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Originally Posted by bedir than average
Why would abandoning a beautiful, new stadium in a top 15 market in NorthAmerica be a positive for a league? Why would Wayne Gretzky failing as an owner be a good thing for the league?
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You've got me on the arena, it would be a shame to see them give up on that, but I don't see how they could possibly be a top 15 market. There's just no...well, anything...here for hockey. In the heart of the season when races are on and tensions are mounted, there's not a single crimson-y/brick-y coloured jersey or Yotes logo in sight. Surely a top 15 market should have
fans outside of the arena, right? Perhaps I'm biased, having been in the Dallas market prior to this, where hockey is relatively large, but there just doesn't seem to be any support for the team here.
I fail to see how a move for the 'Yotes equates to a failure for Gretzky, outside of his apparent shortcomings behind the bench. No one can ever deny what he did on the ice, but he hasn't exactly been "Great" in the other aspects of the game...
. Back to the point, I don't see how it could be a failure for Gretzky, as there's every possibility for him to remain with the franchise even if it did move and his role became less official...