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| quote: | Originally posted by osterzone
Teams should just stay out of New Jersey period. It's not a sports market at all. Everywhere you go close to the border there's another prominent area (NYC, Philly, Pittsburgh, D.C.).
I'd move the Devils to Halifax, Hamilton, Mississauga, or Quebec City in Canada. All four of those places would draw at least 3X the fans the Devils do right now. |
Well, yes and no. They can't just transplant a team at will, it'd be horrible press for the NHL. Not to tout our own horns, but the Devils (not the Nets) have been one of the most successful franchises in the past 2 decades. Just because of one bad season of bad performances and bad attendance, they can't just up and go.
Plus, they're 11th in order of overall earnings and financial stuff in the NHL. Believe it or not, they pulled an average of 90% capacity in attendance last two season, and their ratings have more than doubled in the past 2 years. The NHL has a lot more franchises to worry about besides the Devils, most of the southern teams, some of the western teams, etc.: Columbus, Atlanta, Florida, Colorado..
These are all official numbers and part of a recent Forbes article.
| quote: | | I'd move the Devils to Halifax, Hamilton, Mississauga, or Quebec City in Canada. All four of those places would draw at least 3X the fans the Devils do right now. |
A Ranger fan isn't the best and most informed opinion to be talking about the future of their rival franchise haha.. I wouldn't take a Red Sox fan's opinion of the Yankees' franchise seriously.. Hell, there's a lot of ideas I can chip in for the future of the Rangers franchise lol..
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Last edited by DJ Eco on Dec-15-2010 at 13:38
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