
Originally Posted by
GB.
They are the Colorado Avalanche based in Denver and have never ever been referred to as the 'Denver Avalanche'. He only bought into them in 2000, when they were one of the elite teams in the NHL. They won the Stanley Cup the following season, but the team gradually declined under his ownership and now have one of the lowest payrolls in the NHL and are light years away from qualifying for the play-offs. And this in a league where 16 of the 30 clubs make the post season.
Under his ownership the Avs have regressed from being in the elite to becoming also-rans with some of the lowest levels of investment in the team despite high attendances.
Luckily, there are no parallels with what we are seeing here at Arsenal.