HF Habs: Out Of Town Thread: 2024 Off-Season edition

[JuicyHam]

Rêve de tuyau

The NHL is a partnership of franchises each worth close to at least 1B if not more, where most teams have hit rockbottom at some point. The great majority of them will laugh and scoff at the very proposition.

It ain't soccer, bub.

Even the owners of the MLS franchises laugh at the idea of relegation. Too much easy money for owners of American sports teams to ever entertain the idea of pro/rel

 

[Zam Boni]

Completely different economic landscape now comparet to pre-covid when Las Vegas and Seattle joined. Cash was free, interest rates were super low, no inflation, people were generally richer.
Investing in a hockey team in Atlanta might not be as intereting as it might have been 7-8 years ago.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837091582786343147

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837133845151305770

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

The new owner did in one year what crazy Geno Melnyk never could do. You have to hand it to Andlauer. As an Ottawa area resident, I'm real happy about the development finaly happening. Seems like having an entertaiment district really is the new craze for team owners!

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837211582713188668

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837091582786343147

Time to fire his agent. Hopefully that contract gets him to UFA and he can get a fair deal then. See Guenther deal.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837220161167720684

 

[GrandBison]

Time to fire his agent. Hopefully that contract gets him to UFA and he can get a fair deal then. See Guenther deal.

He's still RFA after the 3 years. His agent is Brisson... Seems like he really wanted to be there.

Edit: He'll be eligible for UFA in 2028. Maybe he's calculating that the market will be better at that point with the cap going up.

 

[Tyson]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837220161167720684

That kid can't catch a break

https://x.com/i/web/status/1837211582713188668

This organization is about to take off and become a great team. They finally have stability.
It's a direct flight to SLC, I may have to attend a game.

 

[Team_Spirit]

 

[Scintillating10]

I don't think they are looking to expand in Canada. Daly is basically saying that the NHL is underrepresented in the US market. Plus, that's where the money is.​

Quebec City deserves a team. Bettman eyeing big tv money. I think NHL team could make go of it in York also. But Atlanta has big tv potential. Why Bettman hung onto Phoenix so long. If that was Quebec City or Ottawa, team been gone 10 years ago.

 

[stats1]

The new owner did in one year what crazy Geno Melnyk never could do. You have to hand it to Andlauer. As an Ottawa area resident, I'm real happy about the development finaly happening. Seems like having an entertaiment district really is the new craze for team owners!

It just makes sense, why buy a bunch of land just to put a single building to host 1 single entity? Might as well go all in and build a bunch of bars/restaurants and make money. MLSE was the starter on that, Maple Leaf square has been an absolute money maker for them. Teams started copying it. You can already see the success Edmonton has had with theirs. Calgary next, Ottawa etc.

Also from what it looks like for Ottawa is they are building a whole transit system to Gatineau which again expands the reach, the market etc. the easier it is for fans to get to the game the more money you can possibly make

 

[McGuires Corndog]

The new owner did in one year what crazy Geno Melnyk never could do. You have to hand it to Andlauer. As an Ottawa area resident, I'm real happy about the development finaly happening. Seems like having an entertaiment district really is the new craze for team owners!

As someone who lives 45 mins from Kanata , I’m annoyed. I have easy access off the 416.