proposed team name: Las Vegas Nuts.(That's a poker reference, kids) That's good, but any team in Vegas would have to be called the Slot Jockeys. Or the Aces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 If Bruckheimer brings the team there, you have to name them the Las Vegas Flying Dutchmen or Black Pearls. (For those playing the home game, Bruckheimer is the producer of the Pirates movies.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exit56 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 You could also name them the: Bad Boys Armaggedon The Rocks Miami Vice Top Guns Independence Days etc etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevsfn95 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 If Bruckheimer brings the team there, you have to name them the Las Vegas Flying Dutchmen or Black Pearls. (For those playing the home game, Bruckheimer is the producer of the Pirates movies.) Las Vegas Grissoms doesnt quite have the ring to it i expected........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 I think it would be awesome to have a team in Las Vegas but I don't want expansion. The league is fine with the amount of teams they have right now, so the only way a team should go to Las Vegas if via move. I also don't see a team surviving in KC but thats just my opinion. It will be cool to see if Hamilton and Las Vegas end up with teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 You could also name them the:Bad Boys Armaggedon The Rocks Miami Vice Top Guns Independence Days etc etc etc I rather kind of like the LV Armaggedon. And I normally dislike campy names that don't end in S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 we have a winner... the Las Vegas Miami Vice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Las Vegas cannot and will not support a major sports franchise. There are too many other entertainment options in the city. Hockey is most successful where it's the only game in town - in Las Vegas it would be behind just about everything else. Terrible idea. The league doesn't need to expand, either. Petey is right - without the Russian tradition continuing, the NHL just isn't getting the same caliber of stars it was ten years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDPucks Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) You could also name them the:Bad Boys Armaggedon The Rocks Miami Vice Top Guns Independence Days etc etc etc Edited June 6, 2007 by mdsieve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisZajac Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Seems like a bad idea to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTCB Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Las Vegas Offsuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Yea you want to have in Las Vegas, move the Panthers. Relocation, not Expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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