Winnipeg in talks to acquire Thrashers

**Cross Traffic** · May 21st, 2011, 08:33 PM

Also, as most are quite aware, Copps Coliseum needs a major retrofit. Plus the Sabres don't want a team in Hamilton either, large amount of season tix holders (40% are from Ontario).

**motalare** · May 21st, 2011, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by UnholyGoalie

No Quebec?

They could probably play at the Colisée until the new arena is built. The problem is, they haven't started construction on it yet, and it is not expected to be completed until 2015.

Quebec unites with Quebec City to build arena - thestar.com

**paki4** · May 21st, 2011, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Crazy_Ivan

Bottom 4
Team RSN Average No. of Households

Columbus FS Ohio 10,000
Phoenix FS Arizona 9,000
Atlanta Sport South / FS South 6,000
Florida FS Florida 3,000

Beaten convincingly by Phoenix, ouch.

Wow..thats really bad. What do the kings average?

**Cross Traffic** · May 22nd, 2011, 03:59 AM

200 people showed up for the "Save the Thrashers" rally.

Thrashers fans gather for possibly the last time - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

It hardly helped the mood that Harry the Hawk, the mascot of Atlanta’s NBA club that is also owned by the Atlanta Spirit, rode up on a scooter, hopped off and handed out some high-fives before stopping to put his mouth over the head of Zanna Huff, a bystander wearing a Thrashers jersey.

“Now he’s trying to eat my girlfriend’s head, which is disgusting,” said Bryce McNeil, a 33-year-old professor at Georgia State. “Having Harry the Hawk here—it’s not that I have anything against the Hawks, but it’s the Atlanta Spirit shoving their other asset in our face, which is just deplorable.”

**Sylar** · May 22nd, 2011, 03:13 PM

200 seems like a really low amount of people.

**Noble Savage** · May 22nd, 2011, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Cross Traffic

Also, as most are quite aware, Copps Coliseum needs a major retrofit. Plus the Sabres don't want a team in Hamilton either, large amount of season tix holders (40% are from Ontario).

Maybe the Sabres need to relocate to Hamilton?

**Wile E.** · May 22nd, 2011, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by kingrussell

Bettman is using the relocation fee money from the Thrashers to help pay off the Coyotes losses.

Glendale is paying the losses to the tune of 25m.

Nice try though...

**kingrussell** · May 23rd, 2011, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Wile E.

Glendale is paying the losses to the tune of 25m.

Nice try though...

It's not a nice try, it's what has been reported. If you think they've only lost 25 mil, you're way off. Yes, Glendale is chipping in that amount, now on top of that Bettman wants to use the 60 mil in relocation fees to also put towards paying off the Coyotes debt.

**NastiMarvasti** · May 31st, 2011, 07:19 AM

Announcement coming:

True North holding Noon et news conference on Thrashers

**Greg33** · May 31st, 2011, 07:55 AM

Congrats to Winnipeg! Also, I do subscribe to the Domino Theory. Who's next?

Originally Posted by kingrussell

It's not a nice try, it's what has been reported. If you think they've only lost 25 mil, you're way off. Yes, Glendale is chipping in that amount, now on top of that Bettman wants to use the 60 mil in relocation fees to also put towards paying off the Coyotes debt.

The bankruptcy proceeding wrote off all of the debt, which is what bankruptcy does. Unless- they have accrued more debt in the last 2 seasons?

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