My living room recliner was mentioning this as well.

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

I still feel strongly the only guaranteed City for relocation success is Toronto. The area is bigger than Quebec and Winnipeg x 2. Corporation wise; several times larger than both combined.

Idemnification certainly would be an expensive proposition.

But then Toronto deserves an NHL team!

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

I'm not totally sure I believe it either, but those I've heard it from (which is up to 2 now, another who LIVES in Winnipeg with parents in high places) are very certain of it

Take it or leave it. I'm not positive either.

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When I was a boy I spoke as a boy, I understood as a boy, and I thought as a boy; when I became a man I took that boy outside and shot him.

Winnipeg needs their team back. Very passionate fans that love their hockey!

Get a load of this. When the fans heard that the Jets were leaving they held many fundraisers and events to gather some money. They raised $11,000,000!!!!

Now if that's not a hockey crazy city then I don't know what is.

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#1 Hockey Nation.

not anymore, the copyright expired so its fair game now. which would explain the massive influx of whalers stuff hitting online stores like Rivercity Sports and IceJerseys.

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Check out my website: http://www.artistzero.com

"That wasn't very nice...I do believe you killed my hat."

Driver of the FIRE LINDY RUFF Bandwagon since 2008.

That only means that Eklund's web crawlers have found this site.

I believe Pants more than that schmuck.

This x 2.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

x3

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Yeah move Atalanta to Winnipeg and that should close the book on Atlanta haing teams in the NHL. Two times too many.

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just call me Brad

Twitter @BUrbanowicz13

you cant blame them for trying atlanta. its a huge, bustling metropolis, in north georgia. just didnt work.

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http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/hey-nhl-dreamers-time-to-chill-84557317.html

Surely nothing more than a rumor. I still believe we'll get a team here within the next 5-10 years. Mark Chipman, who owns the MTS Center has been talking with the NHL for a few years now and is apparently in Bettman's good book. He's doing the exact opposite of what Ballsillie was doing. He's playing by the rules and taking his time waiting for everything to fall in place.

And when we finally get a team here in Winnipeg, you're all invited when the Sabres come to town. I have a feeling I'll need all the friends I can get. I might wear my slug jersey in case I get beer poured on me. Fans here take their hockey VERY seriously...



...one day

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

But two kicks at the can? If it was me you get one chance and your out. Winnipeg is an exception because they actually have fans that would back up there team, hell any Canadian city can back up an NHL team

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Twitter @BUrbanowicz13

Please remember this rumor is very unsubstantiated, so despite the fact that the Thrashers are a flop in Atlanta they ain't going anywhere as long as Bettman is commissioner.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

For sure, I'd rather see Bettman fuck off and let someone who has a sense on what a hockey market is.

Sun + Ice does not equal hockey.

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Twitter @BUrbanowicz13

So when do we get to dump bettman off somewhere? or are we stuck with him for life?

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

when the owners decide hes not suitable for the job anymore. bettman takes the heat, but really, its the NHL owners who make the decisions for him.

lets review: an ownership group either A: buys an existing franchise and moves it, at which point the team owners vote to approve or deny the move. this is not bettman sitting at a desk saying "hmmm... yeah! lets move the jets to phoenix!"

B: a city, like atlanta, gets an ownership group together, gets the expansion funds, and applies for a team. then, the owners vote to allow expansion into said city.

for all of bettmans perceived faults, he is merely the collective voice of 30 owners. he does not, and has not ever made a decision on franchise location by himself. that being said, yes, the southern growth of the game was by design. but this was not his alone doing.

oh, and teams like tampa, florida, anaheim, were all existing prior to him becoming commissioner.

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Bettman can only deny ownership groups from buying franchises, bit it's all up to the owners to vote to allow such a move to happen, isn't it also up to the owners to vote in new ownership groups and Bettman only has final say on such a thing?

It's the same in the NFL, if you buy a team and want to relocate, it needs to get approved by 75% or something of all NFL franchise owners also.

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bettman doesnt have "final word" i dont think. regardless, i just wish people didnt always jump all over him for everything.

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Bettman works for the NHL owners; not the other way around. It amuses me that people think he is some sort of independent rogue commisioner who does what he sees fit, regardless of the teams he represents.

Don't hate the playah; hate the game..........

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"I'll rap you with my cane; you pencil necked geek!!"

-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.