auxlepli 17 Report post Posted July 16, 2008 (edited) Steve Violetta, formerly of the Nashville Predators and now senior vice president of business of your Detroit Red Wings, thinks it's great to have a building packed even if fans pay less. http://redwingscorner.blogspot.com/2008/07...t-renewals.html "A lot of people have told me that there was more energy, more enthusiasm in the building," said Steve Violetta, senior vice president of business affairs who joined the Red Wings in mid-season. "I think that had a lot to do with rolling back prices. New people came in the building and brought new energy." Edited July 16, 2008 by auxlepli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superdeluxe 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2008 I don't blame the guy. I mean, lying, cheating, stealing, whatever, is bad, but if retarded Bettman wants to keep a franchise in a city that clearly shouldn't have one, I'd go this route too. There are plenty of other hockey loving areas (Saskatchewan, for example, maybe Saskatoon as a midpoint between populated areas) that would do well with a hockey franchise. There really doesn't need to be loyalty to a city that has had it's franchise for a whopping 8 years. Especially when Winnipeg lost it's franchise after 17, Hartford 18, and so on. There's plenty of other teams in the area, like Atlanta, St. Louis, Carolina, and Columbus for people in Tennessee. Before someone says that's too far, try being in Arcata going to a Sharks game. Twice the distance for the closest team, and in the same state, no less. If Seattle builds a new arena, I think there could be much interest to add a NHL team. Its interesting to think that the 2 most probable NBA/NHL teams to move would be Memphis/Nashville. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
