Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XXII

[bigdog16]

Portland

Houston or KC make the most sense. Realistic markets that can support an NHL team and the league can keep them in the central

 

[Ola]

Is Great Falls of the table?

 

[IDvsEGO]

Portland

maine or oregon?

 

[Ola]

Could the name Kansas City Scouts still be used? They used to have pretty sick sweaters…

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

maine or oregon?

Oregon, obviously

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Houston or KC make the most sense. Realistic markets that can support an NHL team and the league can keep them in the central

Portland would be an instant rivalry with Seattle. Those 2 cities have had sports rivalries though the decades, and they could share an arena with the Trailblazers.

Houston would work as well, of course.

 

[smoneil]

I've sat here eating chips and deep in thought about jack's tweet. The 4D chess move here for Jack is to substantiate the cheesiest claim about mental health issues as a result of the ongoing feud between the player and the team over a life changing procedure he is being denied.

"We submit this tweet dated August 19th 2021 at 1:47PM by my client, an emoticon indicating immense anguish. The truth could not be clearer. We wish file a grievance and ask for the contract which binds my client's health and quality of life freedoms to be terminated so he can recover both physically and mentally."

I'm so out of it today, that I initially read this as you eating "chips and deep." For a good ten seconds, I was all "why is he spelling dip that way? And now I want chips and dip." It's been a day, haha.

 

[smoneil]

Portland would be an instant rivalry with Seattle. Those 2 cities have had sports rivalries though the decades, and they could share an arena with the Trailblazers.

Houston would work as well, of course.

Mystery, Alaska should finally get a team. Barring that, you could put a team in Intercourse, PA. Attendance would be shit, but if they got creative enough with the team name and the marketing, they'd instantly be the highest selling jersey of all time, particularly among the coveted 13-25 year old male demographic.

 

[Thirty One]

I'm so out of it today, that I initially read this as you eating "chips and deep." For a good ten seconds, I was all "why is he spelling dip that way? And now I want chips and dip." It's been a day, haha.

That's how Canadians spell it.

 

[smoneil]

That's how Canadians spell it.

I was expecting a superfluous "u," not a jaunty set of double e's. Be consistent, Canada.

 

[DutchShamrock]

Could the name Kansas City Scouts still be used? They used to have pretty sick sweaters…

I think anything Native American/indigenous related will be avoided.

 

[Barnaby]

Portland would be an instant rivalry with Seattle. Those 2 cities have had sports rivalries though the decades, and they could share an arena with the Trailblazers.

Houston would work as well, of course.

I know they’ve had minors hockey. Is there enough of a hockey community out there to support a team? I have no idea... hockey just isn’t the first thing to come to mind when I hear Portland.

 

[Kocur Dill]

Houston, we have a problem...


Aerozona playing their last season in Glendale, maybe their last in state.

Thats cute. What else do they have lined up after such a bold power play? The Breaking Bad indoor water park?

Hue hue hue hue.

 

[Barnaby]

I think anything Native American/indigenous related will be avoided.

Eh, Scouts could be pretty generic. You don’t have to jump to Indians. Just have more of a rodeo type theme. All armies have scouts. Just make it more Cowboys. I think the names pretty good.

Obviously, no old logo.

 

[Savant]

Portland or Salt Lake City

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Nome, Alaska.

They can be called the Nome Gnome’s.

 

[bubba5]

Quebec would be nice. Plus they have a sick arena ready to go. I was there last year, before
Covid hit, for the annual Pee wee championships and spent almost 2 weeks going to that arena.

 

[RangerBoy]

Mike Futa was the Head of Scouting for the Kings Stanley Cup teams.

Futa interviewed for the Devils GM last year. His name was linked to the Canucks last winter. There was no clarity if the Canucks were interested in having Futa help Benning or replace Benning. Futa would be a good addition to the Rangers front office.

 

[Synergy27]

Mystery, Alaska should finally get a team. Barring that, you could put a team in Intercourse, PA. Attendance would be shit, but if they got creative enough with the team name and the marketing, they'd instantly be the highest selling jersey of all time, particularly among the coveted 13-25 year old male demographic.

If they were moving to an eastern town with a humorously sexual name, my vote would be for:

 

[NYSPORTS]

If they were moving to an eastern town with a humorously sexual name, my vote would be for:

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[TheBloodyNine]

Nome, Alaska.

They can be called the Nome Gnome’s.

What team would someone in Alaska follow I wonder?

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Arizona to Quebec makes the most sense...instant rivalries with Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa, and with Montreal having a lineup for season tickets and game day tickets they would get enough overflow even if they werent the main team in the province. Being in Eastern Canada id love to see a team here but i doubt its happening. Halifax would be great but can't see it ever happening due to what I'd assume as low corporate sponsorship.

 

[NYR Viper]

Some friends of mine did their PhDs at UB. Ever have an English prof named Matteson or Nickerson? They would have been there around 2011-2016 or so.

I didn’t, honestly never took an English course in college as I met Pre-red’s from high school and studied engineering

 

[Barnaby]

If Quebec gets a team then they’ll assuredly become a club that jumps all over no trade lists.

 

[LORDE]

I watched a documentary on how wonderful the city planning and grounds were designed in the late 1800's. Olmstead and Vaux who also designed Prospect and Central Park in NYC designed what is thought of as one of the greatest in the world. So you are right on the money there.

VIDEO | The Best Planned City: Olmsted, Vaux and the Buffalo Park System by LALH

It was really just a Tesla joke but thank you