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beach said:
Yeah but selling out an arena outside of SLC requires 8000 couples to buy tickets where as in SLC a family unit is like one dude and three ladies, meaning only 4000 family units buying tickets = a sellout! Throw in kids and only 2000 family units = a sellout!
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Every night will be Nickelodeon night.
 
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Richie Daggers Crime said:
I wonder if they'll move the Weber contract to a cap strapped team like Toronto or Vegas, allowing those teams to drop cash on more UFAs as well.
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Considering their other LTIRs go UFA, that’s like $17M available. Smart on Weber, could see TB making such a move too.

SLC has a boatload of 2nds this year and next, those usually fetch a solid 2nd liner and 3-4-5 D-man.
 
beach said:
Yeah but selling out an arena outside of SLC requires 8000 couples to buy tickets where as in SLC a family unit is like one dude and three ladies, meaning only 4000 family units buying tickets = a sellout! Throw in kids and only 2000 family units = a sellout!
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In the past 10 years, there’s been an influx of transplants from the West Coast with gobs of cash. UT is still a very affordable place to live, overall.

The NHL is banking on local support, a growing area (less companies are moving to AZ like they used to as well…guess where they are going?), future Winter Olympics, and a winter sports culture.

They can wait out the arena with a public plan to build a new one.
 
Throttle said:
In the past 10 years, there’s been an influx of transplants from the West Coast with gobs of cash. UT is still a very affordable place to live, overall.
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Utah is a state that's leaking people as well. My guess is that a) the government there is a bit whacky, and b) non-religious millennials may find it stifling. It's a peculiar place, culturally speaking.

SLC is a nice city, though and they do have In and Out Burger.
 
CupHolders said:
You all underestimate the pull an old boomer like @MJF has for a Vegas good time!

He's making that trip in two hours, with time to spare for gas station chips and soda stop.
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The trip seemed a lot shorter when we went there in 1998 lol.
 
‘rado blew a 3 goal lead in the third and lost in OT. Outshot 11-2 in the third.
 
Interesting how the Avs won a cup on some favorable conditions. Then, Landesgog went down, they filled up their cap space quickly with some ho-hum players. And here they are…doubtful they make the finals, let alone the second round.
 
Throttle said:
Interesting how the Avs won a cup on some favorable conditions. Then, Landesgog went down, they filled up their cap space quickly with some ho-hum players. And here they are…doubtful they make the finals, let alone the second round.
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What were their favorable cup conditions? And what is your implication with this post?
 
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Zeeker said:
What were their favorable cup conditions? And what is your implication with this post?
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The shortened covid season; awful defensive play by team overall; their opponents were Nashville, Blues (binnington special); and free wheeling Oilers team. Vegas missed the playoffs, Dallas out in the first round. Their Cup was against a looking pretty tired TB.

Col got bounced in the first round last year, most likely this year. They had a lot of available cap space and not looking good on how it was used (by the younger, smarter GM).

Zeeker said:
What were their favorable cup conditions? And what is your implication with this post?
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The shortened covid season; awful defensive play by team overall; their opponents were Nashville, Blues (binnington special); and free wheeling Oilers team that played no defense. Vegas missed the playoffs, Dallas out in the first round. Their Cup was against a looking pretty tired TB.
 
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The shortened covid season; awful defensive play by team overall; their opponents were Nashville, Blues (binnington special); and free wheeling Oilers team. Vegas missed the playoffs, Dallas out in the first round. Their Cup was against a looking pretty tired TB.

Col got bounced in the first round last year, most likely this year. They had a lot of available cap space and not looking good on how it was used (by the younger, smarter GM).


The shortened covid season; awful defensive play by team overall; their opponents were Nashville, Blues (binnington special); and free wheeling Oilers team that played no defense. Vegas missed the playoffs, Dallas out in the first round. Their Cup was against a looking pretty tired TB.
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Colorado didn't get a shortened season, they won in the 2021-22 season which was a full 82 game schedule.
 
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PK Cronin said:
Colorado didn't get a shortened season, they won in the 2021-22 season which was a full 82 game schedule.
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Sure, but the same season with cancelled and rescheduled games? 10 teams got shut down. The cancelled Olympics participation? A normal 82 game season it was.
 
PK Cronin said:
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He’s made some really shrewd moves. Has successfully (somehow) dealt with Bob and his bloated contract, overcame the Q eject button, and made a big boy trade with CAL that’s worked perfectly.

Pretty amazing he passed through CLB, which has one ‘next step’ bomb after another.
 
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I think the flyers are eliminated

PK Cronin said:
Such a wild ending too. Tied it up very late and then scored late in the OT.
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Wings play Canadians again tomorrow night

Washington plays flyers tomorrow.

Will be interesting to see the results tomorrow
 
Big L said:
I think the flyers are eliminated


Wings play Canadians again tomorrow night

Washington plays flyers tomorrow.

Will be interesting to see the results tomorrow
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The Flyers need everyone to lose in regulation and they get in I think. It'll go down to goal differential vs Washington.
 
PK Cronin said:
The Flyers need everyone to lose in regulation and they get in I think. It'll go down to goal differential vs Washington.
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I’m no expert, and just briefly checked, and you may be right, might come down to the 5th tiebreaker with Washington, which I think is head to head. No idea who wins that breaker
 
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