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Post by DowntownBooster on Apr 9, 2011 15:48:29 GMT -5
I'm just gonna hold hope whatever it is will be really cool! A new Reebok Jets uni would be the ultimate!!! I would really like to see our new team wear the Winnipeg Jets uniforms from the 1977-78 season when they won their 2nd Avco Cup. The red pants were better than the blue they wore in the last WHA season but the jerseys were a classic. It would be alright if they used the newer logo from the 90's but I definitely preferred our old championship jerseys from back then.
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Post by whitecaps on Apr 9, 2011 16:36:48 GMT -5
like the red pants also!!!!
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Post by prariefire on Apr 12, 2011 18:08:20 GMT -5
I think our logo should have a donkey with Gary's face on it!
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Post by DKehler on Apr 17, 2011 17:52:08 GMT -5
Interesting thing about the petition is that almost half of the signatures have come from people outside of Manitoba!
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Post by krank on Apr 18, 2011 0:13:12 GMT -5
I'm for the Jets if it's the Jets actually returning. If any other team comes back, though, I'd want a new name.
And if it is the Jets, I want a new logo. I really hate the old ones.
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Post by canuck5 on Apr 18, 2011 10:59:52 GMT -5
I feel like we should make an "Anything but Manitoba Moose" thread. People may disagree on what the name should be, but from what I've read, the majority can agree that calling the team 'the Manitoba Moose' would seriously suck.
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Post by jetsorbust on Apr 18, 2011 11:18:27 GMT -5
I feel like we should make an "Anything but Manitoba Moose" thread. People may disagree on what the name should be, but from what I've read, the majority can agree that calling the team 'the Manitoba Moose' would seriously suck. I hear you on that one. I will be disapointed if the name isn't Jets, no other name could match up for me personally, but I don't think anything would suck more than Moose.
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Post by bcmike on Apr 18, 2011 11:23:46 GMT -5
My question is, does anyone actually like the name "Manitoba Moose" for an NHL team?
All I ever see is people defending it because thats what ownership may want, but does anyone actually think it's a good name?
My personal opinion is anything but Moose. I think it sounds extremely bush league.
However that being said, it's TNSE's 200 mil and they can name it whatever they want!
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Post by gilligan on Apr 18, 2011 11:25:21 GMT -5
Interesting thing about the petition is that almost half of the signatures have come from people outside of Manitoba! I'm not entirely surprised by that. It seems the attitude of many in Winnipeg is that they just want a team back, any team. Doesn't matter if it is the Coyotes or Thrashers, doesn't matter what to call them. Perhaps people are just impatient at this point. But it is odd that it is different in Winnipeg than say Quebec. They have almost 0% chance of getting their old team back, yet there is virtually no "name debate' there. Everyone knows they'll be the Nordiques, and nothing else would be acceptable. Hartford would likely be the Whalers too - they've sort of taken the name back with the AHL's Whale. I wonder what Minnesota would've done had the Stars name not been taken by Dallas? Of course, I wonder if there would really be a name debate here either, were it not for it leaking that TNSE might not choose the obvious name.
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Post by jetsorbust on Apr 18, 2011 11:26:25 GMT -5
My question is, does anyone actually like the name "Manitoba Moose" for an NHL team?All I ever see is people defending it because thats what ownership may want, but does anyone actually think it's a good name? My personal opinion is anything but Moose. I think it sounds extremely bush league. However that being said, it's TNSE's 200 mil and they can name it whatever they want! I don't totally disagree with what your saying BCMike, but at the same time, is TNSE giving away the tickets? Nope, they are going to charge market prices and look to make a profit, off of fans like us. No hard feelings there, in fact nothing but love and adoration will be heaped on them when they pull this off, but in the long term, it actually will be OUR money bringing the team back... why should fans not have a say?
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Post by gilligan on Apr 18, 2011 11:31:26 GMT -5
I'm for the Jets if it's the Jets actually returning. If any other team comes back, though, I'd want a new name. And if it is the Jets, I want a new logo. I really hate the old ones. I like the old logo, but it should be the "retro" logo at this point. Though I firmly believe the team name should be Jets, it should be a new Jets era. New arena (obviously), new players, new logo and jerseys (possibly even new colours), new song, etc. I'm not one of those people that thinks we need to come out to "Jump" every game, and to bring back Teemu, Khabibulin, and Draper (well maybe Teemu for a year, but only if it makes some sort of sense for the team). The focus is building a new team, not recreating an old one like this is an EA Sports simulation. But I do think honouring the past makes sense. "Jump" should be used in some sort of tribute video before the first game, and maybe as the intro song on any nights the retro jerseys would be in use. But they also need to find a new song and create some new traditions.
