JustJoe2k5 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2007 1. Carolina has consistenly ranked in the bottom-third of league attendance for this entire decade 2. They had to comp tickets to the first two games of the Cup Finals last year Which is why I said they need to become a consistent contender. It takes time to build a fanbase and they have quite a while to catch the 98 years Montreal has had. They were ranked 15th in attendance this past season and with the capacity of the RBC Center they could only reach as high as 8th. Outside of Colorado, every team ranked eighth through fourteenth in attendance made the playoffs. Hardly anyone will pay to see a team that isn't in the playoff hunt, just ask fans in Boston, Chicago, Edmonton, and St. Louis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest George's Box Report post Posted June 12, 2007 How much money has the team lost in Greensboro and Raleigh now? They were down $20 million from the get-go because they broke their lease to ditch Hartford for Greensboro, and I think 2006 was the first year they ever turned a profit. You'll never convince anyone with a brain that you guys deserve top-level hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2007 I hate this "Carolina" business. It's not "Carolina's" team. It's Hartford's team. Bring back the Whale! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2007 Mats is coming back to the Leafs. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=210584&hubname=nhl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Ocean 3 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2007 My pick for next year's Stanley Cup Finals: Ducks over Sharks in 9. The two teams are ready to face each other in the first round of the playoffs, but Commisioner Bettman calls an audible, deciding that such a matchup should only be played for the Cup. He cancels all other playoff series, and declares this the Finals. San Jose wins Game 7 in Anaheim, but Bettman makes another daring move, and, in lieu of presenting the trophy, extends the series to 9 games because it is awesome. The Sharks players, instead of being angry, applaud the decision, aware of the good it would do for the world. The Sharks win Game 8 at home, and the day of Game 9 is declared an international holiday. In honor of the event, the game is played in complete silence, the only sounds being the wispy flicks of the puck, and whispers of the blades amongst the melting Anaheim ice. The mighty Sharks yield to the home team, who hoist the Cup not just for themselves, but for humanity. Knowing that hockey of this caliber could never be matched, the NHL folds, and the sport is banned from ever being played again, under penalty of torture. The Earth plunges into the Sun, creating a massive force of energy that eventually destroys the entire solar system, and surrounding galaxies. All matters of space and dimension collapse. A beginning finds itself, time drifts. A butterfly floats in the distance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest George's Box Report post Posted June 18, 2007 SHUT UP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Ocean 3 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2007 edit - Wait, the Sharks would've won the series with Game 8. Oh, well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2007 Czech, why are you mad? We just have to accept that the Blackhawks will never win, so who cares who does? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 18, 2007 I think it's more regarding Star Ocean's soliloquy there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2007 I think it's more regarding Star Ocean's soliloquy there. I dunno. Czech can get a bit self-centered around these parts with his "Thanks for the Brewers report" comment all the while railing on the Cubs or let's not forget his favorite team nowadays with the multitude of posts he has about them, the White Sox. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest George's Box Report post Posted June 18, 2007 Okay, then I'll clarify for you and erase all doubt: it's more regarding Star Ocean's soliloquy there. Duh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Ocean 3 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2007 Also, Game 9 lasted 9 hours 50 minutes 30 seconds, exactly the length of one Jupiter day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightwing 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2007 Why is this thread still alive, and what the hell are you guys even talking about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Ocean 3 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2007 Don't worry, it shan't be posted in again until the one year, and subsequent anniversaries of the Ducks' victory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2007 The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's The Montreal Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest George's Box Report post Posted June 20, 2007 Way to go, redbaron! 24 misused apostrophes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
