Jersey bonfire at the picnic.
- Marwood

You're forgetting the effigies.

It might cost them money to play this season, but that's likely in their best interests when you consider franchise values over the long term. Even billionaires can't afford to have customers lose interest in their product.
- YeOldTimer

Only common sense

You're forgetting the effigies.
- A_SteamingLombardi

They're included in the croquet tournament.

They're included in the croquet tournament.
- Marwood

"Mallet the Effigies" that's a T-shirt I'd wear.

Isn’t Salmon Arm and Nelson supposed to be the nicest spots on B.C.? I haven’t been to either but always hear about them.
- bloatedmosquito

Penthouse in Coalharbor you Troglodytes

Only common sense
- Nighthawk

This is no longer a valid concept.

This is no longer a valid concept.
- YeOldTimer

Its a fractured concept now in a world of selective sources of truth and facts. Technology was supposed to bridge the divides. Instead its created more platforms for discontent.

This is no longer a valid concept.
- YeOldTimer

In these trying times much will be lost. The NBA PO viewership was way down. Idk how well the NHL did. Shutting down for an entire season before took a long time to recover from. As you said teams net worth suffers & owners feel it. No easy solution other than working through it. The brand has taken huge financial hits with some owners maybe unable to continue.

Do you think that will stop the whiners from whining?
- manvanfan

lol you joking? When Petey and Hughes lead this team to the championship we won't have enough cap space for something...

lol you joking? When Petey and Hughes lead this team to the championship we won't have enough cap space for something...
- LordHumungous

Or the coach and GM are morons who got lucky.

As the kids used to say...haters gonna hate.

It might cost them money to play this season, but that's likely in their best interests when you consider franchise values over the long term. Even billionaires can't afford to have customers lose interest in their product.
- YeOldTimer

I don't think they're worried about the net worth of their franchises because none of them are trying to sell their teams, all of these owners have other sources of income, hockey teams are just hobbies for billionaires. As soon as this Covid thing is over the values will return.

In these trying times much will be lost. The NBA PO viewership was way down. Idk how well the NHL did. Shutting down for an entire season before took a long time to recover from. As you said teams net worth suffers & owners feel it. No easy solution other than working through it. The brand has taken huge financial hits with some owners maybe unable to continue.
- Nighthawk

It has been reported that the bubbles cost the league 75-90 million, so I doubt they will want to go down that road again, for a regular season.

I don't think they're worried about the net worth of their franchises because none of them are trying to sell their teams, all of these owners have other sources of income, hockey teams are just hobbies for billionaires. As soon as this Covid thing is over the values will return.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Some were talking a while back that it could be 5 years before hockey related revenue catches up to where it was before covid.

It has been reported that the bubbles cost the league 75-90 million, so I doubt they will want to go down that road again, for a regular season.
- Reubenkincade

That was for two bubbles too. NBA single bubble cost 180M

Rosters that are like half the size too.

Some were talking a while back that it could be 5 years before hockey related revenue catches up to where it was before covid.
- manvanfan

I can see it taking that long, but I am in a pom-pom mood today, so it will only take about 10 post-covid games, to get back on track.

That was for two bubbles too. NBA single bubble cost 180M

Rosters that are like half the size too.
- manvanfan

It probably helped the nhl, that the rinks were owned/controlled by the host nhl team

Some were talking a while back that it could be 5 years before hockey related revenue catches up to where it was before covid.
- manvanfan

None of these owners made their money from owning a hockey team, well maybe the Wirtz because they've owned that team since 1954, but all the rest bought hockey teams because they didn't know what to do with billions earned in other businesses, like I said these are side businesses or hobbies.

None of these owners made their money from owning a hockey team, well maybe the Wirtz because they've owned that team since 1954, but all the rest bought hockey teams because they didn't know what to do with billions earned in other businesses, like I said these are side businesses or hobbies.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Yes.

I can see it taking that long, but I am in a pom-pom mood today, so it will only take about 10 post-covid games, to get back on track.
- Reubenkincade

During the last lockout, the NHL started on January 20th and they played a 48 game schedule.

The 2020-21 season is the final year of the NHL’s TV deal with NBC which was for 10 years and $2 billion.

The NHL is a gate driven league and Statista.com estimates teams lose $1.3 million per game without having fans, and $215,000 on food and drinks.

Isn’t Salmon Arm and Nelson supposed to be the nicest spots on B.C.? I haven’t been to either but always hear about them.
- bloatedmosquito

Salmon Arm actually reeks thanks to an ever-expanding chicken farm/ processing plant. Nelson is nice, especially if you go to the outlying areas.

Salmon Arm actually reeks thanks to an ever-expanding chicken farm/ processing plant. Nelson is nice, especially if you go to the outlying areas.
- Shuswap Wap

We like Blind Bay when we retire. Idk if Mini’s line of work would make sense there.
Still think Kamloops is a nice growing area if located in a nice place. We like reasonably close proximity to Vancouver. Nelson is nice but Castlegar & Trail nearby are holes lol

The real fans do.
- Marwood

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Jersey bonfire at the picnic.
- Marwood

Are you updating the Pom Poms this year or holding off with the flat cap?

@MrBooth_7

The orca is good. The gradient is not. The skate was unforgivably snubbed. Either way, Jake Virtanen and Loui Eriksson will be alternating a top 6 spot all season long, you’ll be so drunk you won’t even notice what they’re wearing

I thought it was sarcasm at first, but the Flames actually stole the flying V logo too.





Someone check on Fin, make sure he's safe.