Quote Originally Posted by Panda Man View Post
Haha, I don't actually keep up with hockey, but I'm 4 hours away from Atlanta so I pulled for them while they were there. Every team in or from Atlanta has a tendency to choke at the last moment.
I got the impression that they really didn't get that much love while they were there. I think people enjoyed the concept of a team in Atlanta, but never really took advantage of going to see games. I know they had huge attendance issues, and they were essentially bleeding money and in massive debt. They did what they could to keep the team in Atlanta, but no one was willing to buy them.

From what I've read, even the team leaving was given almost no attention. Where as Winnipeg is still partying about getting their beloved Jets back, and the team is going to get a lot more love up north than they ever will in Atlanta.

That makes the second NHL team that we've stolen from you, though. The Atlanta Flames became the Calgary Flames back in the '80s. So... whoops. We just fucking love hockey up here.