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  • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

    Originally posted by CommAvHusky View Post
    Top Current Players: Corey Kluber, Juan Encarnacion, Jose Ramirez

    Someone that retired in 2007 after taking a foul ball to the eye is one of their best current players?

    Last edited by state of hockey; 01-09-2018, 02:21 PM.
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    • Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
      Someone that retired in 2007 after taking a foul ball to the eye is one of their best current players?

      Also impressive in that Juan never played for the Indians.

      Retired AND gets still gets an active MLB paycheck? Who does he think he is, Bobby Bonilla?
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      • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

        Originally posted by state of hockey View Post
        Someone that retired in 2007 after taking a foul ball to the eye is one of their best current players?

        I can't have a Cleveland posting without some sort of misteak, oops here I go again.
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        • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

          58. Carolina Hurricanes

          (a.k.a. Hartford Whalers)

          Why? One of four WHA teams that merged with the NHL in 1979, the Whalers/Hurricanes have mostly been an under the radar mediocre franchise.

          The Good. Won the 2006 Stanley Cup, 2 Eastern Conference Championships (2002), made the Eastern Conference Finals in 2009. The Whalers won the Adams Division in 1987.

          The Bad. The Whalers only got out of the first round once (1986), have failed to make the playoffs since making the Eastern Conference Finals in 2009.

          The Ugly. The Whalers played in the NHL’s smallest market hedged between the New York and Boston markets. Owner Peter Karmanos bought the Whalers in 1994 and decided to bail Hartford three years later. Normally, an owner already had a site to relocate to, however, Karmanos decided to leave Hartford but hadn’t figured out where to move to. Where to? Raleigh, North Carolina. OK, great is there a hockey arena there? Largest one only holds 5,000 fans. For the first two years, the newly minted Hurricanes played in Greensboro 80 minutes away.

          Where they play. PNC Arena, originally the Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena, currently used by the Hurricanes and North Carolina State Basketball.

          Owner: Peter Karmanos, Jr. Originally from Detroit and made his fortune in computer software. Still a wanted man in Connecticut

          Coach: Bill Peters, currently in his fourth season coaching the Hurricanes, replacing Kirk Muller (******* Kirk Muller)

          Top Current Players: Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastien Aho, Cam Ward

          Hall of Famers: Ron Francis who also happens to be the General Manager. And yes, Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull had cups of coffee with the Whalers.
          Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings
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          • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

            Originally posted by CommAvHusky View Post
            Bobby Hull had cups of coffee with the Whalers.
            I did not know this.
            Last edited by Kepler; 01-10-2018, 09:53 AM.
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            • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

              What? No mention of the "Brass Bonanza"?!
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              • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                What? No mention of the "Brass Bonanza"?!
                Agree. Serious oversight. Also the coolest logo in sports history, and not just because it prefigures the Seahawks.

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                • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

                  Originally posted by CommAvHusky View Post
                  58. Carolina Hurricanes

                  (a.k.a. Hartford Whalers)
                  Another droll fact, though I cannot find the link right now, is that Whalers jerseys still outsell Hurricanes jerseys.
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                  • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

                    57. Toronto Maple Leafs

                    Why? One could say that the hockey capital of the world is Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, Toronto’s pro hockey team has the NHL’s longest championship drought and hasn’t even sniffed one since there were six teams.

                    The Good. 13 Stanley Cup Championships including six from 1942-1951 and four from 1962-1967.

                    The Bad. 50 season championship drought, the team found ways to miss the playoffs in the 1980’s back in a time where only 5 teams missed the playoffs each year.

                    The Ugly. The Curse of Howard Ballard. Ballard one of the most detested owners in sports history, assumed full control in 1970. Ballard was convicted of fraud and tax evasion serving only a 1/3 of his nine year sentence in a country club prison. Ballard continued to have controversies regarding the ‘reserve clause’, the newly formed WHA, and his opposition to European players in the NHL, blackballing the CBC for new lighting, turning on the heat and shutting off the water when The Beatles performed at Maple Leaf Gardens one summer. The Maple Leafs always sold out, hence Ballard had no incentive to increase pay. Therefore, the Leafs remained terrible under Ballard until he died in 1990.

                    Where they play. Air Canada Centre, opened in 1999 replacing Maple Leaf Gardens

                    Owner: Maple Leaf Sport & Entertainment Company, led by Larry Tannenbaum.

                    Coach: Mike Babcock, second fastest coach to 500 wins, more known for his stints with Detroit and Anaheim.

