One some-more time! – Why shouldn’t LV have an NHL team?
It is positively extraordinary to me which people consider no a single lives in LV or which all a people who DO live there live in weekly motels, they’re all gamblers as well as work in traveller as well as gambling industries.
There have essentially been abominable responses observant which usually a tourists would go to a games as well as we have to get a brand new group of tourists each diversion so a casinos would have to give divided tickets!
Come upon folks! LV is a city with a race of over 2million people! (28th largest in a US as well as a fastest growing) Many of those people have been transplanted from northern cities as well as they skip a ruin out of their hockey!
Do we people consider which no a single lives in Orlando or Anaheim since of Disneyland/world? Do we consider Disney employs everybody which lives there? DO we consider they all lay around examination Disney cinema all day?
Another silly indicate people have been creation is which all a players will cling to out in a casinos as well as rise gambling problems. / Folks there’s casinos all over! These players could do which NOW if they longed for to! – Most of them have been young, obliged adults. They’re not foolish children! – Even if they longed for to cling to out in a casinos… so damn what! Gambling is ideally authorised as well as these people can do whatever a ruin they wish with their money!
OK – My question… Being which many of your fact is silly nonsense… Can ANYONE give me a great reason NOT to have an NHL group in Las Vegas NV?
Patrick..
Bob as well as we determine upon this one. we am seeking for someone to give me a current reason NOT to have a group in a NHL.
"Laying Low" – What class does your mother teach? – When we have time try to get her to learn we a disproportion in between "many" as well as "most."
The only reason I could see would be the idea that if the owners are Vegas natives, but not that into hockey (meaning they’re in it for the money, not the sport), they’d make it a mockery. Here’s what I mean:
-Name. "Las Vegas Chippendale" dancers. Or, even worse, "Mark Cuban’s Las Vegas Show Dogs, Presented by The Vegas Palms Casino"
-Logo. Again, something just as stupid to go along with a terrible name.
-Colors. I’m just envisioning pink flamingos and palm trees, something similar to the Jamaican team from Mighty Ducks 2.
Basically, I envision a marketing nightmare that mars the sport. And if Bettman gets the right price, it could happen. . .
I asked this question last night.. Bob Loblaw can give you the best answer.
Oh sorry, I was completely against the NHL going to Vegas just because I don’t like seeing the NHL expanding into the Southwest, watching the Phoenix Coyotes on TV is dreadful to see such a depressing arena full of fans that are rooting for the other team. But once I found out that there was a team relocating I’m all for it.
Vegas could but with all do respect it’s not worth another expansion continuing to dillude the talent. The other option is to rip it from a not caring area like Nashille or Atlanta but I’m really not sure there would be enough of a market in Vegas to make it worth replacing one of those teams
Well I would have to base my opinion off cities like Atlanta, Nashville, and Phoenix. Hockey just hasn’t caught on that big in those cities… and I think the western town of Las Vegas getting a hockey team would have the same result. You would think that if they were going to get a major sports team, it would be Baseball, Football, or Basketball WAY before it would be hockey.
40 degrees celsius/104 degrees farhenheit and hockey do not mix.
Vegas works…
if you cant see it then you should get your head checked out.
but NO EXPANSION!
either CONTRACTION and moving teams or just moving a team
The NHL (as with the other three major professional sports leagues) has strong anti-gambling policies, prohibiting their personnel from having any involvement in gambling. The NFL (arguably the best-run professional sports league) has taken the toughest stance, even refusing to accept Las Vegas tourism advertising for Super Bowl telecasts and threatening to file suit against any local hotels holding Super Bowl parties (okay that’s a little extreme). A problem? Maybe, maybe not.
Sure, LV has over 2 million people. But LV has a large percentage of residents working in 24-hour occupations, many of whom work nights and weekends when most games would be played. Of course not everyone works in those industries but a large portion does. So not neceessarily a problem.
LV has waaaay more "other" entertainment options than most other NHL cities. And a lot of those options can be quite cheap too. A problem? Possibly, but not necessarily.
Put them all together, along with the notion of bringing yet another team in southern US, it just doesn’t make that much sense, especially considering there are other viable options that DON’T have the above to deal with.
What I find even MORE appalling is people who DON’T live here thinking they know everything that is going on here!
First-Most people who have moved here in the last 20 years are NOT from northern cities. According to DMV records, most transplants are from So. Cal., followed by Texas, Arizona, and Utah. Those hockey fans form So Cal already have loyalties to the Kings or Ducks. That is why the "Frozen Fury" exhibition game featuring the Kings and AVs sells out. Plus, it is only ONCE per year.
I agree that many think that everyone works in gaming industry. I co-own a UPS store and my wife is a teacher, both FAR,FAR, AWAY form The Strip. ANd we rarely gamble. I do bet on college footbal at a "locals" casino.
As far as only tourists will go, it has merit. Most of the people who live here and don’t work on The Strip rarely go there, unless friends from out-of-town come in. Why? Because WE don’t want to deal with the tourists. Let them gawk at everything and get excited about winning 10 bucks on a slot machine. We have our own places to go, far away from any tourists.
Plus, ever been to The Strip on a Fri. or Sat night? Or when a big fight is in town? Super Bowl? Takes over an hour to go from one end to another. Now add an additional 5-10K cars.
No arena in the near future- Everything that you have heard about an arena being built has been put on hold. All that has been done so far is a ground-breaking ceremony for the Aeg-backed arena, which is supposed to be built behind The Strip, which is actually located in Clark County, not Las Vegas. Las Vegas wants to build it’s own arena on some old Union Pacific property they purchased years ago closer to downtown. This would actually be a better location, with better access to highways, but money is, as always, the problem. Plus, they want a commitment before it’s built. Politics,politics
Gambling- Not an issue. Casinos don’t derive much income form hockey betting anyway. Plus Canada has Pro-line. As far as players doing it, teams probably won’t have long enough lay-overs to actually have time to gamble, as they would have a road trip involving Phoenix, LA, and Anaheim. If a player does gamble, then it si on him to be responsible.
Population- With unemployment approaching 10%, due to downturn in housing and tourism( double-digit decrease in tourists visiting for 6 straight months), people are leaving Las Vegas area to look for work. I had to lay off 2 people in my store, and the county is expected to layoff 1,000 teachers next year due to budget cuts.
I could keep going, but it is already too long. Do I want a team here? Yes, but not an expansion team, despite what Bruckheimer wants. He will also have to pay a territorial fee to LA. Not sure about Anaheim and Phoenix. I know Las Vegas is in their TV territories as well as LA. A relocated team might stand a chance.
Do I think it is a good idea? Not right now. Should wait at least 5 years with the economy the way it is. Many aren’t going to be able to afford NHL ticket prices for a while.
** That’s all you could find to pick on, semantics?** I must have done OK then. Did you even bother to read it, or just stop at the first thing you could find you didn’t like? I actually agreed with you on some points, if you had taken the time. You asked for reasons NOT to have, didn’t you?