19 will likely get a ratings reduction after his 58 point campaign. Hossa will also be downgraded. 72+88 should get a big ratings boost.
- EnzoD

I find it intriguing that the two teams in the Stanley Cup final have goalies that are relatively unknowns. One making $628k the other $3m. Just saying.

I find it intriguing that the two teams in the Stanley Cup final have goalies that are relatively unknowns. One making $628k the other $3m. Just saying.
- walleyeb1

And chances are pretty good that by next year's All Star break one of them will suck.

I find it intriguing that the two teams in the Stanley Cup final have goalies that are relatively unknowns. One making $628k the other $3m. Just saying.
- walleyeb1

Who is making $3 mil?

Vasilevsky is at $925k
Murray is at $620k

Expansion makes no sense. Relocate teams. You want a team in Vegas put the Coyotes there. Want another team in Canada? Move the young, on the rise, Florida Panthers team there. They will win games and draw huge crowds. Want another team in Canada? Move the Hurricanes up there too.

It's not rocket science. A league that wants to compete with the other major sports is trying to force feed teams into locations they have no business in. That is not a good business model......... There is a reason no MLB, NBA, or NFL team is located in Las Vegas. I'd put another team in Minnesota before I put one in Las Vegas.
- bhawks2241

While I agree with you, the idea of having teams in the South wasn't a horrible idea when it was originally proposed. Most people from the North are moving South. And those people may be hockey fans. So the idea that new Southern teams will, at the beginning, attract hockey fans and fans that want to see their hometown team play, while building the fan base with kids. Now it hasn't worked that way. And I think the league thought there might be more season ticket sales with hockey fans, but I think it turned into a bunch of one-off ticket sales which is unsustainable.

Also, Dallas, Anaheim, LA and San Jose are successful teams that are in the "South" which also gave false hope for places like Arizona, Florida and Carolina. Still, if money weren't a part of it, I would vote for relocation. But, money is ALWAYS a part of it, so it's going to be expansion.

Who is making $3 mil?

Vasilevsky is at $925k
Murray is at $620k
- hawkeytalkman

Jones, not Vasilevsky is in the final.

Who is making $3 mil?

Vasilevsky is at $925k
Murray is at $620k
- hawkeytalkman

Martin Jones of the Sharks is making $3mil/year

Who is making $3 mil?

Vasilevsky is at $925k
Murray is at $620k
- hawkeytalkman

And Vasilevskiy isn't in the SC Final. Martin Jones is.

Jones, not Vasilevsky is in the final.
- Quicky72

Christ. Ive been at work too long today already.

My brain is shutting down already

Since the NHL team in Vegas is almost a sure thing, I was thinking about some potential team names for the new Las Vegas squad...


-Aces, Kings, Queens, or Jacks
-Gamblers
-Strippers
-Second Mortages
-Gamblers Anonymous
-Alcoholics Anonymous
-The Skating STDs
-Debt Collectors


just spitballing here....



EDIT:
-The Cheaters (plenty of infidelity out there)
-Team Green (with a big smiling Cash Logo)
-The Las Vegas Escorts
-The Sinners


Jarrett Stoll will wear the C and Mike Richards the A i can go on for days

Since the NHL team in Vegas is almost a sure thing, I was thinking about some potential team names for the new Las Vegas squad...


-Aces, Kings, Queens, or Jacks
-Gamblers
-Strippers
-Second Mortages
-Gamblers Anonymous
-Alcoholics Anonymous
-The Skating STDs
-Debt Collectors


just spitballing here....



EDIT:
-The Cheaters (plenty of infidelity out there)
-Team Green with a big smiling Cash Logo
-The Las Vegas Escorts
-The Sinners


I could go on for days....
- EnzoD

-Second Mortages

Since the NHL team in Vegas is almost a sure thing, I was thinking about some potential team names for the new Las Vegas squad...


-Aces, Kings, Queens, or Jacks
-Gamblers
-Strippers
-Second Mortages
-Gamblers Anonymous
-Alcoholics Anonymous
-The Skating STDs
-Debt Collectors


just spitballing here....



EDIT:
-The Cheaters (plenty of infidelity out there)
-Team Green with a big smiling Cash Logo
-The Las Vegas Escorts
-The Sinners


I could go on for days....
- EnzoD

All kidding aside - I would guess they would stay far away from anything having to do with gambling.

