So why expand there then? The product is diluted. Americans like goalscoring. People down south don't get a 1-0 goaltending battle, or a 1-3-1 trap.
- pmg2008

"Getting" it and finding it entertaining are two completely different things. And I have never met a hockey fan that found the 1-3-1 particularly entertaining, on either side of the border.

you should fill up bryz's hole
- dmarsden2988

He's a journeymen at that

Largest city in the Western Hemisphere, Why not?

What does Arizona have that Mexico City doesn't?
- HuileHab

750K Canadian snow birds

Cart before the horse...
- pmg2008

why buy as horse if you've got no cart for him to pull?

besides i bet the good people of KC enjoy concerts and the other things that come with a nice urban arena.

you should fill up bryz's hole
- dmarsden2988

If you lose to Bryz you might as well pack it in...

750K Canadian snow birds
- pmg2008

They must all be blind, deaf or immobile.

not every american lives below the mason dixon line. besides some of the small market teams--nashville--have done very well.


so every canadian really enjoys trapping hockey?
- Fountain-San

Offensively challenged teams (I'm genernalizing) (read cash strapped teams) tend to be strong defensively. Tend; not all.

AKKK: Why Fountain and Stormey want to visit flyfreaky one day
- HuileHab

The next time I see Stormey there's gonna be hell to pay...

Largest city in the Western Hemisphere, Why not?

What does Arizona have that Mexico City doesn't?
- HuileHab

no you're right.

seriously?
- Fountain-San

Yes, seriously. Part of my work requires I speak with people in the QC area. It is quite stunning how many do not speak English.

That's not the norm. I honestly thought the Clippers played elsewhere (shouldn't they?). The Mets and Yankees play in separate stadiums, as do the Cubs and White Sox.
- pmg2008

The Clippers are the red headed step child of the Lakers. Why they don't play all games in Anaheim which is a ten minute drive is beyond me. California vanity at it's best. If they play in Anaheim they couldn't be LA Clippers. Even though the stupid Angels get to be the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Not a fan of any of them but that is the way of California sports.

Offensively challenged teams (I'm genernalizing) (read cash strapped teams) tend to be strong defensively. Tend; not all.
- pmg2008

i don't really see that as an economic issue. caps, devils, bruins i'm sure many more defensive teams are fine financially.

why buy as horse if you've got no cart for him to pull?

besides i bet the good people of KC enjoy concerts and the other things that come with a nice urban arena.
- Fountain-San

KC is a nice place, don;t get me wrong. I think there are better markets.

You could just ride the horse; why does it need to pull something...

Yes, seriously. Part of my work requires I speak with people in the QC area. It is quite stunning how many do not speak English.
- pmg2008

i'm aware of that. just not a good reason to not have a team IMO.

no you're right.
- Fountain-San

cop-out?

KC is a nice place, don;t get me wrong. I think there are better markets.

You could just ride the horse; why does it need to pull something...
- pmg2008

there may be. just they don't come with brand new arenas.

"Getting" it and finding it entertaining are two completely different things. And I have never met a hockey fan that found the 1-3-1 particularly entertaining, on either side of the border.
- buffalofan19

Fair, but you sound like you have been watching the game for some time now. I am pushing 40 years. There have been a few changes in that time...

i don't really see that as an economic issue. caps, devils, bruins i'm sure many more defensive teams are fine financially.
- Fountain-San

Not so much.

Um, probably because USAizdabest!


USA! USA! USA!

The Clippers are the red headed step child of the Lakers. Why they don't play all games in Anaheim which is a ten minute drive is beyond me. California vanity at it's best. If they play in Anaheim they couldn't be LA Clippers. Even though the stupid Angels get to be the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Not a fan of any of them but that is the way of California sports.
- onac22

Perhaps that explains a lack of a pro football team...

KC is a nice place, don;t get me wrong. I think there are better markets.

You could just ride the horse; why does it need to pull something...
- pmg2008

Leave it to a BC Native to bring up Zoophilia

If you lose to Bryz you might as well pack it in...
- Flyfreaky

i'm aware of that. just not a good reason to not have a team IMO.
- Fountain-San

I think they will have trouble attracting players.

Um, probably because USAizdabest!


USA! USA! USA!
- weirdoh

I see you know the lyrics to their National Anthem.

Wow. They could be the new Nashville. Cheifs fans are great and the Royals suck balls. Perfect time to get in. Nothing against Quebec but its a very small city with people already loyal to other hockey teams.
- Buffalo--Sabres

Bottom line is, if you put a winner, and I mean a perennial winner, not just once in a while, in just about any city, people will come and support the product. Winning is the biggest draw, and always has been.

If Phoenix is a contender to make it to the Western Conference Finals and/or the Cup Finals every year, people will come to watch every year. You can't put a team in a new and unfamiliar market, and have it at or near the bottom, or even be mediocre for 10 years straight, and expect people to catch interest. People go to sporting events be entertained, and most people are entertained by winning.