The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 If UndertakerHart said KC needs a team he'll eat his words when the Duck move there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 It'd be too much of a clusterfuck for me to quote each thing that I want to respond to, so I'll just type if out normally and try to refer to who or what I'm responding to ... Dogbert's intentions of contracting the Rangers in lieu of a team in Saskatoon or Houston makes me wonder if he's really a hockey fan. Seriously, contracting an original six team to put another one in Texas?!? I don't care how pitiful the Rangers (or Blackhawks, for that matter) get, they're an original six franchise and thus should be considered safer-than-safe. Putting half the teams in Canada is not a wise decision ... there should be more than the six there are now, but to contract SO many American teams in order to put more in small towns in Canada is unwise. Not that hockey gets a lot of coverage in the US, but it'd be entirely ignored if it was so Canadian-based. Just contract some of the riff-raff US teams, add in 2 Canadian teams (hmm, how abotu returning to Winnipeg & Quebec City, two cities that never should have been stripped of hockey) and leave it as a 24 team league. And make that a 24 team league without Gary Bettman anywhere near it. Have 8 of the 24 teams make the playoffs, and seed them 1-8, not Cambells & Wales (yes, we're going back to the pre-East & West days). I think the teams with the best record getting home ice throughout the playoffs is reward enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogbert 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 I never intended to contract the Rangers. I was just naming a team that I think could be in trouble in the coming years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 If UndertakerHart said KC needs a team he'll eat his words when the Duck move there Kansas City just built (or is building) a new arena and is looking for a team to rent it. Everyone on Ducks' Board is concerned about this but Anaheim has 20 years left on its contract with city. Should the Angels leave soon, Anaheim will have the Ducks left which is pathetic because at one time we had a football team. Anaheim should something about its teams leaving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogbert 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 Well, they're meeting AGAIN on Wednesday. What, could Linden not get his private golf course cleaned off that day? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Absolutly Nothing. It's near February and are they still trying to salvage a season? Here's how I'd run it. 26 Teams in an 74 game schedule. No additions to new cities, just six teams filed for bankruptcy or folded (Carolina, Atlanta, Nashville, Florida) No touch icing. No overtime losses No instagating rule goal line is 10 feet from the back of the board. Goalie pads at 12 inches max. Goalie can handle the puck, and when the goalie is out of his crease, he's fair game. A few other things. Keep the 7-7-7-7 Playoff format. Makes the hardest playoffs to earn the top prize. A Salary Cap at 42 million dollars (This would avoid parity in the sport, if owners decide to know how to use their money, and greedy players need to take a pay cut.) Free Agency is a no no unless you want to pay some hefty fines (would eliminate parity as well, and builds dynasties and fan favourites, loyalty). The only exception is when the player reaches 35, he can file for FA without being fined. If a team wants to exceed the salary cap, its a 45 cent fine on every dollar over. (Team has a 46 million dollar salary, four million over the limit 4,000,000 x .45 = 1.8 million dollar fine.) These are some examples. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Free Agency is a no no unless you want to pay some hefty fines (would eliminate parity as well, and builds dynasties and fan favourites, loyalty). The only exception is when the player reaches 35, he can file for FA without being fined. Think about this. A lack of free agency would RUIN parity. When baseball did not have a salary cap, teams like the St. Louis Browns, Phillies, Washington Senators, etc. sucked for DECADES at a time. Without free agency, a team has no quick method of digging itself out of the basement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 If UndertakerHart said KC needs a team he'll eat his words when the Duck move there Kansas City just built (or is building) a new arena and is looking for a team to rent it. Everyone on Ducks' Board is concerned about this but Anaheim has 20 years left on its contract with city. Should the Angels leave soon, Anaheim will have the Ducks left which is pathetic because at one time we had a football team. Anaheim should something about its teams leaving. Angels won't move, and the Rams were L.A.'s team. In fact, so are the Angels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 I have an idea, the minor league teams, the...AHL (that's it), they could play to win the Stanley Cup instead of the Calder Cup, or they could win both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 http://www.freestanley.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
