I've been to a couple Manchester Monarch games (AHL), one against the Baby
B's...I think I was the only one there rooting for the B's...lol...I think
mostly people in the states that are die-hards will come back, but we're not
answering any of the polls because we're just tired of the roller-coaster
ride that the media has put us through and were waiting for the end result
instead of getting our hopes too high...the people who are answering the
polls 'I don't care' are the ones that really don't, and I really believe
the Carolina's and the Phoenix's will have a hard time the first couple
years...it doesn't appear like contraction will be an option the league is
looking to, so unless they get their cap the small market and non-hockey
market teams (and Canadien teams not named the Canadiens and Maple Leafs)
will suffer the most...

and I can't speak for everyone here, but I've been on the owners side since
the beginning...enough blame to go around, but to me Goodenow has to go...it
seems to me like his fued with Bettman is personal...if Bettman needs to go
also to help the process so be it, but I think his heart's in the right
place...

~Norm

----Original Message Follows----
From: gordez <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
Reply-To: thebruinsden@yahoogroups.com
To: thebruinsden@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [The Bruins Den] What's your take ?
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:22:28 -0000


Ya , isn't junior hockey great ? I have season tickets to the
Vancouver Giants ( WHL ) this year and it has been fantastic . Works
out to be about $15 a ticket for prime seats , no clutching , grabbing
, obstruction ,holdouts , checking bankbooks in between shifts etc
,and the kids go hard every shift for the dream to one day make the
big league . I believe the Giants attendance is up 70 % this year .



--- In thebruinsden@yahoogroups.com, Dave Armstrong <army1968@y...> wrote:
> I went to see the Windsor Spits this afternoon. My son and I had a
great time. We only spent $35 CDN for tix and snacks. We do miss the
NHL (a bit) and fear the league is on the edge of a knife. There will
be less than 30 teams when they come back (IMO).
>
> Dave
>
> <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> Just wondering what the basic feeling is in other cities ( especially
> US cities ) about the NHL shutting down and hibernating . Here in
> Vancouver the owners are clearly winning the popularity vote by a wide
> margin . The sportstalk shows are still pretty much dominated by
> discussion of the fiasco and who's to blame , what's next etc . I'm
> curious if anyone gives a damn at all in non NHL team cities as celeb
> poker was kicking hockeys ass in the TV ratings down there . Here in
> Canada the arenas will be packed again pretty much from the get go ,
> but there will be unrepairable damage in the US and from what I read
> in the papers no one seems to give a damn at all down there for the
> most part .
>
>
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