tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post8885300423851463264..comments2024-01-14T13:54:27.819-05:00Comments on THE SPORTZ ASSASSIN: The NHL Won't Look The Same AgainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-27472529837576804942004-09-19T22:19:00.000-04:002004-09-19T22:19:00.000-04:00You're thinking about it in the wrong way. Th...You're thinking about it in the wrong way. The key is the ownership of the teams. You pay off the weak owners, then move teams around as needed.<br><br>For example, the Mighty Ducks are owned by Disney. You are not going to eliminate that franchise. If you need to move a team out of LA, you eliminate a weak franchise somewhere else and move one of the LA teams.<br><br>Personally, I don't see any of this happening. The players would take enormous paycuts back home, and the owners are facing a loss of investment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-68408683488936574902004-09-20T13:16:00.000-04:002004-09-20T13:16:00.000-04:00y move out bluejackets, If im not mistaking they p...y move out bluejackets, If im not mistaking they pretty much have a sellout crowds at everygame(or pretty dam close to it). COyotes, they will turn around since the gret one took over, If anyteam need to leave is the pens,flames,carolina,and even the panthers. Keep tampa but for real how big is hockey int he warm states?? It dont matter nhl needs a cap and these players need to wake up. Im sorry no athlete in any sport is not work 10 million dollars and if u people think they are then u need to wake up no one in this world who plays sports is worth it. By the way im a huge hockey fan been inolved with the sport for 25 yrs, so i know the ups and downs to hockey..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-83867125159634496312004-09-21T00:28:00.000-04:002004-09-21T00:28:00.000-04:00Cutting the Penguins is insane. They will soon bec...Cutting the Penguins is insane. They will soon become a premiere franchise. They are getting slot revenues from the state and will get their new building and be able to afford star free agents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-32815995877241829812004-09-21T14:20:00.000-04:002004-09-21T14:20:00.000-04:00I AGREE WITH YOU WHEN YOU MENTION THAT THE PITTSBU...I AGREE WITH YOU WHEN YOU MENTION THAT THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS SHOULD BE CONTRACTED<br>MARIO LEMIEUX IS A WEAK OWNER. HE SHOULD QUIT TRYING TO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT HE CAN STILL PLAY. HE IS NOT VERY GOOD ANYMORE. OFTEN INJURED ISN'T THE KIND OF LEADER PITTSBURGH NEEDS. SLOTS FOR TEH PENGUINS? NOT GONNA HAPPEN. GET RID OF EM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-82833852299685821072004-09-22T09:23:00.000-04:002004-09-22T09:23:00.000-04:00Everyone in Pittsburgh forgets that the Penguins w...Everyone in Pittsburgh forgets that the Penguins were one of their most successful franchises of late. Yeah the Steelers do Ok from time to time. The same can't be said for those Pirates! The Pen's may have lost for a few seasons, but with the young talent they have coming up, it's only a matter of time until they are in a winning season(s) again. I disagree with the cutting of this team, and of the Atlanta Thrashers. They too are coming up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-53996957821016074432004-09-22T18:08:00.000-04:002004-09-22T18:08:00.000-04:00Contraction of teams doesn't solve all the ills th...Contraction of teams doesn't solve all the ills that plague the NHL. Cut the rosters to 18 players (25%) and play 4 on 4 the entire game. That would save an average of $10,000,000 in salary per team (Note: The NHL claims to have lost approximately $300,000,000 last season; the math works). The best players would get more ice time. The best players would get more ice to work with. Traveling and other expenses would also decrease. Scoring would increase and therefore fans would stay until the end of the game (A 3-0 lead after two periods sends many fans home). Don't believe scoring would increase? The new league in Ontario had a 16-13 game in the past week.<br><br>Goaltending would be more important and trapping would all but be eliminated. The NHL players have feared this might happen since the OT rule went into effect. They said as much as it was being instituted. Lets see the best players play more and have more ice. It's really what the game needs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-8771130255510153902004-09-22T18:14:00.000-04:002004-09-22T18:14:00.000-04:00I would agree with every point you made (excuse th...I would agree with every point you made (excuse the pun).....if expansion in the south would have been attempted in a slower time frame maybe it could catch on....go flyers.........steve in las vegasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-91468774219729770142004-09-22T19:14:00.000-04:002004-09-22T19:14:00.000-04:00The owners have no one but themselves to blame. If...The owners have no one but themselves to blame. If a team offers a player a boat load of money what is the player going to do? Take it not tell the owner no thats to much money. