[QUOTE="Large_Soda"][QUOTE="ZebethOrZebes"][QUOTE="Large_Soda"] [QUOTE="ZebethOrZebes"]Ducks, for the sake of Canadian hockey fans.
(The last team you should be chearing for is the team in the Capital. The team that precipitated the exit of two other Canadian teams!)
And also because I hate Ottawa.ZebethOrZebes
How was Ottawa responsible for the lackluster attendance in Winnepeg and Quebec City? They sealed their own fates.
That's hilarious, honestly. Lacklustre attendance in Winnepeg and Quebec. You're a funny guy, and it's not surprising you practice revisionist history when you're from the Canadian Epicentre of Disemblance. Quebec and Winnepeg had great support from the fans, but it lacked the wealthy base to buy seat licences, sky boxes, and season tickets. Ottawa has that because of all the deals that went down with lobbyists before the rules regulating lobbying were changed. Though I'm sure politicians and businessmen will find another way to rub elbows in your fair city.Ottawa is in the same situation when it comes to box seats. Being a Government city and having a declining high tech industry they don't have the same vantage point as cities like Toronto or Montreal. Out of all the Canadian teams in the league right now Ottawa has the least going for it in terms of location, city support and outrageous property taxes, yet they are still thriving.
A wealthy base, sky boxes and season tickets all contribute to a franchises success and if you are in a market that is not well equipped to handle it you will inevitably fail and that is what happened to Winnipeg and Quebec. I'm not practicing any revisionist history, I was simply commenting that you seem to think that because Ottawa came into the league it all of a sudden meant Winnipeg and Quebec were doomed and that is not the case.
You must have some deep seeded hatred for Ottawa because it is the Capital city and that's just sad, and it shouldn't reflect on the team that plays there. You're trying to spin it around like I never wanted the Nordiques or Jets to succeed and that is so far from the truth.
No, it's just fun to see how people react when you tear into their city and/or team. Usually. You reacted too seriously, I was more hoping you would have called Quebec and Winnepeg backwater hick cities, or commented on how Winnepeg was the bar-fight capital of Canada. But you didn't and that's sad. However, the NHL was far less inclined to resist the move from Quebec City to Colorado because they had a brand new team in the middle of central Canada who had the lobbying and technology industries as supporters.
Why do you think the Expos moved to Washington, DC? The city is undergoing a revival, and now lobbyists can feel safe taking their friends in government to a luxury box at a baseball game.The Nordiques left for many reasons and most of them were financial, sure the Senators may have had some inadvertant hand in the move, but it is not their existance that solely resulted in Quebec losing a team.
Also, the Expos left because of poor fan attendance. Sure there were die hards like my Uncle, and even I went to my share of games whenever I could, but if a city cannot support a team then they leave. And in all honesty it makes a lot more sense to have a baseball team in any state before it's in a Canadian city. We just don't "get" baseball like Americans do. The Lynx are pure proof of that.Â
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