Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
NHL Expansion in New Orleans: A Controversial Proposal
SportsGrid
Follow
2/20/2025
Category
🥇
Sports
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
So, one last NHL story, the league recently met with a group interested in bringing an
00:07
expansion team to New Orleans.
00:10
And I have gone on record this week as saying, you know, we were just there, SportsGrid,
00:14
setting the bar at the Super Bowl Radio Row for SB59 with the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.
00:23
And I said when we got back, not when I was there, but I said when we got back, I said,
00:29
I just, I can't even believe they have an NBA team there because it's really, it's an
00:36
awful team.
00:39
I think it's an awful franchise.
00:41
I think they've screwed everything up.
00:43
They've screwed up Zion Williamson.
00:45
They've screwed up Anthony Davis.
00:47
What haven't they screwed up?
00:49
And secondly, let's just face facts.
00:52
It's a, it's a very dangerous place.
00:56
I think Bourbon Street, like it's, you know, it is what it is, but it's, it's actually
01:00
hell on earth.
01:02
It's you know, I walked outside my hotel in 30 seconds.
01:06
I saw fentanyl, cocaine, prostitution, heroin.
01:10
I saw people going to the bathroom right in the middle of the street.
01:14
I saw giant horses crapping all over the street.
01:18
I saw them dragging people by handcuffs, by the ends of horses and ropes.
01:24
Like I thought I was in a, like a bad movie.
01:27
I just do not believe that it's a safe place.
01:31
And I know people love the Crescent City.
01:34
I know they love the jazz and the food is absolutely remarkable.
01:38
The restaurants there are second to none.
01:40
It's just fantastic food.
01:41
But when it comes to sports, I have to be honest.
01:44
I believe that the saints should be there and nothing else.
01:49
Couldn't agree more.
01:50
You said it perfectly.
01:52
New Orleans, beautiful cafes, great people, but you know, murder capital, very dangerous.
01:56
You don't want to get off the main areas.
01:58
You're a dead man.
02:00
It's just that simple.
02:01
It really sucks because it has the history and Gabe brought up a great point.
02:03
Very similar to the French Quarter, like Montreal, the old cobblestone and stuff.
02:07
It's beautiful.
02:08
But the violence and the problems down there, it's unbelievable.
02:11
And by the way, NHL, you're talking about New Orleans as one of the worst ideas I've
02:15
ever heard.
02:16
Like literally, Kansas City, Cleveland, if you weren't going to do the States.
02:19
And what about Quebec City?
02:20
Like, are you going to spit in these guys' faces some more?
02:23
Like really?
02:24
That was great.
02:25
Yeah, you take away the Nordiques, you're talking about getting a hockey team in New
02:28
Orleans.
02:29
You can't even get a basketball team to work.
02:30
Like, who the hell?
02:31
What is this expansion?
02:32
Oh, we got to go down here and there and there.
02:35
Like, it's just, man, that idea sucks.
02:37
If I was in the boardroom, Scott, I'd throw like water on the guy, coffee.
02:40
So you're fired.
02:41
They've already expanded so many times, I feel like a Band-Aid.
02:46
I don't even need any more teams in the NHL.
Recommended
0:56
|
Up next
NHL Betting Strategy: Favoring Overs & Player Props
SportsGrid
4/7/2024
3:36
Four Nations Cup: A Prelude to NHL Olympics Involvement
SportsGrid
12/4/2024
1:04
Connor Hellebuyck's Struggles in NHL Road Playoffs
SportsGrid
5/3/2025
0:47
Exciting Preview: NHL Returns Amidst Rising Controversies
SportsGrid
2/22/2025
3:13
Assessing NHL Leadership and Team Strategy Changes
SportsGrid
11/19/2024
1:32
NHL Trade Deadline: Thrilling Moves and Player Swaps
SportsGrid
3/4/2025
3:23
Excitement Surges in Intense NHL Power Plays: Fans React
SportsGrid
2/15/2025
1:03
NHL Draft Fails to Utilize The Sphere's Potential: A Review
SportsGrid
7/1/2024
0:56
Impact of Martin Brodeur’s Team-Friendly Contracts in the NHL
SportsGrid
4 days ago
2:36
NHL Network's Coverage Critique: 4 Nations Cup & More
SportsGrid
2/11/2025
0:49
Exploring Team Success in Sports and Playoff Momentum
SportsGrid
5/18/2025
4:17
Impact of Latest Trades on Favorites & Betting Odds
SportsGrid
1/31/2025
0:39
Vegas Golden Knights: Key Power Play Opportunities
SportsGrid
5/9/2025
2:47
Russian Restrictions Impact on NHL and Player Debuts
SportsGrid
10/16/2024
3:06
Canada Claims Victory in Historic 4 Nations Final vs. USA
SportsGrid
2/21/2025
5:17
NHL Trade Deadline Buzz: Top Players Potentially Moving
SportsGrid
3/6/2025
1:15
NHL Schedule: A Million Games Before Trade Deadline!
SportsGrid
3/7/2024
1:00
Celebrating the Unique Tradition of the Greatest Sports Trophy
SportsGrid
6/25/2024
1:24
Canada Clinches Dramatic OT Win in 4 Nations Opener
SportsGrid
2/14/2025
0:42
Impact of Delayed Game Schedule on Four Nations Hockey
SportsGrid
2/19/2025
0:32
Jack Hughes Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Out for Season
SportsGrid
3/5/2025
2:19
Islander Controversy Ignites Debate Over NHL Rules
SportsGrid
3/25/2025
1:23
Peter Laviolette Close To Becoming The NY Rangers Next HC!
SportsGrid
6/12/2023
0:38
Intense Four Nations Face-Off: Championship at Stake
SportsGrid
2/20/2025
4:42
Celebrating Ring Victory with Panthers & Friendship Insights
SportsGrid
5/1/2025