Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for July 16, 2014

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    ChazNCenTex  over 10 years ago

    To what? The cheerleaders, the souveneir shop? The fast food stand?

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    sarah413 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Fans?! Who are they? What do they ever contribute to the success of a team? Oh, yeah. THEIR MONEY!! As a season ticket holder for an NHL franchise I’m still highly amused by those “cost certainties” that Bettman promised after the 2004-2005 lockout.

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    jollyjack  over 10 years ago

    The truest and most concise observation of professional sports I have seen. This also applies to the NCAA and “sports” channels (exp: ESPN) that exploit unpaid high schoolers in All Star games.

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    renewed1  over 10 years ago

    The fact that the fans will always be there is why teams will not listen to them. The only thing they understand is the bottom line. Hit them there and they will take notice.

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    mabrndt Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Fans follow a winner. If it’s about loyalty, why are almost all the complaints about not changing a losing team? All of a sudden, everyone wants to be its GM. If the team is winning, applicants for that job soon disappear.

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    Bob Blumenfeld  over 10 years ago

    That’s like the typical official response to a business change (any business): “We have no plans in that direction.”

    No “plans” yet, but they may be seriously “considering” it.

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    tired-one  over 10 years ago

    “We have no plans” means “we are past the planning stage.”

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    Jim Kerner  over 10 years ago

    It is?

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