I wanted to see what everyone else thought about the situation surrounding the Pittsburg Penguins and the 45 year old Melon Arena? I'd like to see them stay where they are - but with so little progress being made I see them moiving to the midwest.
Probability that the Penguins stay in Pittsburg?
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kmterrill
kill joy
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Honestly I don't see them staying where they are. I haven't kept up on this recently, but didn't the city just pull the potential funding for a new stadium? If the city is backing out it does not look good. The organization needs a good shake up anyway.
Matt
P.S. Go Ducks
Matt
P.S. Go Ducks
88_GT_5_oh
Sportin' a turbo 5.0 in Canadistan
Winnepeg...
In all seriousness, Winnipeg has a newly built arena, but it only houses something like 15000 people and limited luxury sweets. Small by NHL standards.
I think that then Pens will stay where they are. As the deadline approaches, someone is going to panic and sign on the dotted line.
god i hope so but who knows. we have a brand new arena ( www.mtscenter.ca ) with very nice boxes (my company has one that i use) my understanding is they built the arena and left it open for one more upper deck. this has been on and off the news for a year now. who knows though, it would be nice to see another NHL team here again, we could definetly pull in crowds since we pull in 7000- 10 000 for minor league (AHL)
it would be insane to have the pens come here, with crosby, malkin, stall etc. great young team with a good future i think
kmterrill
kill joy
Dude, I wish they'd end up there... I miss all of the Candian teams, I hate that the NHL teams left, because they left one hell of a fan base behind...
If the NHL is dying to "expand" the fan base - I wonder why they can't move a team back to Winnipeg or a similar area up north...
Lord knows we don't need another team in Florida! (not that the pen's are planning on moving there)
Lord knows we don't need another team in Florida! (not that the pen's are planning on moving there)
88_GT_5_oh
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i heard about las vegas as an option a while back. but fan base is and attendance is slipping in the southern cities right? why would they move another team south? it all boils down to money, not enough big money here
karuso99GT
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They're not going anywhere. From what I understand, Pittsburgh has been in the top 10 in attendance for several years. There's also another casino in the area that's going to send some arena money Pittsburgh's way. They're just trying to get the best deal they can by making the local politicians bend a little.
TheDamned
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88_GT_5_oh
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i can still hope
According to ESPN, the Penguins have declared an impass in negotiations and will begin looking for a new home.
There is more reading but that should cover the majority of the story for now.
espn said:
There is more reading but that should cover the majority of the story for now.
88_GT_5_oh
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kmterrill
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