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Why not? I'm curious...do you think they'll get a new arena?
GuineaPig
Ancient Mariner
They will, either elsewhere on the island (Brooklyn, maybe), or by having a new owner, or when the lease on the NC expires in 2015.
The point is that the financial base (fans, corporations, NYC in general) is too significant for the team to be uprooted. If the Canadiens or Leafs were stuck in a bad lease, that wouldn't mean they'd leave. The Penguins used the threat of moving to Kansas City to secure a new arena, but no one seriously considered that they'd actually leave (similar to the Oilers mulling over this tactic). It's different than other circumstances (like Winnipeg, originally, or Phoenix, now) where there were issues with the city/area being able to support the team financially. That's a problem that's much more worrying to owners and investors, and a lot more difficult to fix.
The point is that the financial base (fans, corporations, NYC in general) is too significant for the team to be uprooted. If the Canadiens or Leafs were stuck in a bad lease, that wouldn't mean they'd leave. The Penguins used the threat of moving to Kansas City to secure a new arena, but no one seriously considered that they'd actually leave (similar to the Oilers mulling over this tactic). It's different than other circumstances (like Winnipeg, originally, or Phoenix, now) where there were issues with the city/area being able to support the team financially. That's a problem that's much more worrying to owners and investors, and a lot more difficult to fix.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Meh, that didn't stop other clubs from moving, like Hartford or the North Stars... If the Island can't agree on a deal, they will move or like Pittsburgh, threaten to do so to get a deal in the mix. I still think they will move, because 4 cups in the 80's aside, recent teams and management have been a complete circus.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Gees, it maybe the NHL's offseason, but players keep cropping up dead... Wade Belak is the latest,
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587564
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587564
NBC is reporting he hanged himself.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
That was the news on NHL.com as well... Do we even know what happened to Rypen? the article said Mounted police found him dead in his apartment and ruled it "non-suspicious," but nothing since. Boogard was "accidental overdose" and now belak commits suicide... freaking tragic. A lot of players dying WAY before their time it seems... for the last few years too... so sad.
Yeah, the reporters were pretty circumspect about it, but it was pretty clear he took his own life.
Suicides are usually handled that way by the media kid gloves, unless you're talking a celebrity.
Not sure why they have been more open about it with Belak.
BTW, my brother-in-law worked with Rypien's dad.
Suicides are usually handled that way by the media kid gloves, unless you're talking a celebrity.
Not sure why they have been more open about it with Belak.
BTW, my brother-in-law worked with Rypien's dad.
Nigel Tufnel
Ancient Mariner
Michael Hutchence died the same way too.
The plane carrying the KHL's Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has crashed today; 36 dead, including former NHL players Ruslan Salei, Pavol Demitra, Josef Vasichek, and Karel Rachunek.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Terrible. Again in Russia....
(fragment of BBC news article)
43 out of 45 dead.
Two people survived with serious injuries after the disaster, which saw the jet burst into flames shortly after leaving an airport near the city. It appears many of the team were aboard, heading to Belarus for the season's first match. Russian reports suggest the jet may have struck a radio mast.
Witnesses saw it burst into flames shortly after taking off from the airport, about 250km (160 miles) north-east of Moscow.
A number of foreign citizens were killed, including the team's Canadian coach, Brad McKinnon, and Swedish goalie Stefan Liv. Russian player Alexander Galimov survived the crash with 80% burns along with a member of the crew. Russian media briefly reported the player had died of his injuries, but a medical source later told the Russian news website Sovetsky Sport he was still alive.
(fragment of BBC news article)
43 out of 45 dead.
Two people survived with serious injuries after the disaster, which saw the jet burst into flames shortly after leaving an airport near the city. It appears many of the team were aboard, heading to Belarus for the season's first match. Russian reports suggest the jet may have struck a radio mast.
Witnesses saw it burst into flames shortly after taking off from the airport, about 250km (160 miles) north-east of Moscow.
A number of foreign citizens were killed, including the team's Canadian coach, Brad McKinnon, and Swedish goalie Stefan Liv. Russian player Alexander Galimov survived the crash with 80% burns along with a member of the crew. Russian media briefly reported the player had died of his injuries, but a medical source later told the Russian news website Sovetsky Sport he was still alive.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Foro, you beat me too it, but yet another tragic day in Hockey, Former NHLer Demitra was also among the dead 
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587792
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587792
Never saw a hockey game in my life, but this is terrible Reminds me a lot of that Manchester United plane accident in the 60's (or 70's, don't remember).
Reminds me a lot of that Manchester United plane accident in the 60's (or 70's, don't remember).