Update: New Red Wings arena to be called Little Caesars Arena
April 28th, 2016 at 12:42 PM ^
has no salary cap. One thing you never have to worry about anyway with Mike Illitch is spending money to improve the team.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:51 PM ^
Have you not watched how Illitch has operated his teams? Spending money has never been the problem. Dumb ass comment.
April 28th, 2016 at 10:58 AM ^
The Pizza Oven or just The Oven?
April 28th, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
+1. That's a cool nickname.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^
I like The Oven. Especially given it contains a sheet of frozen ice.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
rename the Zamboni to Pepperoni.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:56 PM ^
Cleveland has that trademarked.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:06 AM ^
hell yes - we're going to start that trend.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
Crap - should have trademarked it first!
April 28th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
Start a new thread. When someone is writing the history of Little Caesars Arena a/k/a The Oven, you and MGoBlog will get a shout-out in the book WolverineDevotee/Brandon's Lasting Lessons style.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^
Ha! First, I'd want to know Dave Brandon's thoughts on the nickname. If he likes it - I'm willing to walk away from it!
April 28th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^
"The Oven" was the nickname for Pizza Hut Park (now Toyota Stadium) in Frisco, TX. Gametime temps (at 8 or 10pm) are frequently over 100° in June/July. Excellent nickname.
Get ready to hear lots of "Hockey! Hockey!"
April 28th, 2016 at 10:58 AM ^
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April 28th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^
I agree on the way they've been playing, but very much disagree on how the roster looks for the future. We haven't seen the emergence of young talent like we did this year in a LONG time.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:51 AM ^
I feel like the Wings have too many 3rd and 4th liners on the team and not enought 1st and 2nd liners. The guys are solid, but not spectacular. It shows in the lack of scoring this year.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:54 PM ^
The Red Wings have 5 of the top 50 prospects in hockey. That doesnt include Larkin or Athanasieu. Dont comment on shit you are completely ignorant about.
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Nobody would blame you for that... if you didn't just make a comment that claimed knowledge of future roster prospects.
You spoke out of ignorance. A response of integrity would look something like, "Oh, wow, I don't follow prospect rankings, that's good to know. I guess I spoke too soon."
Instead you're trying to squirm out of it. Eat the crow you've plated for yourself.
Tell us where they money will come from to bring in quality FAs or sign our young talent to contract extensions. If you look at the on-ice product, there should be hope. But when you factor our salary cap situation going forward, you will understand why many hockey insiders like Toronto's long term future better than ours.
They are pretty low in the top 50 though, I think like in the 35-50 range. Its great that they have those players, but I think they lack the elite player that can take them over the top. Maybe Larkin will be that player.
April 28th, 2016 at 10:58 AM ^
That would be a tasty stadium
April 28th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
April 28th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
Little Caesar's Colosseum.
Should not be: Little Caesar's Palace.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:13 AM ^
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April 28th, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^
I just hope my pager will get service in there.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
April 28th, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
How about pizza pizza palace?
April 28th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
Pizza Pizza Pavillion
April 28th, 2016 at 12:57 PM ^
Pizza Pizza Hockey Hockey Arena
April 28th, 2016 at 11:02 AM ^
That name sucks. But he can name it whatever he would like I suppose if it helps the city of Detroit.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:22 AM ^
how much it will actually help the city of Detroit. It will be partially funded by the taxpayers, who have little money as it is...
Recent studies have shown that even NFL stadiums don't bring in enough local revenue to justify the cost to the cities they are in:
...stadiums do not generate significant local economic growth, and the incremental tax revenue is not sufficient to cover any significant financial contribution by the city,
I would imagine this would be even less of a benefit with a hockey stadium.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:25 PM ^
The bulk of the taxes that are paying for the public portion of the development do not exist prior to the stadium being built. Hot and Ready Arena is being funded via a TIF. Without the stadium, the new taxes to pay for the stadium would not be there. These arguments are weak in regards to Detroit.
You've got it a bit backwards - NFL stadiums are by far the worst, because they are only used for 10-13 games per year. A hockey arena may only have 1/3 the capacity, but you get something like 50 active dates depending on playoffs. Even better if the arena were shared with, say, a hypothetical NBA team...
April 28th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^
jacked up real estate prices and rents in the area already.
/was looking for a commercial property. Priced out of that area (which is still a fucking shithole, btw) now.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^
Nice! I was hoping for a corporate name, and it's even more exciting to be reminded of such high-end, non-diarrhea-inducing pizza whenever I see the Wings' arena. It's also great to detach ourselves from Joe Louis, since local history is dumb and irrelevant.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:34 AM ^
cumong man
April 28th, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^
April 28th, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^
are some of everybody's favorite things to chow on for viewing parties, so the idea of enjoying the Wings at the Pizza Palace or the Oven or Little Caesar's Arena seems to go together.
Illitch needs to roll out more dough for a heartier and grittier bunch of Wings to put more pucks in the net instead of trying to outmanuever with speed and quickness. That works in the regular season not in the playoffs. And this team hardly seems built to comoete in the postseason no matter how physical they try to be. When your leading players are not the physical types, it's harder to set the tone for that style of play no matter what you do.
April 28th, 2016 at 12:06 PM ^
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April 28th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
Can we talk about how good the Little Caesars pizza is at the Joe? Probably 10x better than a Hot N Ready (and much more expensive). Deep Deep dish is always solid "Detroit style" though.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:08 AM ^
April 28th, 2016 at 11:09 AM ^
I was hoping for Gordie Howe Arena or something. Ugh.
April 28th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^
hungry howies arena
April 28th, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^
+1 I like jokes
April 28th, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^
He's getting a bridge though.