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the cup with a 35 million payroll. The Rangers and the Flyers paid more than double that and haven"t won a cup in years. Organizations have to be smart not greedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-18327486351257957802004-09-22T19:32:00.000-04:002004-09-22T19:32:00.000-04:00I believe contraction is not the answer.The bottom...I believe contraction is not the answer.The bottom line is increasing revenue.How?Goal scoring.6-4 games are more exciting to see than 2-1 games,more excitement,more people in the seats.Add shootouts to decide ties after overtime.Reduce the size of goaltender equipment(the best goalies will prevail).And most of all...GET RID OF THE INSTIGATOR RULE!!!Let's face it,we watch NASCAR for the wrecks,and we love old time hockey fights...hence,more people in the seats.These things would increase revenue across the board.And whether the players like it or not,a salary cap is on the horizon.Minimum around $45 million,maximum around $65 million.It worked for the NFL and look where they are now. ciao for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-1932184125608626172004-09-23T02:59:00.000-04:002004-09-23T02:59:00.000-04:00"Contraction of teams doesn't solve all the ills t..."Contraction of teams doesn't solve all the ills that plague the NHL. Cut the rosters to 18 players (25%) and play 4 on 4 the entire game. That would save an average of $10,000,000 in salary per team (Note: The NHL claims to have lost approximately $300,000,000 last season; the math works). The best players would get more ice time. The best players would get more ice to work with. Traveling and other expenses would also decrease. Scoring would increase and therefore fans would stay until the end of the game (A 3-0 lead after two periods sends many fans home). Don't believe scoring would increase? The new league in Ontario had a 16-13 game in the past week."<br><br><br>I have been one of the [I thought] few people that LOVED the idea of 4-on-4 hockey. Yeah, it is quite the drastic change and would skew a lot of the numbers and all of that....but if the NHL is wanting and counting on getting the "fringe fans" and their dollars....they MUST do something to get in. And now is a perfect time. Fans of the NBA are grumbling and the NFL excludes many fans being able to actually attend a game. So, the NHL has a shot at grabbing these people. <br><br>Many people don't realize that the rink is so small in the NHL with the players getting so much bigger...that there just isn't enough space to manuever around. And, we all know there is no chance that the rink will get bigger since that means some prime seating will be gone [which is where a nice bulk of money comes from]....so it's obvious that the next trick may be to knock two guys off the ice and eliminate the red line. <br><br>Under this condition...you're right. The payroll would go down....and possibly TV and attendance revenues go up.<br><br>BTW. Don't be surprised to possibly see an almost entire intra-conference schedule, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021833364511301475.post-39485385201565974962004-09-23T03:04:00.000-04:002004-09-23T03:04:00.000-04:00FROM HOCKEYFAN"The owners have no one but themselv...FROM HOCKEYFAN<br><br>"The owners have no one but themselves to blame. If a team offers a player a boat load of money what is the player going to do? Take it not tell the owner no thats to much money. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the cup with a 35 million payroll. The Rangers and the Flyers paid more than double that and haven"t won a cup in years. Organizations have to be smart not greedy."<br><br>But, HockeyFan....it's not these owners that are doing the complaining. These franchises are some of the few that actually make money. That's why they can overspend. That's like complaining in the MLB that the Yanks and Red Sox spend too much money. They can because they bring in a lot of money. Its the Royals, Devil Rays and Pirates that find it tough to compete with that with a much lower income level. <br><br>Same in the NHL. It is these lower tiered franchises that are barely hanging on. They just don't have the revenue to field a great product....yet there have to pay someone some major bucks just to have a shot at winning some or their fan base will abandon them entirely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com