Interesting Info: Part XXI (Jackets-related "tidbits" here)
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CBJWerenski8
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Crede777
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There's so much room for growth there and the NHL is doing itself a disservice by not seeking to capitalize on it.
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On supporting the team in order to raise franchise value.
Bumping franchise value raises value across the league which should obviously be the league's primary motive for most things.
If Columbus were to reach median team value rather than substantially underperforming, that would improve the overall league valuation by a significant amount. Everyone would win financially.
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Broaden national exposure, work with the team (and players) to address player retention issues, etc. Basically, they shouldn't leave so much of the franchise valuation to chance because it doesn't always lead to an optimal outcome and maximization.
That's not unique to Columbus though. You could also argue it applies to places like Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona.
Basically, if they see that a market is underperforming relative to where they think it should be, they should look into ways to bolster that performance for the sake of overall league revenue.
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Top 10 Ways to Increase Jackets Value
10 - Move the franchise to Hamilton or Quebec City
9- Force ESPN to show the Jackets every week in prime time
8- Return Sonny Milano to his rightful place
7- Never allow the team to be buyers at the TDL
6- Increase the population of Columbus by having it annex Indianapolis& all pts in between
5- Redo the 2003 draft and forbid the Jackets from picking Zherdev & Fritsche instead of Vanek and Shea Weber
4- Ditto the 2005 draft substituting Kopitar for Brule
3- Reactivate Rick Nash
2- Pray
1- Rig the 22 & 23 drafts so the Jackets wind up with Wright & Bedard
10 - Move the franchise to Hamilton or Quebec City
9- Force ESPN to show the Jackets every week in prime time
8- Return Sonny Milano to his rightful place
7- Never allow the team to be buyers at the TDL
6- Increase the population of Columbus by having it annex Indianapolis& all pts in between
5- Redo the 2003 draft and forbid the Jackets from picking Zherdev & Fritsche instead of Vanek and Shea Weber
4- Ditto the 2005 draft substituting Kopitar for Brule
3- Reactivate Rick Nash
2- Pray
1- Rig the 22 & 23 drafts so the Jackets wind up with Wright & Bedard
koteka
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Come on. You missed the obvious best move to increase the value of the franchise. Bring back Boomer.
EspenK
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Things would be looking up. Definitely would be a lift. Maybe erect a statue for him outside NWA?
Why is it a NHL problem?
It's like saying burger kings value is low so the farmers/cows (whoever you want to shoot at) should work on increasing it.
Columbus's low valuation is a Columbus Blue Jacket problem. It's been said on this board several times now is the team (finally) is easier to watch because they aren't playing a Torts offensive system. If it was boring for us to watch, how do you think that plays nationally?
The Jackets lack of star power is a result of not having stars, not because the NHL is holding them down. Draft, Develop and Retain better and have the team promote them better.
Iron Balls McGinty
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I mean #1 worked for the Penguins when they were gifted Crosby, Malkin and Fleury.
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They literally explained this. When each individual franchise’s value increases, the entire enterprise’s value increases. It benefits everyone to work to strengthen each individual franchise.
And your Burger King analogy doesn’t pass mustard (yes I know the word is muster). All of the teams are literally the same business.
Burger Kind, McDs, Wendy, White Castle are all selling burgers (among many others). So yes they are all in same business.
Double-Shift Lasse
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Right. Each franchise is part of the same business the same business the way each NHL franchise is part of the same business. You tried to compare different NHL teams to a farmer and a restaurant when the teams are actually franchises of the same restaurant.
Double-Shift Lasse
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I think we can all agree having “the Canadian hockey club” in Columbus would be pretty stupid.
On the flip side, Montreal did contribute a ton of troops on the Union side of the civil war so that makes sense.
The past is the past, we need to learn from it, but not cry for what happened.
What should happen to improve the situation:
What should happen to improve the situation:
- radically improve marketing, including twitter, instagram and other social media. Taking advantage of the fact that Columbus is the only city in Ohio with an NHL club.
- try to popularize our players. All Patrick Laine had to do was put on his famous glasses and the internet was full of memes. Therefore, it wouldn't be out of place to talk to the players to be more active in their social networks, in the audience not afraid to say their opinions and not just the usual, boring cliché. Examples... Jakub Voracek, Patrik Laine or Nikita Kucherov after Stanely Cup winning. I'd rather pay fines for them than be a grey mouse. By the way, this is one of the reasons why I would like Laine to stay. Because Bjorky is a very good player but unimpressive. How many fans have his jersey? And we can say it about some players too.
- improve the overall system, from scouting, to the farm system, to the main team, so that players can grow. Because draft spots don't mean anything if a player isn't handled properly. Although I think Jarmo is trying to do that, unfortunately it's going to take some time. They didn't even build Rome in a day.
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ColumbusTrill
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Don't know where to put this but a somewhat prominent CBJ/NHL twitter account was exposed last night
Iron Balls McGinty
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Odd, I've never heard of him and I read hockey stuff on twitter all the time.
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