The Difference Between the Carolina Franchises

[Mesmer]

It had nothing to do with cities it is about the organizations. But let me go back to my original statement. Panthers dont have to win every year to make money. Hurricanes on the other hand lose money if they dont make the playoffs or barely break even. That is a big motivator for any owner to improve his team.

I agree. The Panthers can afford to sit around and wait, and give the staff and the team the benefit of the doubt. Play the patience thing..

Hurricanes can't. If they could have, they probably wouldn't have fired Peter Laviolette mid-season. But they knew that barely missing the playoffs again was not something that they could afford.

[Mother Grabber]

This is a very good point. The power of the NFL as the king of sports in the US does provide it's teams with a bit of a security blanket, and PSLs just add to that. This takes us back to the other thread about a lack of accountability which is leading to the Panther's continual mediocrity. They need to be careful, though. The blanket isn't infinite, as Jacksonville is discovering. The Panther's FO better start feeling some urgency soon, or we may find ourselves in a similar situation.

[Todd]

I made a similar point yesterday about the PSL non-motivator factor and got BLASTED for it.

[Kurb]

This thread is stooopid and annoying to me.

[Mother Grabber]

You can't handle the truth!

[Kognan]

Hockey sucks...

[Gman was right]

You are comparing ice cream to horse crap.everything about the canes is superior to the panthers. The team, the front office, the fans, are all light years ahead of the panthers. Its not even debatable

[Gman was right]

This thread is stooopid and annoying to me.

Because its the truth

[panthersphan]

Actually, the Whalers/Hurricanes sucked for the last five seasons in Hartford and first season in Carolina. It is also a stretch to say that the Panthers "are an expansion team." "Were" an expansion team, yes. Are after 15 years, no.

What? The Panthers will always be an "Expansion" team.

And the Hurricanes took over an all ready functioning franchise.

[CatMan72]

Wait, we have a hockey team? LOL

[GRWatcher]

What? The Panthers will always be an "Expansion" team.

And the Hurricanes took over an all ready functioning franchise.

And to a die hard hockey fan and every Canadian, the Hartford Whalers are an "Expansion" team too.:smilewinkgrin:

[BigE]

Hockey sucks...

I concur!

[Squirrel]

I concur!

Must have never been to a hockey game. One of the best sports to go see live.

[pantherdad]

I love my panthers to death, but LIVE hockey kicks ass. go to a canes game sometime.....guaranteed you will get loud and pumped up. my wife calls them football players with skates on. hard hittin mofo's.