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Post by JETStender on May 18, 2009 4:40:16 GMT -5
Back to the Lightning, that is one team that would look sweet playing on Portage avenue 42+ nights a year ;D It would be nice to nab them before they dump Vinny and Martin though. The very fact that they're trying to dump Vinny before his big contract kicks in is a pretty telling sign. When Nashville went up for sale in '07 and Balsillie almost bought and relocated them, they shed their salary big time and dumped most of their big contracts. Same thing happened to the Jets when they had to dump Selanne. I still think if any team relocates to Winnipeg, it'll be the Lightning. Selanne wasn't a dump, in fact the new owners had to approve the trade. |
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Post by jhendrix70 on May 18, 2009 10:05:56 GMT -5
Selanne wasn't a dump, in fact the new owners had to approve the trade. Funny however how they were whoring Selanne out to help Promote the Coyotes!! Brutal, |
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Post by mikecubs on Mar 8, 2011 18:35:27 GMT -5
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Post by jhendrix70 on Mar 8, 2011 18:36:48 GMT -5
Really........
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Post by iliketherangers on Mar 16, 2011 23:32:20 GMT -5
no way, are the lightning moving!! I ctually have no problems with any teams except phoenix, atlanta, and florida. I want every other team to stay!
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Post by canadiensfan on Mar 17, 2011 12:06:39 GMT -5
Tampa Bay isn't going anywhere. Florida might be a different story, but the Lightning are here to stay.
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Post by iliketherangers on May 3, 2011 19:43:01 GMT -5
seriously , take this thread off. I'm watching the lightning game right now and they filled that building up and i get see an empty seet there. not to mention there capacity is 20,000. good job tampa bay!!! panthers however... go to hartford!!!
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Post by mrconfusion87 on May 3, 2011 20:43:58 GMT -5
Tampa Bay isn't going anywhere. Florida might be a different story, but the Lightning are here to stay. Agreed 150%! At least in Tampa, everyone I know knows the names of the star players - something that can't be said in Phoenix! ;D |
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Post by redbaron on May 10, 2011 21:55:13 GMT -5
Too many Canadians and Americans from hockey areas down here in Tampa for the Lightning to fail.
Add to that a history of giving a non-traditional (from a Florida or Southeastern perspective) sport a chance (Rowdies in NASL, Storm in the Arena League)...and you can see why Vinik chose to buy them over NHL franchises in larger Sun Belt markets.
It has become a great story. By all rights I probably should be a Lightning fan. But I caught the Winnipeg bug before I moved down here.
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Post by mrconfusion87 on Jun 23, 2011 1:05:14 GMT -5
Too many Canadians and Americans from hockey areas down here in Tampa for the Lightning to fail. Add to that a history of giving a non-traditional (from a Florida or Southeastern perspective) sport a chance (Rowdies in NASL, Storm in the Arena League)...and you can see why Vinik chose to buy them over NHL franchises in larger Sun Belt markets. It has become a great story. By all rights I probably should be a Lightning fan. But I caught the Winnipeg bug before I moved down here. Besides with Stevie Y in charge of running it, I think you guys will be fine and very competitive for years to come!  |
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Post by wagner3 on Jun 23, 2011 5:28:36 GMT -5
Lighting have a ton of great players and good management and ownership now...had terrible attendance a few years after cup and only a few years ago...team loses money and was sold for about $100 million which included land and arena lease...if they had a poor team for a while watch out...
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