Which city should get a team first – a St. Louis NBA team or a Milwaukee NHL team?
To set the stage for the final category, a NBA team in STL and a NHL team in Milwaukee would give each city all four major sports teams (if you count the Packers as a Milwaukee franchise, which is essentially the case). Danny: There are some things about the NHL I’ll never understand. Puck is a cold weather sport – everyone knows that. So why do you have struggling teams in Tampa, Miami (the Panthers), and Phoenix whose fans are at the beach or on the golf course while Milwaukeeans cheer on an AHL franchise (albeit a dominant one … fire up Admirals!) at the Bradley Center? Sure, it’s tough to establish a dynasty as a minor league club, but the Admirals are always near the top of the league in attendance and are constantly in the hunt for the Calder Cup, and that’s despite the Nashville Predators stealing our best come playoff time. If the city can get a new arena – hell, we’ll lose the Bucks if we don’t replace the Bradley Center soon, I demand Gary Bettman get his self together and aw
