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Flyers disappointed me greatly last night. 4-0 to the lowly penguins, ugh

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Originally posted by PocketKings
Flyers disappointed me greatly last night. 4-0 to the lowly penguins, ugh
Can't wait till Malkin gets back for the Pens. Then the new owner (who lives in Ontario, Canada) will move the team to Ontario and we'll finally have the two teams here we shoulda had years ago!

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Originally posted by uzless
Can't wait till Malkin gets back for the Pens. Then the new owner (who lives in Ontario, Canada) will move the team to Ontario and we'll finally have the two teams here we shoulda had years ago!
We already have two teams here, ya goof!

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Originally posted by darvlay
We already have two teams here, ya goof!
southern ontario....ottawa doesn't count. That's like 5 hours away. Hell you could say we have 4 teams if you include Detroit and Buffalo. They're closer!

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Originally posted by uzless
southern ontario....ottawa doesn't count. That's like 5 hours away. Hell you could say we have 4 teams if you include Detroit and Buffalo. They're closer!
Nice try.

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Originally posted by darvlay
Nice try.
Hey, if new york can have 2 team...3 if you include new jersey, there is no reason why southern ontatrio can't have 2 teams.

When it was between Hamilton and Ottawa for the expansion team, Copps Colliseum sold out their entire amount of Seasons tickets in less than 30 minutes. With the salary cap now, Canadian teams can compete.

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Originally posted by uzless
Hey, if new york can have 2 team...3 if you include new jersey, there is no reason why southern ontatrio can't have 2 teams.

When it was between Hamilton and Ottawa for the expansion team, Copps Colliseum sold out their entire amount of Seasons tickets in less than 30 minutes. With the salary cap now, Canadian teams can compete.
Why not Quebec?

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Originally posted by darvlay
Why not Quebec?
Quebec is still pissed about losing Lindros to the Flyers like 15 years ago, they don't need any more teams

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Originally posted by darvlay
Why not Quebec?
The new owner is from Kitchener. He's already tried in the past to bring a team to hamilton. He lives here, why would he now move it to Quebec? Let quebec get their own team...they had one and let it go about 10 years ago.

Edit: same with Winnipeg.

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Originally posted by uzless
The new owner is from Kitchener. He's already tried in the past to bring a team to hamilton. He lives here, why would he now move it to Quebec? Let quebec get their own team...they had one and let it go about 10 years ago.

Edit: same with Winnipeg.
I'm not sure how it works, but I don't think he'll be able to move the Penguins without approval from the league, and I can't picture them allowing him to move the team to Hamilton. The last thing the NHL needs is more exposure in the great lakes area - they've pretty much already saturated the market there. Besides, I'm hopeful that they'll get a new arena in Pittsburgh (http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=451195).

Southern Ontario could probably support another team, but if there is going to be an expansion, the two cities that top the list are Las Vegas and Kansas City. I also think Portland would make sense.