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Post by jhendrix70 on Mar 15, 2010 18:40:41 GMT -5
For Those haven't seen the " H I G H" lights from last night's game in Atlanta...you may want to see this one..... ** Warning: Loud Recorded Video. Turn down your speakers ** Does this look like 15914 to you......
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Post by vmchockey on Mar 15, 2010 22:22:13 GMT -5
That's unreal...
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Post by Puckschmuck on Mar 15, 2010 22:39:28 GMT -5
Yup. A real hockey town Atlanta is. This league is a Go Jets Go joke.
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Post by DEATHBYPOPCORN1990 on Mar 15, 2010 23:02:14 GMT -5
They have a huge full upper deck! I'm telling you people.......
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Post by WJG on Mar 15, 2010 23:38:57 GMT -5
In 3 years: Quebec City Thrashers.
I'm calling it now.
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Post by WPGISNHL on Mar 15, 2010 23:52:12 GMT -5
There was a rumour that both Phoenix and Atlanta were relocating next season.
It is still not out of the question in my mind that it could still happen.
Believe what you want to believe...and I am for certain not saying that this will absolutely positively happen....but the circumstances do exist for Phoenix, Atlanta or both to relocate for Sept 2010...without question!!
Atlanta's 2010/11 season may very well hinge on what happens with the Phoenix fiasco. From an NHL perspective, it may be best to have "relocation" happen at the same time.
Make no mistake...the Thrashers will be purged from Atlanta Spirit's ownership portfolio...I am 100% certain of this.
Make no mistake on this too...the NHL is fully controlling and directing this script. And the NHL knows exactly where relocations will be going.
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Post by ~Jiffy~ on Mar 16, 2010 8:58:37 GMT -5
A JOKE?
That is being polite about this situation... I just can not believe that Bettman even let the NHL get to this point...... its just embarrassing!
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Post by jhendrix70 on Mar 16, 2010 16:07:55 GMT -5
Not sure what's more shocking....What she's wearing OR the amount of empty seats! NOBODY in the Upper Deck people... "Lissa of the Atlanta Thrashers Blue Crew helps clean the ice during a timeout against the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips Arena on Jan. 21, 2010 in Atlanta."
Announced Attendance:10472
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Post by rainmanrh on Mar 16, 2010 16:11:41 GMT -5
I sure hope Mark is negotiating for her to come with the team!!
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Post by pbonomo on Mar 16, 2010 16:19:27 GMT -5
Not sure what's more shocking....What she's wearing OR the amount of empty seats! NOBODY in the Upper Deck people... "Lissa of the Atlanta Thrashers Blue Crew helps clean the ice during a timeout against the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips Arena on Jan. 21, 2010 in Atlanta."
Announced Attendance:10472 Thanks for pointing out the empty seats in the upper deck, I wouldn't have noticed otherwise... For some reason, my eyes didn't wander go up that far!! ;D
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Post by WHA on Mar 16, 2010 21:17:24 GMT -5
It was count 2 fans for every fan attendance night!
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Post by WJG on Mar 16, 2010 22:12:03 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with the routine of ice girls, but is it possible that picture was taken during intermission (hence the ice girls cleaning the ice)?
That could explain the absence of some fans.
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Post by jhendrix70 on Mar 16, 2010 22:15:56 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with the routine of ice girls, but is it possible that picture was taken during intermission (hence the ice girls cleaning the ice)? That could explain the absence of some fans. They only come on during "TV Timeouts" ( You can see the goalie pad behind the chicks leg as he is skating towards his bench for a water break......) This was DURING a game
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Post by Ric O. on Mar 16, 2010 22:17:03 GMT -5
It was count 2 fans for every fan attendance night! Or one seat for every leg night...
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Post by ~Jiffy~ on Mar 17, 2010 9:03:02 GMT -5
^ You know, not to take anything away from the ice girls, but we never had that "incentive" when the Jets were here, and we still had GREAT turn outs, funny how they need it~! lol
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Post by flippy on Mar 17, 2010 11:35:19 GMT -5
Not exactly shocking, but the Thrashers are still talked about as being for sale... Report says Hawks and Thrashers may both be for saleThe Atlanta Spirit ownership group has been disputing reports that it is seeking to sell the Thrashers and that the NHL team might be on the move to another city. Now comes a report that the Hawks also might be on the market. A New York Times story on sports ownership during the recession references both the Hawks and Thrashers as being among franchises that might be for sale. The paragraph in question reads: Now that the economy seems to be on the mend, owners who held off selling during the downturn are seeking to unload their teams. According to sports bankers, the teams thought to be for sale include the Atlanta Hawks, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors and the Detroit Pistons in the N.B.A; the [Dallas] Stars, the Atlanta Thrashers and potentially the Columbus Blue Jackets in the N.H.L.; and baseball’s Houston Astros. E-mails this morning to various club officials seeking comment have not been immediately returned. There has been no indication that the Spirit is looking to sell the Hawks. However, the potential exit of partner Steve Belkin is expected to prompt the group, led by Michael Gearon and Bruce Levenson, to seek a new partner. Belkin and the other owners have been in litigation for about five years. Both the Hawks and Thrashers are struggling in attendance. The Thrashers rank 28th out of 30 teams in the NHL, averaging 13,397 announced per game. The Hawks rank 21st in the 30-team NBA, averaging 16,092 announced, despite having the third-best record in the Eastern Conference. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman recently told the Journal-Constitution that the squabbling among owners has affected the Thrashers’ operation and product: “Ultimately, the ownership situation has to be straightened out. It’s difficult to operate a franchise when owners aren’t getting along. It’s even more difficult in a recession climate. A team has to be at its very best. Issues have to be resolved and everybody has to be together so they can interact with fans. But that’s difficult when the owners aren’t together.” The Times story addresses how devalued pro sports franchises are in today’s economy, and how new owners like Michael Jordan of the Charlotte Bobcats “are facing a future without the near-certainty of making up for any short-term losses by selling their teams for hefty profits later.” “It used to be you got bailed out when you sold your team even if you lost money year after year,” said Marc Ganis, president of SportsCorp Ltd., a consulting firm. “Now, you’re no longer assured of cashing out to cover your capital costs and losses.” blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2010/03/17/report-says-hawks-and-thrashers-may-both-be-for-sale/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog
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Post by WJG on Mar 17, 2010 13:21:58 GMT -5
The Thrashers being for sale is an extremely interesting development.
True North were following them for two years, you'd have to think they'd be involving in purchasing them if they really are for sale.
Yet True North is supposedly currently involved in the Coyotes saga. I think thus further supports my theory that the NHL were the ones that asked True North to relocate the Coyotes, not the other way around.
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Post by 22Neufeld28 on Mar 18, 2010 18:26:42 GMT -5
Maybe the NHL is placing the decimal points in the wrong place.
1.594.4 and 1.047.2 fans really attended the games.
As far as the ice girls coming with the team,hell who needs the team,just send the ice girls-lol
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Post by crazycanuck on Mar 18, 2010 19:18:49 GMT -5
Well check out the Ottawa/Thrashers game on Sportsnet right now....my God you could fire a cannon in that place and not hit a person.....
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Post by pbonomo on Mar 19, 2010 8:48:57 GMT -5
Well check out the Ottawa/Thrashers game on Sportsnet right now....my God you could fire a cannon in that place and not hit a person..... Yeah, but how would you get the cannon past security in the first place? And -- what if you actually DID hit a person? Think about the legal ramifications...
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