                    Top Current Players: Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Frederik Andersen

                    Hall of Famers: Syl Apps, George Armstrong, Johnny Bower, Turk Broda, Charlie Conacher, Hap Day, Dick Duff, Doug Gilmour, Red Horner, Tim Horton, Busher Jackson, Red Kelly, Ted Kennedy, Dave Keon, Frank Mahovlich, Lanny McDonald, Joe Primeau, Bob Pulford, Sweeney Schriner, Darryl Sittler, Allan Stanley, Mats Sundin, Norm Ullman, Harry Watson

                    Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings
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                    • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

                      Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                      Another droll fact, though I cannot find the link right now, is that Whalers jerseys still outsell Hurricanes jerseys.
                      There was an interesting article some time ago which talked about how the City of Hartford owned the Whalers logo after the team moved to Carolina. The thing is Hartford did nothing with it. Someone finally convinced them they could make a bunch of money if they market that logo and sell stuff with it. So, everyone who buys a Whalers jersey is helping the coffers of the City of Hartford.
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                      • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

                        55 Minnesota Vikings
                        56 Indianapolis Colts
                        57 Toronto Maple Leafs
                        58 Carolina Hurricanes
                        59 Cleveland Indians
                        60 Phoenix Suns
                        61 New York Knicks
                        62 Dallas Mavericks
                        63 Miami Marlins
                        64 New York Islanders
                        65 Philadelphia Eagles
                        66 Colorado Avalanche
                        67 Buffalo Bills
                        68 Orlando Magic
                        69 Baltimore Orioles
                        70 Milwaukee Bucks
                        71 San Jose Sharks
                        72 Pittsburgh Pirates
                        73 Colorado Rockies
                        74 Houston Astros
                        75 Vancouver Canucks
                        76 New York Mets
                        77 Philadelphia 76ers
                        78 Buffalo Sabres
                        79 Minnesota Wild
                        80 Jacksonville Jaguars
                        81 Tampa Bay Lightning
                        82 Milwaukee Brewers
                        83 St. Louis Blues
                        84 Cleveland Browns
                        85 Carolina Panthers
                        86 Nashville Predators
                        87 Arizona Diamondbacks
                        88 New York Jets
                        89 Washington Wizards
                        90 Atlanta Hawks
                        91 San Diego Chargers
                        92 Ottawa Senators
                        93 Washington Capitals
                        94 Washington Nationals
                        95 Texas Rangers
                        96 Detroit Lions
                        97 Toronto Raptors
                        98 Denver Nuggets
                        99 Philadelphia Phillies
                        100 Florida Panthers
                        101 Kansas City Chiefs
                        102 New Orleans Pelicans
                        103 San Diego Padres
                        104 Arizona Coyotes
                        105 Atlanta Falcons
                        106 Sacramento Kings
                        107 Houston Texans
                        108 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
                        109 Brooklyn Nets
                        110 Minnesota Twins
                        111 Charlotte Hornets
                        112 Arizona Cardinals
                        113 New Orleans Saints
                        114 Winnipeg Jets
                        115 Tennessee Titans
                        116 Tampa Bay Rays
                        117 Cincinnati Bengals
                        118 Columbus Blue Jackets
                        119 Memphis Grizzlies
                        120 Minnesota Timberwolves
                        121 Seattle Mariners
                        122 Los Angeles Clippers
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                        • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

                          Originally posted by CommAvHusky View Post
                          56 Minnesota Vikings
                          57 Toronto Maple Leafs
                          58 Carolina Hurricanes
                          59 Cleveland Indians
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                              They move up to 55 if they win this weekend.
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                              • Re: 122 Franchises Ranked Bottom to Top:

                                56. Indianapolis Colts

                                (a.k.a. Baltimore Colts)

                                Why? A franchise with a lot of the NFL’s greatest moments but now they don’t have a lot of Luck.

                                The Good. 3 NFL Championships (1958, 1959, 1968), 2 Super Bowls (V, XLI). The 1958 Championship helped start the modern beginnings of pro football.

                                The Bad. Brutal to watch from the late 1970’s to the late 1980’s. Occaissonally capable of a stinker of a season, they were winless in the strike shortened 1982 season, went 1-15 in 1991 and 2-14 in 2011.

                                The Ugly. In 1972, an unusual swap was made. Colts owner Carole Rosenbloom and Rams owner Bob Irsay bought swapped teams. Rosenbloom threated to leave Baltimore, Irsay was willing to negotiate improvments to Memorial Stadium who housed both the Colts and baseball’s Orioles. The State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore refused to provide any taxpayer money for a new stadium for the Colts. Irsay started to negotiate with several cities for the Colts to move. Despite, Irsay claiming that the Colts would stay in Baltimore, it came down to Indianapolis or Phoenix. Indianapolis was already building a new domed stadium, while Phoenix offered Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium. On March 27, 1984 the State of Maryland passed legislation allowing the City of Baltimore to seize the Colts via eminent domain. Maryland’s actions led Phoenix to withdraw. On March 29th, 15 moving vans headed to Indianapolis in different directions to avoid detection from the Maryland State Police.

                                Where they play. Lucas Oil Stadium, a stadium that demands changing after three months or 3,000 miles.

                                Owner: Jim Irsay, named Vice President and General Manager one month after the relocation, assumed control when his father had a stroke in 1995 and fully won all legal battles to assume control in 1997. Was suspended for six games when involved in a drug fueled car crash in 2013.

                                Coach: Currently vacant, Chuck Pagano was fired after the 2017 season ended.

                                Top Current Players: Andrew Luck and T.Y. Hilton

                                Hall of Famers: Raymond Berry, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Gino Marchetti, Jim Parker, Johnny Unitas, Art Donovan, Marvin Harrison, John Mackey, Lenny Moore.

                                Up Next: The Minnesota Vikings
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