Any other NHL fans on the site?

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I'd bet that SJ will take it, but Iginla and Kipper have the ability to win a series all by themselves. Then again, so does Joe Thornton and Nabakov. The Sharks have always seemed to be reasonably well supported, they're not one of the U.S. teams that need any help drawing fans I don't think. The Panters and Preds on the other hand...

Well they are just stupid for putting a team in Nashville, I went to the very first game in Nashville and it's obvious it's not a town that needs a hockey team. They already have a niche, they are a country music town where the Nascar Cafe pulls in more money then any restaraunt in town. They just don't care or appreciate one.

I have heard the argument made many times though that any team not in a major market or not in cold weather should be contracted and the Sharks come up a lot. It's ridiculous.

In my experience there seem to be a fair number of hockey elitists who seem to think that hockey only belongs in Canada and the origional 6 cities. While I would like to see one or two more teams in Canada, especially now that the dollar is doing relatively well, the southern U.S. markets are great at supporting their teams. I think Tampa Bay had the 3rd highest attendance this year. However, hockey is in a few places it has no buisness being, like Nashville. Gary Bettman is just too stubborn to admit it.

Exactly, it's like the NFL scheduling games in London. Football has no place in Englad, they don't ccare about it, never have never will.