Atlanta to Winnipeg is done.

[Ravin]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=367433

News conference today at noon est. Deal is basically done. Atlanta group gave someone a chance for a week to make an offer to keep the team in Atlanta, but no one stepped up, so basically the board has to vote yes and away we go with the team back to Winnipeg. They will play out of the Southeast division next season and then league will be changed.

[Ravin]

Alright, hold the phone here. What the fuck Gary.
Source: http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=367433

"Hockey in Canada has never been stronger," said Bettman. "We get to be back in a place we wish had not left in 1996."

Then why all the fuse about people wanting to move teams to Canada you tart?

"The most important thing for any franchise is ownership, and having Mark Chipman and David Thomson is at the top of the list," explained Bettman. But if you think back to 1996, (the MTS Centre) didn't exist, we didn't have the same collective bargaining agreement that we have now, and I believe the market from an economic standpoint for Winnipeg and Manitoba is stronger than it was."

Ok, so what about Ontario which is easily 10 times bigger then Winnipeg?

[theMINI]

Looks like Winnipeg is finally getting a hockey team! Great.... Now Toronto's going to want one...

[PEYMAN18]

Toronto. Hamilton. Quebec City.

Lets getter done.

[theMINI]

Toronto. Hamilton. Quebec City.

Lets getter done.

You do realize I was joking, right? I was making reference to their shitty ass "team" that they have.

[Ravin]

You do realize I was joking, right? I was making reference to their shitty ass "team" that they have.

[theMINI]

[wingsfan77]

How the Atlanta players probably feel:

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