Jackets lose $25M, relocation coming?

The NHL source said Columbus shouldn't be "part of that conversation with Atlanta and Phoenix yet. But they need a solution, and quick."


It seems as though they already are.

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Originally posted 08:34 AM ET  05.11 by THE BISHOP!

The NHL source said Columbus shouldn't be "part of that conversation with Atlanta and Phoenix yet. But they need a solution, and quick."It seems as though they already are.

pretty much.
bad arena leases tend to kill your budget. non-playoff seasons don't help, either.

If anything, they'll want to move them south of the Mason-Dixon line...

To many teams. Contract contract contract

People in Columbus only care about Jim Tressel and his memorabilia-selling college football team.

3 reasons this is good news:
1. It would mean the end of the worse nickname in the NHL ( Thrashers, you're a close second)
2. It's an opportunity to change their NYR color scheme that fools me a for second every time on Versus.
3. Another team in Canada!!!

I don't care if they move, I dont think anyone in Columbus will care either. More ppl in Pitt will care cuz it's a close drive for an away game. They never should have gotten a team to begin with.

I don't mind a team going to Canada, but not really Winnipeg. They will turn into another Edmonton. Arctic city noone wants to play for. I think there's plenty of other cities US and Quebec that would do better.

Maybe the City of Glendale will give them $25 million. They gave $25 million to another waste of a franchise last night.

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Originally posted 09:03 AM ET  05.11 by wend28

People in Columbus only care about Jim Tressel and his memorabilia-selling college football team.

You may have hit on something! Instead of discounted seats how about free tats for visiting drug dealers at the games?

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Originally posted 09:33 AM ET  05.11 by Canuck eh?

Maybe the City of Glendale will give them $25 million. They gave $25 million to another waste of a franchise last night.

My country Tis' of Thee...
Sweet Land of Subsidy...

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Originally posted 08:48 AM ET  05.11 by Nard Dog

To many teams. Contract contract contract

Amen, Amen, Amen.


Start with losing Atlanta, Columbus, Florida and Dallas. Then relocate Phoenix to Winnipeg and Carolina to Quebec City.

No offense to any fans in those cities, so don't get on my asss OK. It just never made sense to have NHL teams in these locations.

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Originally posted 08:48 AM ET  05.11 by Nard Dog

To many teams. Contract contract contract

This. Get the league back to 24 teams. Oh yeah, and get a new commish, too.

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Originally posted 08:40 AM ET  05.11 by Stranger

If anything, they'll want to move them south of the Mason-Dixon line...

Orlando has a new arena.

I'm sure the GREAT Gary Buttman will have a solution.

2 years of Depression has not helped teams any these past 2 seasons, but Columbus was always one of those WTH teams.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:33 AM ET  05.11 by Canuck eh?

Maybe the City of Glendale will give them $25 million. They gave $25 million to another waste of a franchise last night.

They voted in the money to keep them at least until the owner buys I'm thinking (I'm thinking?)

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Originally posted 09:58 AM ET  05.11 by Otis B. Driftwood

My country Tis' of Thee... Sweet Land of Subsidy...

I'm going to put that one on a bumper sticker. Beautiful.

And somehow the Buttgoblin will manage to drag out relocation or contraction for another 5 years.

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Originally posted 09:10 AM ET  05.11 by Hatrunner

It would mean the end of the worse nickname in the NHL ( Thrashers, you're a close second)2.

What about the Wild? Worst name in all of sports (Heat and Magic tied for second. Well done Florida)

Phoenix to Winnipeg ($60 mill relocation fee) + Islanders to Southern Ontario ($60 mill relocation fee) + Atlanta to Seattle ($60 mill relocation fee) + Nashville to Kansas City ($60 mill relocation fee).

Now the league has $240 mill to buy Florida and Columbus and make them dissappear.