Potential Atlanta NHL Expansion Team Thread

[nhlfan79]

Seems to me that Bardis knows it ain't happening, but what do I know?

His very public implosion over the past couple of weeks has been a sight to behold. It's like watching a car wreck in real time.

 

[dj4aces]

Seems to me that Bardis knows it ain't happening, but what do I know?

Perhaps? No real news could simply be causing a lack of confidence as well. Really, there could be any reason for it. The only people who know for sure are those anonymous individuals who may be looking for other options, whatever that means.

His very public implosion over the past couple of weeks has been a sight to behold. It's like watching a car wreck in real time.

I've apparently missed the meltdown... what's going on with Bardis?

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

I've apparently missed the meltdown... what's going on with Bardis?

I think he means that, rather suddenly, he wants to turn his rink (which was rumored to be a practice facility for Carter's potential team) into pickleball courts.

If this all leads to Carter's bid canceling, it's another example of this guy being all talk. I love his passion for the Atlanta hockey market, but over the past 15 years, this guy just can't put it together.

 

[dj4aces]

I think he means that, rather suddenly, he wants to turn his rink (which was rumored to be a practice facility for Carter's potential team) into pickleball courts.

If this all leads to Carter's bid canceling, it's another example of this guy being all talk. I love his passion for the Atlanta hockey market, but over the past 15 years, this guy just can't put it together.

I gotcha, that makes sense. I don't think it affects Carter's bid though. His press release last year detailed some big money behind his bid.

Sad to see The Cooler go, but the team would need a better and more modern facility anyway.

 

[covfefe]

Cool, then we agree calling Hamilton a "town" is nonsensical

Agreed. Warzone is much more appropriate.

 

[nhlfan79]

I've apparently missed the meltdown... what's going on with Bardis?

I was talking about his secretive plan to convert The Cooler to pickleball without giving anyone any prior notice, leaving the entire hockey-playing community in the lurch. I'm not a part of it, but I've been told that there is some out-of-control discussion thread on Facebook in which his son is making outrageous comments back at the people who are upset with the news, while the daughter is utterly tone deaf to the whole situation. Apparently, the wife is now out there saying she doesn't even like pickleball, which everyone has assumed is the impetus for all of this.

On top of all that, Bardis was totally unprepared when Channel 46 News showed up last week at the rink to do a story on the closure/conversion. To hear parents and the leadership of the Atlanta Fire youth hockey program tell it, they are claiming that he made false assertions when interviewed about him owning that program. I personally don't know the truth about that, but I can say that there are definitely two versions being told that are wholly irreconcilable.

 

[dj4aces]

On top of all that, Bardis was totally unprepared when Channel 46 News showed up last week at the rink to do a story on the closure/conversion. To hear parents and the leadership of the Atlanta Fire youth hockey program tell it, they are claiming that he made false assertions when interviewed about him owning that program. I personally don't know the truth about that, but I can say that there are definitely two versions being told that are wholly irreconcilable.

Now see, this is the trainwreck I was looking for. I read the story but didn't see the report, but it's a little funny to me to hear that he was unprepared for the media. I mean, he had to know his cunning plan would only get so far before someone phoned in with a tip.

I guess we'll find out soon exactly what happens next with the Fire, whether or not they actually follow through with turning The Cooler into The Pickleball Place No One Cares About, and the fate of the competing bids to bring the NHL back here.