chippa13

If the world can get over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Macon Whoopie, or Savannah Bananas then it can get over the Vegas Golden Knights. As for owners concerned about marketing, well, uuummmmmmm, it is a business. The object is to make money. There is a reason why teams change around their uniforms every few years and many switch around their thirds even more often. At the end of the day, there is a new NHL franchise starting play in October 2017. I would think local fans would be happy but if not there are some folks north of Montreal who will gladly take the Golden Knights off your hands.

Folks are complaining because they need something to complain about.

Exactly. Folks are complaining about the Vegas choice and the Rangers got their name from a pun.

Original Chicago owner's military unit versus Vegas owner military school. Heck, it could be how the Rangers got their name.

To all who hate the name, read up on how Chicago got their's.

The NHL is a business and with the current exchange rates they aren't in any hurry to add a Canadian franchise.

Can't please everyone.

Silver Knights is already a college/rookie ball team in Nashua, NH. They dropped the "Las" because everyone refers to it as Vegas. Just think how the city slogan plays with a Cup visit, "What happens here stays here." The ads write themselves.

Just like anything, as long as you can put in the time and effort, it is never too late.

The worst part about a layoff and trying to get back is that the only thing that gets you in skating shape is skating. I still remember in my first game back after my episode when I got knocked down in front of the net, the guy who runs our team yelled out, "Chip's down, call 911." Ahhhh, good times.

Drink better wine.

Late in a game last night I had a kid bury me in front of the net with a crosscheck to the back. He was shocked that I would go back at him saying, "You were setting up camp in front". Dude, this isn't the waning seconds of game 7.

16 years ago people told me the sky was falling, it didn't. 8 years ago other people told me the sky was falling, it didn't. This is the USA and we'll survive just like we always have.

Too bad the bottom one was November 2014, if it were a month earlier then you would've had a nice start on a Frankenstein's monster costume.

Maybe he agrees with Al Iafrate.

Looking forward to seeing a "Sweet Spot" ending to this story. Hang in there.

Ok, when a google search doesn't bring up the person, well, ahhhh......never mind.

He'll get points by accident playing with Tarasenko.

Curious roster decisions coupled with a curious coaching decision was a recipe for failure. I think it is guaranteed that the next Team USA will have a different coach and guys like Abdelkader and Dubinsky will not be on the roster.

It is amazing how well your skates will hold up when you treat them properly.

The overwhelming consensus on this board by folks who know will tell you that Graf quality over the last 15 years has been extremely suspect.

On occasion had QC issues? That is like saying back in the day Nikki Sixx used heroin "on occasion".

I think players getting pulled for "any little thing" is more a function of their organizations' trying to protect their asset and not the tournament not being important. to the players.

I have enough of the undergarments (shirts, pants, socks) to wash after each skate.

To steal a Herbieism, Graf didn't have enough skate to win by skate alone. Had they put some effort in, in the form or LHS signage and store demo days, then they might have received two very important things, exposure and consumer feedback.