rwilson99
Registered User
Puckhead said:As a matter of fact I do! The fact that TBay won the cup means what exactly? The fact that Jay Feaster the GM of the Bolts could barely give tickets away until the team started winning in January. To further prove my point that the state of Florida does not support hockey, is that in early November I found myself vacationing just outside of Tampa Bay, and every morning I eargerly checked the Tampa Bay Tribune for anything to do with the lockout or any news in general about hockey, do you know what I found? A tiny three line blurb about "no talks planned, and day 35 of the lockout". This, in the city that won that thing called the Stanley Cup! You see, I happen to understand, unlike most of you, that simply because a team wins the cup, does not mean that they support hockey. Also, the fact that you have a decent season ticket base means about the same. Tampa wins the cup...
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So in future please stick to facts regarding what I said, and don't go off on your own tangent questioning my knowledge of the game of hockey. You are the one who knows not of what you speak.
Here's another reason certain non-traditional markets will have an advantage over some of our friends in traditional markets.
NO STATE INCOME TAX & A LOWER OVERALL COST OF LIVING.
Big markets such as Detroit (3.9%) and New York (7.7%) will have an distinct economic disadvantage when compared to backward hick hockey markets in Tampa Bay, Miami and Dallas where there is no state income tax.
Using the example at 4 Million. No state income tax would save him between 150-300K a year. Who knows how much endorsement money would be required to make up for the gap under the Canadian taxation programs.
All your FAs belong to Tampa. Get ready for a dynasty to rival the 80s Oilers.