Comments on: Winnipeg inherited a franchise that never got going

By: rangersatl

rangersatl — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:31:47 +0000

Atlanta ownership neede to come in and do what they did in Dallas, that is the model that should of been followed.
Get the kids involved and build some rinks,

The Coyotes just started making the playoffs. Atlanta made it once, look at evey team that has missed the playoffs for 4 years or more and there attendance is terrible.

Making the playoffs every year and missing once in a while is ok, 4 years or more out is as you would say “ludicrous”.

By: velocirapist

velocirapist — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:34:43 +0000

If that argument held water we wouldn’t be talking about the Coyotes hemorrhaging money even if they made deep playoff runs and sold all their tickets for the next 20 years.

You can’t just take a winning team and put them anywhere and assume they’ll make money, especially in a market like Atlanta. While I’m sure there are hockey fans there, the NHL has to compete with three more prominent and established leagues down there. The people you don’t win over in that situation are casual sports fans.

It is also ludicrous to think that a team will win every year. Look at the trouble Colorado is having selling tickets now.

By: rangersatl

rangersatl — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:18:16 +0000

Here is some logic you may understand.

competent ownership+strong management+winning=ticket sales.

The only market this does not work is Toronto, everybody goes to see them.

You only make the playoffs once in 10 years there is a problem.

By: rushledger

rushledger — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:44:56 +0000

Yeah my mistake on Savard but he also had no reason to stay on like Hossa or Kovalchuk. At least they’re now taking their time with there draft picks and have a fresh GM to go with the relocation.

By: velocirapist

velocirapist — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:40:51 +0000

Yes because as we’ve seen a hockey team in Atlanta is a perfectly viable business!

It’s idiotic logic like this that has a bunch of teams in absolutely absurd markets doing poorly.

By: rangersatl

rangersatl — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:08:53 +0000

I suggest you research why the first team left, ownership was about to go under due to poor real estate deals and sold for at the time for an NHL record.

By: velocirapist

velocirapist — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:25:53 +0000

The NHL failed twice in the city for a reason. When you move teams from a major media market in the US into a small market Canadian city twice (Calgary and Winnipeg), it’s a good hint the idea was pretty stupid.

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:09:37 +0000

You got it… Bad management! Bring back Atlanta hockey!

By: rangersatl

rangersatl — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:58:46 +0000

And atlanta hockey fans lose there team because of poor mangement and incompetent ownership, certainly wasn’t the fans.

By: richter35lundqvist30

richter35lundqvist30 — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:14:30 +0000

Savard was a Rangers draft pick in 95, well before the Thrashers even existed…

By: rushledger

rushledger — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:28:24 +0000

Atlanta either drafter highly poorly (Valabik) rushed their new drafts that were unready into the NHL (Burmistrov) or couldn’t keep their good high picks happy (Kovalchuk, Savard, Hossa) by accomplishing anything so drafting would always fail for one of those three reasons.