Around the League - 2024-2025

[Nineteen67]

That Team out East

 

[Nineteen67]

Leafs valued at 3.66 B

 

[3blizzard4]

Leafs valued at 3.66 B

Utah valued higher than Winnipeg, Ottawa and Columbus.

Boggles the mind.

 

[ACC1224]

Utah valued higher than Winnipeg, Ottawa and Columbus.

Boggles the mind.

That doesn't seem surprising at all.

 

[Nineteen67]

Utah valued higher than Winnipeg, Ottawa and Columbus.

Boggles the mind.

Not really. From what I’ve seen the new owners are very impressive, SLC is beautiful and seemingly a terrific market for hockey.

 

[3blizzard4]

It’s surprising for a team that’s just relocated (which was playing in a college arena the past year).

I know Utah is beautiful and the owners have money. But jeez. Not even a year removed from relocation. They don’t even have a name yet!

 

[Evilhomer]

It’s surprising for a team that’s just relocated (which was playing in a college arena the past year).

I know Utah is beautiful and the owners have money. But jeez. Not even a year removed from relocation. They don’t even have a name yet!

I think it says more about what a mistake it was to put franchises in Ottawa and Winnipeg (and Columbus).

 

[Malachi Crunch]

All I've been hearing on the radio in the last few weeks is how Buffalo, Ottawa and Detroit are the same old teams - struggling and not serious contenders. Then I looked at the standings today and Ottawa has 10 points and the other teams have 9 points (along with Boston and Montreal). We have 11.

I get people need to talk about something, but, f***, wait until 20-25 games have passed until you start fortune telling.

 

[uncleben]

I think it says more about what a mistake it was to put franchises in Ottawa and Winnipeg (and Columbus).

Only if you look at it from a capitalistic, profit-maximizing standpoint. But frankly, Ottawa and Winnipeg are perfectly reasonable places to have hockey teams.

 

[ULF_55]

Only if you look at it from a capitalistic, profit-maximizing standpoint. But frankly, Ottawa and Winnipeg are perfectly reasonable places to have hockey teams.

Pretty easy to understand.

However, we know "growing the sport" is more important than having good teams.

And for fans maybe it was a mistake in Arizona (yes it was), and attendance would indicate additional teams could be mistakes:

Bottom of Attendance last year:

 

[MSZ]

McJesus is going to miss two to three weeks.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1851643961477112205

 

[Evilhomer]

Only if you look at it from a capitalistic, profit-maximizing standpoint. But frankly, Ottawa and Winnipeg are perfectly reasonable places to have hockey teams.

I would suggest that is the only standpoint the owner of a professional sports franchise cares about.

 

[CincoHolio]

Utah valued higher than Winnipeg, Ottawa and Columbus.

Boggles the mind.

Utah owner also owns the Jazz of the NBA. Salt Lake is easily a better sports town than the 3 cities you mentioned. When was the last time Ottawa sold out consistenly? Columbus? Winnipeg was bleeding subscriptions as recent as last season.