- Jedimastafez
- Jun 5, 2005
-
The Stanley Cup has been kidnapped by Gary Bettman! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue it?
|
Do you have any idea how bad they will be the first few years? Maintaining fan support will be a challenge. That doesn't mean it won't happen, BUT.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlanta_Thrashers_seasons Out of 12 seasons, two winning ones and the first didn't come until the sixth year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_seasons Out of 16 seasons, three winning ones and the first didn't come until the eighth year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nashville_Predators_seasons Predators didn't have a winning season for the first six years, they've basically been good ever since though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_Wild_seasons Hey the Wild had only four losing seasons out of 16, two of those being the first two years. That probably had a lot to do with having the right people in place because the state breathes hockey.
Stop crying about the fact that people are skeptical. A lot of us want to see them succeed and hope they do, but it's critical they get on the path to having a good roster soon if they're going to maintain attendance. Attendance issues lead to relocation. Not sure why you're taking issue with that.
It comes up because if the Wild lost every game for fifty years in a row they'd still have full arenas. For Vegas, the team has to succeed, they don't get to just print money because they exist.
Oh my god poor Jamie Pushor
Selected by the Thrashers in their expansion draft
then selected by the Blue Jackets in the next one
poo poo the Predators got some decent goalies in their draft
Looking back at the protected lists is pretty interesting
http://historicalhockey.blogspot.co.nz/2014/11/2000-nhl-expansion-draft.html
Dan Cloutier, expansion draft protected goaltender
Edit:
1999 Expansion Draft posted:
Vancouver Canucks:
Protected
Mark Messier
That was a pleasant trip down memory lane
Jedimastafez fucked around with this message at 07:35 on Jun 28, 2016
|
#
¿
Jun 28, 2016 07:24
|
|
- Adbot
-
ADBOT LOVES YOU
|
|
|
#
¿
May 7, 2024 09:56
|
|
#
¿
Jun 28, 2016 07:24
