Six US Teams in Financial Trouble - Islanders included?

[slickdtc]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Not so much lime green but this color scheme would look nice. Anything that's not black. Way overdone by newer teams.

Seattle's neighbors would probably object to that color scheme.

I like the way the Seahawks jerseys are... mostly all dark blue (there's actually a dark blue and a darker blue), then just a smidge of that lime green as an accent. I like that and think, if this goes down, that they should roll with something like that. And definitely make an all lime green alternate! I don't know why everyone hated the all lime green Seattle jersey. They're alternates, they're supposed to be different!

And JJLinn... we'll see. It would be great if all teams continued to get the support they are getting and also supported the new team. Even with the NHL attendance numbers, I think if the NHL went to Seattle, it would be a great market.

[OSUFan_88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Not so much lime green but this color scheme would look nice. Anything that's not black. Way overdone by newer teams.

Maybe it's me...but that screams Whalers...

[SPTO]

Quote: Originally Posted by OSUFan_88

Maybe it's me...but that screams Whalers...

Kinda looks like the Canucks with a more modern uniform template to me.

[MrChainsaw]

Quote: Originally Posted by OSUFan_88

Maybe it's me...but that screams Whalers...

Exactly what I was thinking. But like someone already said, anything would be better than the way-too-overdone black uniforms that half the league has nowadays.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by OSUFan_88

Maybe it's me...but that screams Whalers...

Hahaha. Same thing I thought after I saved the template. Especially when I mixed some gray in there.
I wish the program had a wider variety of colors in the blue and green scope. But I think something similar to the Seahawks would be great. Including silver like Nashville has.

If not, I'd love it if an NHL club adopted jersey's similar to Notre Dames or Michigans hockey uni's.
The gold, white and blue of UofM looks great.

[yankeesgiants]

19 teams are playing at 93% or higher so as far as Im concerned, they are holding up there end of the bargin. That leaves 11 teams in my crosshares:

Ducks: 88% Keep em
Devils 88% Keep em
Predators: 87% No history + attendence has dropped for years. Fold em
Blue Jackets: 85% Fold em
Hurricanes: 81% Usually around 88% Hartford was around 87% Just sayin
Panthers: 78% Fold em
Lightning: 78% Fold em
Islanders:78% Good History plagued by Mgmt & Building issues. Keep em
Avalance: 77% Were at 93% or higher up to 2 years ago. Keep em
Thrashers: 73% Fold em
Coyotes: 68% Fold em

That leaves 24 viable teams.

Team attendence of moved teams the last leason before being moved:

Quebec: 93%
Hartford: 87%
Winnepeg: 84%

[metallicatz]

I disagree about folding Tampa. You don't just up and pull the NHL out of FL entirely in one fell swoop.....especially when one of those teams has a Cup. Florida certainly has no business having 2 NHL teams and i'm all for pulling the Panthers but I think it's too early to give up on Tampa and hockey in Florida entirely......especially in a down economy that has hit Florida very hard on multiple levels. The general Tampa area has a strong youth hockey base that will only get bigger. There are a ton of displaced adult hockey players/fans here in Florida from the north. I play with these guys all the time. Guys from Canada, Maine, Connecticut, Boston, NY, Minnesota, all over.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by metallicatz

I disagree about folding Tampa. You don't just up and pull the NHL out of FL entirely in one fell swoop.....especially when one of those teams has a Cup. Florida certainly has no business having 2 NHL teams and i'm all for pulling the Panthers but I think it's too early to give up on Tampa and hockey in Florida entirely......especially in a down economy that has hit Florida very hard on multiple levels. The general Tampa area has a strong youth hockey base that will only get bigger. There are a ton of displaced adult hockey players/fans here in Florida from the north. I play with these guys all the time. Guys from Canada, Maine, Connecticut, Boston, NY, Minnesota, all over.

I'm also hesitant on pulling C'Bus. That city supported an expansion team that couldn't win more than 3 games a month. At one point, I think they were selling out 95% of the time through the first 4 seasons. But nobody can wait around forever.
If they can at least make the playoffs next year, you'll see more fans return.

2000-01: 17,457
2001-02: 18,136
2002-03: 17,744
2003-04: 17,369
2005-06: 16,796
2006-07: 16,401
2007-08: 13,644
2008-09: 15,543
2009-10: 16,237