nyrsuck26 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Ar.VYdBs8Q4VAwsL4shixzx7vLYF?slug=ap-coyotessale Desert hockey lives to see another season.What good, if any, the one-year reprieve granted the Phoenix Coyotes by the Glendale City Council will do remains to be seen. The best-case scenario, from the council’s perspective, will be for the NHL to finally complete a sale that keeps the franchise at the city’s Jobing.com Arena for many years to come. At worst, the city could be out $50 million and still lose the team. After hours of testimony and discussion, the council voted 5-2 late Tuesday night to give the NHL $25 million for arena operating costs for next season. It’s the second $25 million Glendale will have forked over. The city did the same a year ago and the league collected that cash out of escrow last week. So begins yet another lame duck year for the Phoenix Coyotes. Gotta feel for their fans. Edited May 13, 2011 by nyrsuck26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoArmySports Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I still don't understand why they got their own arena instead of sharing the US Airways Center with the Phoenix Suns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I still don't understand why they got their own arena instead of sharing the US Airways Center with the Phoenix Suns. It wasn't designed for hockey (like Barclays Center in Brooklyn) so the rink would be off center and you couldn't see a third of the ice from one side of the upper deck. See how the rink goes into the retractible stands on one side? US Airways Center (then America West Arena) wasn't even ten years old when they broke ground on Glendale Arena and so neither the Suns, nor the taxpayers, wanted a new arena downtown. So the Coyotes looked to Scottsdale for a hockey only arena at Los Arcos (which would have been the perfect location) but that got shot down so they went to Glendale which is out of the way from everything pretty much. The day the arena opened, it was literally in a cotton field and the parking lot still was a field. Now its all getting developed but it was amazing how remote the arena was when it opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Another year of failure, microscopic crowds, and losing $$$ in sh!tty Glendale all because Buttman and the NHL are too proud to admit a mistake. The way they've behaved in this whole Coyotes fiasco is nothing less than disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 This is horesh!t. If I were a Glendale taxpayer, I'd be beside myself. A $50 million outlay over 2 years, and the team may STILL move? Lemme tell you something- if I lived in Glendale and that happened, I'd be leading a torch riot to the steps of city hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Surprised the NHL is allowing another year of this, as the publicity has been nothing but bad for the league. However, I am also not surprised because this is the seemingly never ending saga. Now Bettman has to fight just as strong for the Thrashers to stay in Atlanta, or risk looking even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Єklund (2.3% accurate) reporting an announcement that the Thrashers are moving to the 'Peg in the next 24-48 hours....so the Thrashers are safe!! It all appears to be in place. From what I am told True North in Winnipeg will meet via conference call with the Atlanta ownership group tomorrow. The call will be conducted by Gary Bettman who reportedly is prepared to allow True North to move the franchise to Winnipeg. Another source told me that Bettman has "promised the Owners the Coyotes will not be a financial burden for the current owners, and the assumption here is the transfer fee from the Atlanta deal will cover the Coyotes money from this past seasons and the coming season. If true, I'd hate to be a Thrashers fan, as Buttman is basically using your team to cover the Coyotes. What a sh*t deal. Edited May 12, 2011 by mmajeski06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 this has nothing to do with pride and everything to do with the gravy train. if the nhl leaves a white elephant arena in glendale, that's trouble for any nhl franchise that wants to get public funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam85491 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Lets go Coyotes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Ha love the Devils fans talking crap on this.. Clearly forgot the Nashville Devils from '95.. "oh but it's different".. bs if we struggled for 10 years we'd be on just as much life support.. Hell, one bad season killed us let alone 10 but oh it's different.. Yeah right lolzzz Edited May 12, 2011 by Colin226 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I feel bad for the Coyote fans to have to go through another year in limbo and for the Jets fans that still hope to have their team again. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Thrashers over the summer. From a purely hockey fan standpoint without worrying about economics I hope the people of Winnipeg get a team back. I miss the Jets, Nordiques, and Whalers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I'm glad for the chance to catch a game down there one more time. I had a blast last year. The arena is basically the Rock's twin, but with even better balcony and mezzanine sections. Outside reminded me of Universal Citywalk with the arena surrounded by bars and restaurants, not to mention free parking. Venture a few miles away from the arena and the average age is a thousand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 this has nothing to do with pride and everything to do with the gravy train. if the nhl leaves a white elephant arena in glendale, that's trouble for any nhl franchise that wants to get public funding. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bootleg Saint Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) I'm still hoping for the Jets to come back, somehow someway. I just love the name, jerseys and the colors (provided they stay the same with the RBK updating). Anyway, if Atlanta moves to Winnipeg, what happens to the divisions? I'm assuming Nashville would go the Southeast, Minnesota to the Central and Winnipeg to the Northwest. Or I guess Winnipeg could go to the Central but it'd be silly to have a team north of the Wild in the Central. But who knows, Bettman might have a say in this so... Edited May 12, 2011 by The Bootleg Saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 The Jets were awesome! Especially when they played the Sharks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyrsuck26 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 The "Thrashers to Winnipeg" craze has officially begun: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/hockey/nhl/05/12/thrashers.problems/ http://www.thefourthperiod.com/columnists/pagnotta110512.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersDog Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Ha love the Devils fans talking crap on this.. Clearly forgot the Nashville Devils from '95.. "oh but it's different".. bs if we struggled for 10 years we'd be on just as much life support.. Hell, one bad season killed us let alone 10 but oh it's different.. Yeah right lolzzz WOW how right you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm still hoping for the Jets to come back, somehow someway. I just love the name, jerseys and the colors (provided they stay the same with the RBK updating). Anyway, if Atlanta moves to Winnipeg, what happens to the divisions? I'm assuming Nashville would go the Southeast, Minnesota to the Central and Winnipeg to the Northwest. Or I guess Winnipeg could go to the Central but it'd be silly to have a team north of the Wild in the Central. But who knows, Bettman might have a say in this so... I heard Darren Dreger say the other day on NHL Live that Detroit DESPERATELY wants to move to the east and that they are monitoring the Thrashers/Winnipeg situation very closely. If they did (and I hope to God that doesn't ever happen, as I want NO PART of Detroit being in our conference for obvious reasons), I have no idea what the re-alignment would look like. But it seems the most sensible thing to do if the Thrashers move to the 'Peg is put the new Winnipeg team in the Northwest, move Colorado to the Pacific, move Dallas to the Central, and move Nashville to the Southeast to replace Atlanta. Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajeski06 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/05/12/puck-fans-duped Haha...that EpicPuckBunny chick has popped up on my twitter feed several times, as the Return of the Jets people always retweet her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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