Oh I completely agree with you there. I even like the direction the Panthers are going in, but don't trust that they're going to be a good enough team in the near future to draw revenues. I think this is where the rumors about 4 new NHL cities come from. I expect two new teams, and two teams getting moved. Florida…

The Toronto Maple Leafs have no problem selling tickets despite being terrible and not doing anything about it (I want to cry). Tickets sell because it's a great hockey market (and because we all think, for some reason, that it could turn around at any point). Putting teams in places where hockey is loved and you cut…

No I don't think many people are. Usually ticket sales are a good indicator of how many people are watching the games when it comes to a franchise that has cheap tickets. I think that the idea is they can get a larger contract with networks (NBC) if they have more of a nationwide influence. So it's less about more TVs…

67 more goals to go this season. Come on Stammer!

You're right. And I don't fault them for trying cities like Phoenix and Miami, mostly because cities like Anaheim, Tampa (I actually don't know a lot about Tampa's numbers, but they seemed to have a good following when I lived there) and Nashville have worked. There are clearly markets that are going to take to it and…

Nashville has done a good job of this. When I lived there, it was easy to get a $5 or $10 ticket for the upper bowl. I worked at a company that was comprised mostly of young, southern people who could actually get pretty excited about the Predators despite not having much exposure to hockey growing up. This wasn't…

Seattle is going to happen. I'm not sure about Portland. I don't think it's in the immediate plan (I'm not an insider I just haven't ever heard it mentioned) but you may be right about that being a good spot for a franchise as well.

Love the Old Chub! My dad lives in Lyons and I will be visiting in two weeks. Can't wait to stop by Oskar Blues in Lyons and have a few of these.

I want to see this system in football. Get last in the NFL? Now your whole team is back in the NCAA. Better get signed up for classes!

Hey Logan, how's the coverage up there?

Exactly. How much visual evidence do we need?

Ray Rice reportedly told the Ravens and the NFL exactly what happened in the elevator. I was commenting on the fact that this guy said nobody really realized it was an issue until they saw the video. What is ignorant about that? I never said that domestic violence is always punching someone in the face. In fact, I…

This is great!

:) you said booby.

If you think Boo-Berry is a pretty good-ass ghost-and-fruit pun, I want to know what you think a great-ass ghost-and-fruit pun would be!

Those twins are from Amazing Race and they are absolutely obnoxious. I would rather ride in an elevator with Ray Rice for eternity than have to watch another clip of them yammering on about whatever it is they're constantly yammering on about.

You guys make me so happy.

Ditka is an idiot.

So in 2014 it took a video of a professional athlete punching a woman in the face for everyone over at the NFL to realize that NFL players punching women in the face was bad?

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