Comments on: Dallas Stars deny rumor that they’re losing $1 million per week http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/dallas-stars-deny-rumor-that-theyre-losing-1-million-per-week/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: greatminnesotasportsmind http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/dallas-stars-deny-rumor-that-theyre-losing-1-million-per-week/comment-page-1/#comment-14080 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:29:19 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43399#comment-14080 If the team had stayed in the Minnesota, and don’t kid youself, you know damn well they never should have left, the team wouldn’t be losing money allegedly to the tune of $1 million a week. Had Norm Green actually tried to get the state to build a new arena, which funny, it did 7 years after it left (one of the best arena for 10 years not called Xcel Energy Center), it wouldn’t be in this situation. They were even given the chance to play at Target Center (which at the time was less than 3 years old) paying less than they did at Met Center. Yeah attendance was slumping, but Norm never put a decent product out on the ice. He took over in 1990-91 and only made the playoffs because the Maple Leafs were worse team. Then Jon Casey and the North Stars power play caught fire and rode that to Stanley Cup Finals. As the season went on, attendance did go up. Had the Stars had more than Mike Modano or Russ Courtnall the fans would have shown up. The only reason Dallas got the Stars was because Norm Green’s wife gave him and ultimatium to either relocate the North Stars or she would have filed for divorce after sexual harassment alligations turned up.

When Norm Green came here, he said, “Only an idiot could lose money on hockey in Minnesota.” Well, I guess he proved that point or the Wild have by never having a losing season in the coffers.

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