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Post by mikecubs on Sept 24, 2014 11:20:48 GMT -6
Here is a new fly through of what the Edmonton arena district will look like.
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Post by mikecubs on Mar 21, 2015 11:36:55 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 12:50:16 GMT -6
I still feel Katz was too greedy. I really don't think the winter garden thing was needed but oh well. I'm still glad the Oilers are leaving that dump Rexall Place! Katz is the Bill Wirtz of Edmonton. As long as he owns the Oilers, they are destined to fail. |
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Post by wolfmannick on Mar 21, 2015 13:02:35 GMT -6
^ That's about it, I don't think he cares about the team, just about making as much money as he can. That's why he tried holding the team hostage to the city, saying he would move it to Seattle or wherever over getting an arena he can make more money in.
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Post by mikecubs on Mar 21, 2015 15:03:31 GMT -6
Any owner would have done the same. The Oilers were playing in a 1974 pit and they didn't receive any of the concert revenue from the arena either. Also look at all the development going on around the building including Edmonton's tallest skyscraper. That said the Oilers do suck and they would be better off with a new owner.
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Post by mikecubs on Mar 21, 2015 15:04:33 GMT -6
I still feel Katz was too greedy. I really don't think the winter garden thing was needed but oh well. I'm still glad the Oilers are leaving that dump Rexall Place! Katz is the Bill Wirtz of Edmonton. As long as he owns the Oilers, they are destined to fail. This is too harsh. He's no where close to Wirtz. At least the Oilers televise local home games. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 15:05:25 GMT -6
Any owner would have done the same. The Oilers were playing in a 1974 pit and they didn't receive any of the concert revenue from the arena either. Also look at all the development going on around the building including Edmonton's tallest skyscraper. That said the Oilers do suck and they would be better off with a new owner. I'm not referring to the new arena construction. Katz is just a bad owner. |
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Post by mikecubs on Mar 21, 2015 15:28:51 GMT -6
Oh, 100% I agree. He's just not at a Wirtz level of badness. He's televising the games at least. That counts for something. LOL.
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Post by wolfmannick on Mar 21, 2015 18:36:29 GMT -6
^ I don't know, the on ice product both owners are putting forward looks pretty comparable to me.
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Post by mikecubs on Mar 21, 2015 19:31:41 GMT -6
Question, why do the Oilers suck so bad? Is it because they draft poor? Does Katz resign good players or does he let them go ala Wirtz with Roenick, Belford, Chelios etc...
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Post by Bruinsfan on Mar 21, 2015 19:35:46 GMT -6
Question, why do the Oilers suck so bad? Is it because they draft poor? Does Katz resign good players or does he let them go ala Wirtz with Roenick, Belford, Chelios etc... They dont draft well. They draft the star number one forward every chance they get at the number one. They should have decided to build around Eberle and Hall and used the Nugent Hopkins/yakupov picks to trade for solid players and build a team. IMO if you are picking #1 or 2# for more than 2 years in a row you MUST use any additional high draft picks to either build the D line or to trade for solid nhl ready talent...really poor general management imo |
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Post by mikecubs on Mar 21, 2015 20:51:34 GMT -6
Thanks! That to me doesn't sound like a Wirtz level of badness at least. Just poor management. Not insanely poor management. At least they are picking star players or trying to. It sounds like they are trying just don't know how to do it correctly because of stupidity. Wirtz didn't even try. He was a relic from the past who let every decent player they had go. Plus the idiot didn't televise the games!
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Post by jetsorbust on Mar 23, 2015 12:29:58 GMT -6
Oh, 100% I agree. He's just not at a Wirtz level of badness. He's televising the games at least. That counts for something. LOL. Different era though, that's just how things are now I would say. Plus, paid attendance is still strong (as hard as it is to believe), so he would have no reason to blackout games. |
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Post by mikecubs on May 6, 2015 14:26:11 GMT -6
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Post by mikecubs on Jul 25, 2015 18:52:19 GMT -6
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