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Post by jetsorbust on Apr 18, 2011 11:37:22 GMT -5
I'm for the Jets if it's the Jets actually returning. If any other team comes back, though, I'd want a new name. And if it is the Jets, I want a new logo. I really hate the old ones. I like the old logo, but it should be the "retro" logo at this point. Though I firmly believe the team name should be Jets, it should be a new Jets era. New arena (obviously), new players, new logo and jerseys (possibly even new colours), new song, etc. I'm not one of those people that thinks we need to come out to "Jump" every game, and to bring back Teemu, Khabibulin, and Draper (well maybe Teemu for a year, but only if it makes some sort of sense for the team). The focus is building a new team, not recreating an old one like this is an EA Sports simulation. But I do think honouring the past makes sense. "Jump" should be used in some sort of tribute video before the first game, and maybe as the intro song on any nights the retro jerseys would be in use. But they also need to find a new song and create some new traditions. Couldn't agree more. Even though I love all the old stuff (Jump still gives me shivers every time I hear it), the team needs to go in a new direction. The Jets name, accompanied by an all-new logo, colours, marketing scheme, intro song/production, all of it. But that doesn't mean it makes sense to change the name and lose out on the many fans around Manitoba and indeed the world, who are loyal to the JETS.
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Post by gobombersgo on Apr 18, 2011 14:57:13 GMT -5
And the 590 thread is locked with no dispute that it is flase from the MOD's. Again no more news is GREAT news in this case
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Post by swervinmervin123 on Apr 18, 2011 14:59:06 GMT -5
I am really, really thrilled! *100
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Post by jetsorbust on Apr 18, 2011 14:59:30 GMT -5
Not too sure why the other thread got locked though? It started based off of a media report (valid or not, it was from a radio show).
Won't killing that thread with a link here just lead to "hijacking" the rumours thread with more name debate?
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Post by gobombersgo on Apr 18, 2011 15:06:08 GMT -5
I agree it was a news report. No need to lock it but this thread is really about the same subject.
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Post by jetsorbust on Apr 18, 2011 15:07:48 GMT -5
I agree it was a news report. No need to lock it but this thread is really about the same subject. I agree but it doesn't have the latest "report" from Fan590 referenced in here. I'm not mad, but everyone always complains that threads in the "main page" get hijacked with the name debate... well I would be surprised if that doesn't happen now with that thread getting killed.
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Post by jhendrix70 on Apr 18, 2011 15:30:14 GMT -5
Not too sure why the other thread got locked though? It started based off of a media report (valid or not, it was from a radio show). Won't killing that thread with a link here just lead to "hijacking" the rumors thread with more name debate? You think THAT was a "news report"? No link, no story. Plain and simple. Actually, the fact that apparently ( I still haven't heard it ) that Fan590 said it's "Manitoba Jets" should give you guys the indication it's not OR no-name has been picked yet! Just sayin' There's only 1 place for Name discussion, and that is here. Anything else, will be deleted. This type of discussion is a bit ridiculous and I've received more then enough complaints from Long Time Posters here, to warrant this.
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Post by jetsorbust on Apr 18, 2011 15:38:19 GMT -5
Not too sure why the other thread got locked though? It started based off of a media report (valid or not, it was from a radio show). Won't killing that thread with a link here just lead to "hijacking" the rumors thread with more name debate? You think THAT was a "news report"? No link, no story. Plain and simple. Actually, the fact that apparently ( I still haven't heard it ) that Fan590 said it's "Manitoba Jets" should give you guys the indication it's not OR no-name has been picked yet! Just sayin' There's only 1 place for Name discussion, and that is here. Anything else, will be deleted. This type of discussion is a bit ridiculous and I've received more then enough complaints from Long Time Posters here, to warrant this. Well a couple people said they heard it on Fan590... I said from the start I don't put much stock into it but it was nevertheless reported on the radio and led to pages and pages of discussion... As I said, it's no skin off my back I just don't see what it hurts to leave 1 thread up that started for the right reasons... rather than risk the name debate shifting to the rumours board (since rumours reported on the radio are pretty much the defination of what is supposed to be posted on the rumours thread... but I don't think people want that now do they?!)
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Post by DKehler on Apr 18, 2011 15:43:41 GMT -5
Not too sure why the other thread got locked though? It started based off of a media report (valid or not, it was from a radio show). Won't killing that thread with a link here just lead to "hijacking" the rumors thread with more name debate? You think THAT was a "news report"? No link, no story. Plain and simple. Actually, the fact that apparently ( I still haven't heard it ) that Fan590 said it's "Manitoba Jets" should give you guys the indication it's not OR no-name has been picked yet! Just sayin' There's only 1 place for Name discussion, and that is here. Anything else, will be deleted. This type of discussion is a bit ridiculous and I've received more then enough complaints from Long Time Posters here, to warrant this. Personally, I think a lot of trouble could be avoided if there was a sticky thread in the "main" forum. That way, there would be a "proper" place to have these sort of discussions and it would be more understandable when such discussions are shut down or redirected to that thread. And yes, I am aware that there was such a thread started by Darren that got shut down, but I have to say it's usually because things get a little bit ugly when people on the "don't care" or "other favourite name" side start questioning the integrity of people who have a particular preference for the old name. I've said it before and I'll say it again. There is a lot of nonsense that goes unchallenged on the main forum because it apparently interests certain people. Yet it's many of these same people that complain when something they are not interested in (the team name) gets talked about. It seems to me to be a little bit of a double standard.
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