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Is the NHL really dumb enough to try Atlanta for a third time? Is it not clear enough that those people just don’t give a shit about hockey? The success of the two Florida teams will have no comparison to an Atlanta team. Florida is full of transplants from New York, New Jersey, and Boston, Atlanta is not. 

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6 hours ago, Vertuzzi said:

Is the NHL really dumb enough to try Atlanta for a third time? Is it not clear enough that those people just don’t give a shit about hockey? The success of the two Florida teams will have no comparison to an Atlanta team. Florida is full of transplants from New York, New Jersey, and Boston, Atlanta is not. 

State Farm Arena is in downtown Atlanta and is an absolute nightmare to get to from anywhere north. Ownership of the Thrashers was beyond fucked. Atlanta has a strong hockey culture and the proposed arena will be in the northern suburbs which is the ideal location and where the hockey fanbase lives. The Atlanta region has been exploding with transplants from the northeast and Canada, with lots of your fellow Massholes relocating. Just like with the Braves move to Cobb County and the construction of Truist Park and the Battery, the Gathering in Forsyth County will be a massive success. 

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8 hours ago, Macklemore said:

State Farm Arena is in downtown Atlanta and is an absolute nightmare to get to from anywhere north. Ownership of the Thrashers was beyond fucked. Atlanta has a strong hockey culture and the proposed arena will be in the northern suburbs which is the ideal location and where the hockey fanbase lives. The Atlanta region has been exploding with transplants from the northeast and Canada, with lots of your fellow Massholes relocating. Just like with the Braves move to Cobb County and the construction of Truist Park and the Battery, the Gathering in Forsyth County will be a massive success. 

Fair enough. I hope I’m wrong on this and an Atlanta team is able to succeed. But one does start to wonder if adding two additional teams in Houston and Atlanta begins to stretch an already stretched-thin league more so than it needs to be. 34 teams feels like a lot. 

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On 9/19/2024 at 2:34 PM, Beau Vine said:

I thought we were talking about Marcus.  

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On 9/19/2024 at 12:43 PM, Vertuzzi said:

Gudas given the “C” in Anaheim. Ducks’ new uniforms look so good. Glad they are emphasizing the orange over black. Makes them pop way more. 

seems to be a good dude and a likely bridge captain. he's there to protect the ducklings

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