The name game--- hockey style...........?

LOL. I gotta hand it to you Copas, those were some nice ones you named. Shouldn't a Canadian team have the name Penguins instead of Pittsburgh?

Ok..most of us know why Detroit is called the Red Wings...but if your dumb and not a hockey fan, your thinking, "What the hell is a Red Wing? A Wing that's Red?"

In the NBA...did they really find any Raptors in Toronto? I never knew their were Grizzlies in Memphis either.

Oh yeah, and what's up with Californian teams and the name "Kings?" LA Kings, Sacramento Kings.

In the NFL, Detroit is the farthest thing from a Lion. The Detroit Pussycats would make more sense.

Now i get why they call them the Chicago Cubs..they don't deserve to be called Bears.

What's so Royal in KC?

Whose more giant, New York or San Fran?

Ohio is so dumb the only name they can think of are colors...Columbus BLUE jackets, Cleveland BROWNS, Cinci REDS.

If there's ever a Pirate in Philly...wait...there is Derrian Hatcher..

Wouldn't it make more sense if Dallas were the Rangers?

I don't see what's so athletic about Oakland. Seriously..have you seen the Raiders lately?

If Cleveland was actually Indian, wouldn't you think they'd have a math formula that guarantees wins?

Ok..seriously...why isn't Oklahoma City the Tornadoes?

And lastly..if you see a Bengal in Cincinnati, tell him he's the next LB for the bengals..

**Ok, so if LA gets to name a team the Kings (Latin Kings!), why don't they rename the Lakers the Bloods? Oh wait, Kobe's probably a Crip...ask Paul Pierce...he knows all about gangs.

What's so wild about Minnesota? Other than their climate..

Since we have the Montreal Canadians...why don't we rename the caps the Washington Americans!

Last time I checked there are no Penguins in Pittsburgh, and I have never seen a Devil in New Jersey, and the logo af the Buffalo Sabres is a buffalo, not a Sabre, shouldn't they call themselves the Buffalo Buffalos.And when is the last time you have seen a blue maple leaf or a green star? I could never figure out what a thrasher was until i looked it up on the internet and found out it is a small weak little bird about the size of a sparrow, seem like an appropriate name for the team's Performance. I think the move the word "Mighty" out of the Anaheim Duck's name was a good idea seeing how unmighty they are. Why is LA's name the kings?

And to all the people asking why New York name is the Rangers, the Rangers were founded by a guy who's nick name was Tex, so he called his team Tex's Rangers. They never actually used the name Tex's Rangers but that's the History behind their name.

Well I can tell you I always perk up my ears when I hear on tv the are talking about the Panthers only to find out they are talking about football. But I can tell you this the Florida Panther is our endangered big cat down here that is one reason we are called that . We could not call the team the Hurricanes Because the University of Miami down here in Coral Gables might have a fit.

I think you could easily swap out both the Oilers and Rangers name to the Stars . As in Texas rangers ( I know the Baseball team would cry foul) and there is oil in Texas . There are a lot of stars in New York on Broadway .

1) I have been known to react without thinking in times of panic. I KNOW I would chase after him. I am sure seeing me fly after a guy (with the jigglies flopping all over) would make many people join in the chase. lol. 2) I really want to see the game, but that would bother me, so I would get an usher to have them removed. They don't tolerate jerks at our forum. 3) I would probably be that Gothic person. I don't dress crazy at games. I usually wear normal clothes, and bring a team hoodie. 4) I am a nark. Never tell me anything you don't want repeated......and NEVER cheat. People that cheat on others are the most selfish, cold, disrespectful people ever.

Well I can start with my city Boston

Bruins = Bear, and the only time I've seen a bear around here is in P-town during the summer and they look more like Yogi or Fozzy than Smokey.

Red Sox?? Why not Red Underwear or Red shirts or jackets?? And why Red? Did Chicago call dibs on White??

Celtics?? I know we have a lot of Irish in Boston, but also alot of Italians, so why not the Stallions or Sausage?

Patriots makes sense, but why does the mascot look like a half Elvis and Belicio Del Toro after an acid trip?

I always liked the Flames name, especially with the Oilers right there. When oil meets fire, there's going to be an explosion and whatnot.

Anyway, for a name swap... Philadelphia should give their name to Atlanta, since the only hockey fans in Atlanta are sitting in the airport bar waiting for their connecting flight. The name Thrashers should go to Detroit, the home of rock & roll, where their musicians really thrash. "Red Wings" in turn should fall to L.A., because of the history of communists (red=communist) in Hollywood during the whole red scare thing (yeah, that's a stretch). Closing the loop, Philadelphia can be the Kings, since the city is the king of the cheesesteak, after all.

LA (or San Francisco) could be the Flames ;P

Atlanta Devils- Since the devil went down to Georgia

Other sports:

The Dodgers could be used for SF, since they still operate trolleys. The Brooklyn Dodgers were called the Trolley Dodgers before the name was shortened

The Tennessee "Titans" was the original nickname for the Jets.NFL had NY Giants, so the AFL team went with Titans.

Calgary Flames were the Atlanta Flames, relocated.

Minnesota means WILDERNESS, in short Wild. That's why their logo is an animals head decorated in a forest. you know the saying "the call of the wild"?

the Flames is a relocated team name based on a city fire! I believe it to be Atlanta... I think, maybe it was Colorado... but I think it was Atlanta!

Wouldnt the Rangers better suit a Texas team .... like Dallas? But they have the Texas Rangers.. so you couldnt have that, but it would make more sense!

Here's one I never figured out. When the Northstars moved to Dallas, why, oh, why didn't they rename the team the Dallas Lonestars? It was SUCH an obvious nickname ... to me, anyway.