Posted Wednesday February 16, 2011, About: Anybody?
there are some good games tonight, tough to bet on most. the only sure bets are philly over florida and pitts. over colorado. all the other games could go either way
hockey fights are never that good, too much equipment on, they usually only get a couple swings in before someone falls. i guess fighting makes hockey kind of unique, but it just slows down the game. I don't see why fighting would attract new fans, just watch boxing or UFC.
the whole charade will just go full circle again after a few years. the team will fold again and will look for another bailout/new owner. the coyotes are averaging about 8,000 fans a night these days
the real funny thing is tickets for the Manitoba Moose (AHL) are more than tickets for the Coyotes, so yes it is comparable. Europe? Yeah, because people have so much money in Sweden, Finland and Russia... they don't have any arenas even close to NHL standards in Europe.
the best hockey games never have any fights