The Whalers died as soon as they left, unfortunately.
ihaveabadmonkey
my guess is the next round of expansion will be 4 teams, one for each division.
Brando6677
QC will never happen from the business standpoint
ryanderkis
Atlanta has already had two chances, how many do they get?
Dank_Cthulhu
[Brass Bonanza intensifies]
in-dog_we_trust
New team in Atlanta should be called the Atlanta moving to a city near you soon.
Milestailsprowe
At what point is too many teams too many? 36? 40? 50? 32 is a good even number that spreads the league over 2 countries. There are pockets but how much is too much?
GetzlafMyLawn
Annnnndddd the winner issssss! UTAH!
Exciting_Ad4264
Wis-con-sin
ben10nnery
Put it this way:
Which city will the 3rd Atlanta team move to?
BeefJerkyDentalFloss
Surely there’s still a mall somewhere in the greater Hartford area with an ice rink in it.
Ilkley_dipper
They should call them the Atlanta Unflushables
bigboozer69
As a business, is Seattle doing well? Honest question.
alejandrowoodman
there isn’t enough genuine NHL talent for the league as it is… this is going to make each team worse
leafsfan10341
Enough with these non hockey cities getting teams so the league can get rich. If Atlanta can support a team so can Quebec City or Nova Scotia
Esqueda0
You can pry the Whalers back from my cold dead Caniac fingers.
Ok-Clock-3727
Yippy let’s expand to 100 teams just to make sure we know there is no chance of success for any team we support.
OfficePicasso
Is Atlanta seriously being considered??
Canadian_mk11
“Hartford, you and Quebec City can go fuck yourselves as hard as Bill Burr hates Philadelphia.”
– Gary Bettman, probably.
Fox33__
Unpopular opinion: the Whalers f*n sucked and Hartford is not big enough to support an NHL level team. I swear most people are just hipsters pretending they care so much about a now 26 years since defunct team like it gives you cred points.
It was never a great franchise, the results speak for themselves: one series victory in nine attempts. Meanwhile the Canes have only wiped out in Rd.1 twice, been in the Final twice, and won the Cup!
Yeah yeah they had Gordie Howe in his sunset years for one season, big whoop. It’s all just a self-repeating cycle of faux old timey nostalgia for a team that was supposedly some plucky little underdog. What it really was: just a small time relic of a smaller WHA out of its depth both commercially and sporting wise. They were perennial losers with no future and it’s just cringe to pretend you give such a flying f*k about them.
cubanpajamas
I missed the Whale tail sweaters until Seattle joined. Those are almost as nice.
NitrosGone803
Thrashers attendance was better than Whalers attendance
CallMeTeff
I’ll say it again, we don’t need more teams!! 😫
Spirited_Low7266
A couple of thoughts I’ve had is 1) id love for the Blue Jackets moved to Cleveland and changed their name. 2) it would be great if New Orleans got a team instead of Houston. 3)Atlanta truly doesn’t need another team
courtofowlswatches
I mean theoretically the Canes are the Whalers, and wear the dope alternate jerseys as a nod to where they came from.
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Hamilton isn’t even allowed to be conceived.
The Whalers died as soon as they left, unfortunately.
my guess is the next round of expansion will be 4 teams, one for each division.
QC will never happen from the business standpoint
Atlanta has already had two chances, how many do they get?
[Brass Bonanza intensifies]
New team in Atlanta should be called the Atlanta moving to a city near you soon.
At what point is too many teams too many? 36? 40? 50? 32 is a good even number that spreads the league over 2 countries. There are pockets but how much is too much?
Annnnndddd the winner issssss! UTAH!
Wis-con-sin
Put it this way:
Which city will the 3rd Atlanta team move to?
Surely there’s still a mall somewhere in the greater Hartford area with an ice rink in it.
They should call them the Atlanta Unflushables
As a business, is Seattle doing well? Honest question.
there isn’t enough genuine NHL talent for the league as it is… this is going to make each team worse
Enough with these non hockey cities getting teams so the league can get rich. If Atlanta can support a team so can Quebec City or Nova Scotia
You can pry the Whalers back from my cold dead Caniac fingers.
Yippy let’s expand to 100 teams just to make sure we know there is no chance of success for any team we support.
Is Atlanta seriously being considered??
“Hartford, you and Quebec City can go fuck yourselves as hard as Bill Burr hates Philadelphia.”
– Gary Bettman, probably.
Unpopular opinion: the Whalers f*n sucked and Hartford is not big enough to support an NHL level team. I swear most people are just hipsters pretending they care so much about a now 26 years since defunct team like it gives you cred points.
It was never a great franchise, the results speak for themselves: one series victory in nine attempts. Meanwhile the Canes have only wiped out in Rd.1 twice, been in the Final twice, and won the Cup!
Yeah yeah they had Gordie Howe in his sunset years for one season, big whoop. It’s all just a self-repeating cycle of faux old timey nostalgia for a team that was supposedly some plucky little underdog. What it really was: just a small time relic of a smaller WHA out of its depth both commercially and sporting wise. They were perennial losers with no future and it’s just cringe to pretend you give such a flying f*k about them.
I missed the Whale tail sweaters until Seattle joined. Those are almost as nice.
Thrashers attendance was better than Whalers attendance
I’ll say it again, we don’t need more teams!! 😫
A couple of thoughts I’ve had is 1) id love for the Blue Jackets moved to Cleveland and changed their name. 2) it would be great if New Orleans got a team instead of Houston. 3)Atlanta truly doesn’t need another team
I mean theoretically the Canes are the Whalers, and wear the dope alternate jerseys as a nod to where they came from.
Nothing would make me happier
This meme is where it’s at