All kidding aside - I would guess they would stay far away from anything having to do with gambling.
- StLBravesFan

So they will make it desert related? boring.... Probably the rattlesnakes or the Cactus

[quote=EnzoD]Since the NHL team in Vegas is almost a sure thing, I was thinking about some potential team names for the new Las Vegas squad...


-Aces, Kings, Queens, or Jacks]

Think LA may take issue with it. Unless they want to be called the Kardashians.

[quote=EnzoD]Since the NHL team in Vegas is almost a sure thing, I was thinking about some potential team names for the new Las Vegas squad...


-Aces, Kings, Queens, or Jacks]

Think LA may take issue with it. Unless they want to be called the Kardashians.

- resqmed99

ya good call. Kings will just change their name to the Frozen Lakers

ya good call. Kings will just change their name to the Frozen Lakers
- EnzoD

I heard Knights

I find it intriguing that the two teams in the Stanley Cup final have goalies that are relatively unknowns. One making $628k the other $3m. Just saying.
- walleyeb1

If the Penguins wins I'm not looking forward to the "everyone should go with a $600,000 goalie" argument that will come from the media. Also, given that Crosby and the Pens are a media favorite I'd expect to also something to the effect of "The Penguins are a true dynasty" from around the league.

I heard Knights
- 6628

I think you are correct sir...

If $3MM and up is the benchmark for Ship now, and Ship is money driven, the Hawks are probably now priced out of the market for his services.

Ladd comments are interesting....does that mean there are talks going on to keep him?

Interesting summer for sure.
- Return of the Roar

I hope not on Ladd......... old, slow, and too much money. We need youth, speed, and ELC'S or bridge guys .

If the Penguins wins I'm not looking forward to the "everyone should go with a $600,000 goalie" argument that will come from the media. Also, given that Crosby and the Pens are a media favorite I'd expect to also something to the effect of "The Penguins are a true dynasty" from around the league.
- DarthKane

That would be PREPOSTEROUS. They havent been to the conference finals since 2013 (when they were swept under the rug by Boston), and last won the cup in 2009. I'm sure there will be articles grasping at any straw IF the Penguins win the Cup. I worry that might be the case, as they are playing so well up and down the lineup and Crosby was unreal in game 1. Sharks need a win tonight

I think you are correct sir...





- EnzoD

We have the Wild why not the Desert.

I heard Knights
- 6628

Apparently there have been 3 Nevada pro hockey teams: the Thunder (AHL in the 90s); the Wranglers (ECHL in the 2000s); and a WCHL team in Reno.

LV also has a well-developed youth hockey program - The Storm, and the Flames - which run house-leagues and travel teams and a junior team - and the Heat, a girls only program.

This puts LV ahead of some of the other southern NHL cities - TB, Phoenix, Miami - which didn't begin youth hockey programs until the NHL arrived.

I got this information from a NY Times article, Jan 29, 2016.

If the Penguins wins I'm not looking forward to the "everyone should go with a $600,000 goalie" argument that will come from the media. Also, given that Crosby and the Pens are a media favorite I'd expect to also something to the effect of "The Penguins are a true dynasty" from around the league.
- DarthKane

A good argument - IF the goalie can play like Murray or Jones (or Vasilevsky).

Most can't.

*Shocker*

I wonder if this means Kruger will take back #16?

theScore NHL ‏@theScoreNHL 18m18 minutes ago
Ladd not expecting to re-sign with Blackhawks http://thesco.re/1PkwUZ5
- DarthKane

May be just what they need at LW, but he is a declining player. Will get overpaid on too long a term.

Apparently there have been 3 Nevada pro hockey teams: the Thunder (AHL in the 90s); the Wranglers (ECHL in the 2000s); and a WCHL team in Reno.

LV also has a well-developed youth hockey program - The Storm, and the Flames - which run house-leagues and travel teams and a junior team - and the Heat, a girls only program.

This puts LV ahead of some of the other southern NHL cities - TB, Phoenix, Miami - which didn't begin youth hockey programs until the NHL arrived.

I got this information from a NY Times article, Jan 29, 2016.
- StLBravesFan

I remember the Thunder and the Wranglers. I knew a few guys who played for one or the other.