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GeorgeJETson said:
So the Jets will be Canada's team? :sarcasm:
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I feel like you ask most Canadian fans their opinion of the Jets, it’s not one of hate or anger. There’s a few but I feel like portions of Jets fans dislike the leafs, habs, oilers, flames, canucks (much less so the sens) way more than the feeling being mutual

I guess cause we’re kinda in our own division and the rivalry is less intense from their perspective, they tend to bandwagon with us more

Whereas myself, I’d bandwagon the sens, maybe the habs; no one else in Canada lol. I’d cheer against all the other teams.

Heck I hope Vegas wins a few so they can beat up the oilers in round 1

Gm0ney said:
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This is amazing
 
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Skidooboy said:
I'll go with the interview Chipman gave over your opinion.

sometime within the first few years after 2011, Chipman stated in an interview that at the he and the group he was working with to keep the Jets in 95, whom Chipman claimed had the money and plan ready to build a new arena by 99/2000) were unceremoniously told that barring a 100% financed and set arena deal by July 1 95 , and a demand for a single owner who would own both the Arena and the Team, there was no way forward for ANYONE in winnipeg to keep the Jets in place.

In short: in 1996 despite the efforts of a funded and well organized ownership group who were committed to grow the team in Winnipeg, unprecedented restrictions on the ownership of an NHL team...never asked by the NHL before or since....were invented pretty much on the spot to deny Winnipeg any opportunity to keep the team.
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Can you provide a source for this interview? I'd like to read it.
 
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WolfHouse said:
Multiple factors...
Winnipeg Enterprises was the main. Problem... small town thieves

then shenkarow got good coin for the franchise - might have been sold before the save the Jets campaign started

Winnipeg egos told izzy asper thanks but no thanks...

If anyone thinks the Jets aren't moving in ten years... tell me if you'd say no to 1.5 billion for a 179 million investment...
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I'd rather be a mutli-millionaire and own an NHL team worth 1.5bil than have it all in cash.

What am I gonna spend 1.5 bil on? I don't think I could ever spend that much in my lifetime even I tried my hardest.

If you ever badly need cash you could just sell a bit of equity in the team
 
razorsedge said:
Can you provide a source for this interview? I'd like to read it.
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I DON’T have a source but I remember it having lived through it.

“Yay - an ownership group has come together - and there’s a real deal agreed to for a new arena - the jets are saved!”

“Sorry - we DON’T like ownership groups - we want a single owner”

Ummmm. What?
 
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PhilJets said:
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby has passed Phil Esposito for 10th on the all time points list!
1. Wayne Gretzky - 2,857
2. Jaromir Jagr - 1,921
3. Mark Messier - 1,887
4. Gordie Howe - 1,850
5. Ron Francis - 1,798
6. Marcel Dionne - 1,771
7. Steve Yzerman - 1,755
8. Mario Lemieux - 1,723
9. Joe Sakic - 1,641
10. Sidney Crosby - 1,591
11. Phil Esposito - 1,590

AMAZING CROSBY

I think he will pass SUPER MARIO for sure to 8th place.
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Reachable is up to 5th spot Ron Francis i think?
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I think he resigns on a 2 year deal after next season and if he maintains a point a game pace and isn't injured he could catch Gordie.
He doesn't really seem to be slowing down any.
 
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snowkiddin said:
Bettman in shambles over Arizona moving but busting a proverbial nut over Vegas in the playoffs. Must be a weird day for that doofus.
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Vegas on a collision course with Dallas in round 1. That would be worth watching.

In fact, if the playoffs started today the only round 1 series that look kinda meh are Edm/LA and Car/NYI.
 
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Coyotes board putting up the “it’s worse when you do it to us” shield one more time, good to see.
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snowkiddin said:
I’m as happy the Coyotes are finally leaving as anyone else, but it’s a crappy thing to kick both Coyotes fans in the nuts right now.
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Yeah maybe if i didn’t have to put up with “you doing the exact same thing to us is worse because QQ”, I might be inclined to cut ‘em both a break.

Humorously, they are now leading the Oilers 2-1. Guess they got the news before puck drop.
 
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Mad Dog Tannen said:
I DON’T have a source but I remember it having lived through it.

“Yay - an ownership group has come together - and there’s a real deal agreed to for a new arena - the jets are saved!”

“Sorry - we DON’T like ownership groups - we want a single owner”

Ummmm. What?
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This was definitely a thing I recall. The NHL didn't want a consortium of a bunch of shallow pocketed small businessmen. Kinda made up the rule iirc. It was definitely the dick anti-WHA owners pushing that.
 
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