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How bout those Jets? 
Guess they figured it would do them some good getting some Canadian hands on them.
I hope the team comes back but I guess there is some question now. My brother has a place near Glendale that he goes to during the winter. He says Glendale will be in serious trouble if the team goes. Are they not in serious trouble now?
If the Coyotes go back to Winnipeg, can Minnesota have the Moose back?
Here you go, you'll have to pick up the shipping tab upon delivery
My question is, if the team goes back in the dumper, do the fans still support? We've been doing that in Toronto for decades. Loyal (stupid?) fan base we have here, plus plenty of corporate schmoozing.
My question is, if the team goes back in the dumper, do the fans still support? We've been doing that in Toronto for decades. Loyal (stupid?) fan base we have here, plus plenty of corporate schmoozing.
If you watch the games on TV, you will notice that most of the platinum seats are empty at the start of the period. That's because everyone's still in their suites underneath eating and drinking. That's because basically 100% of the tickets go to season ticket holders, which are all locked up in corporate buys. Normal fans can't afford the tickets even if you were able to buy them. The ticket prices are by far the highest in the NHL.
The atmosphere at the games is dead, because almost no one who goes is a hockey fan. Everyone's there for business reasons.
Ironically, it is far cheaper to buy tickets and pay the transportation and hotel to go to games in Buffalo, Detroit, Ottawa, Montreal and Pittsburgh (all teams within 5 hours drive)...and lots of fans from Toronto do this every year, including ourselves. That's why Bettman's an #*@%^&* idiot for not allowing another team in the Toronto area. That's also why so many people from Toronto are fans of these other teams.
The fact that 100% of the tickets are sold at exhorbitant prices to corporate buyers also is the reason that Toronto has not had a competitive team much in the last 40 years. There is absolutely no incremental business incentive to win.
That's because basically 100% of the tickets go to season ticket holders, which are all locked up in corporate buys. Normal fans can't afford the tickets even if you were able to buy them. The ticket prices are by far the highest in the NHL.
The atmosphere at the games is dead, because almost no one who goes is a hockey fan. Everyone's there for business reasons.
Ironically, it is far cheaper to buy tickets and pay the transportation and hotel to go to games in Buffalo, Detroit, Ottawa, Montreal and Pittsburgh (all teams within 5 hours drive)...and lots of fans from Toronto do this every year, including ourselves. That's why Bettman's an #*@%^&* idiot for not allowing another team in the Toronto area. That's also why so many people from Toronto are fans of these other teams.
The fact that 100% of the tickets are sold at exhorbitant prices to corporate buyers also is the reason that Toronto has not had a competitive team much in the last 40 years. There is absolutely no incremental business incentive to win.