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Originally posted by CC1GC
That's nice, but where are they gonna move too?? If you haven't realized yet, the sudden expansion rage hasn't panned out very well. Every year 90% of the teams lose money, should only the profitable ones be allowed to stay? Have you considered that maybe the league needs to take a step back and consider a more level-playing field? Every year there's a handful of teams stuggling to survive, who do we have to thank for this mess?....Gary Bettman? Bob Goodenow? The GM's of the free spending teams? The fans of these teams?
Buffalo might leave, then who's next? Ottawa? Pittsburg? Calgary? Edmonton? Carolina? Phoenix? Montreal? Vancouver?
I geuss it doesn't matter, as long as we have Detroit, Toronto and Colorado comprising a 3 team league, everyone will be happy.
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What would you suggest? A salary cap? The NHLPA says no, they won't sign a contract that includes capping salary's. Maybe the Leagues step back should just be to remove profitable teams, like MLB is doing, it might suck but there seems to be few other options. Should teams like Colorado, Toronto and Detroit suffer cause they exist in a hockey market? should they be forced to support teams like Buffalo where the attendance averages only 12 000, when teams like Montreal and Detroit averages over 20 000. If your team can't cut it in the market it is in, then it folds or relocates thats all there is to it. It's ultimatly a business, the NHL isn't in Business to lose money on unprofitable ventures like the Sabres or the Coyotes, sucks eh.