Today I take down my countdown to First for the Stars. They did it with 95 points to win their division (South). Course the current divisions have only been around for two seasons but I’m good, it means at least one banner to be raised next Fall. The odds remain favorable for them to keep home ice in the conference yet the Providence Bruins’ lead has become insurmountable for the Calder Cup, unless someone takes the Bruins out before we face them.
Congratulations team! This year was quite the turnaround.
Poor Houston is losing its team after 18-19 years. Jeremy and KK attended the last home game over the weekend. The relationship has been contentious lately plus the Houston Rockets run the venue; they figure they’ll make more money via other events. Someone forgot to tell them about Arena Pop/Rock’s decline. I think the weirder part is how Houston is the fourth (or third) largest American city and it lacks an NHL team or an alternate place the Aeros to go. The hows, whys, whats, etc., don’t matter now. The Aeroes are going to that bustling metropolis of diversity…Des Moines, IA. It is closer to Minneapolis so I give the Wild organization credit there.
I think Houston going without a team will be a shortly-lived situation. I will miss the rivarly in the interim. San Antonio has rarely been a serious competitor and OKC belongs to all of Texas to ridicule.
Go Stars! I think we have a good shot of bringing the Calder Cup home in 2013.