Confirmed with Link: All-Purpose "Days of Our Meruelo" Talk

[BlazingBlueAnt]

LOL how do you not pay hotel fees? At this point it's just getting funny.

Bet he's got no problem paying money to gas up the old PJ

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Man, you really went full nerd for the eclipse eh, DOM?

Well, yeah. It was my birthday, I had to go see it. Unfortunately I picked Dallas - the city statistically with the best weather in April along the eclipse path, and the easiest to get to - which ended up with a forecast at T- 3 days of shi**y weather. (and then after all that, apparently much of the area got a break in the clouds and a clear view...followed by thunderstorms with ping pong ball size hail that I had to dodge - the storms themselves, not the hail stones obviously - to return to DFW for my flight home...which got cancelled... did I mention it was my birthday?)

 

[rt]

Call em the Utah "Jacks"

I’m hoping for the Utah Bighorns. For the double entendre.

 

[TheLegend]

FWIW..... it's TIN FOIL HAT TIME!!!!

Someone on Twitter is claiming that a friend who's in the HHOF and well imbedded in the NHL is telling him that this relocation scenario is being way overblown and Bettman definitely wants to see the auction results before any other action happens.

I'm not taking this too seriously but.....

This would fit what XG said in that if the auction fails the relo is more than likely.

It would also resolve a LOT of the optics for all sides that we're being put through now.

Now we get to the fun part.......

Who leaked that memo, and what was the motivation for it? I have ZERO doubt there are factions within the league trying to push this relocation along.


I guess we'll see what goes down after the final game on the 17th.

 

[Prarievarg]

I find it funny that we've been hearing for years about how terrible it is for players to have to play in a small arena. But when it comes to uprooting their families from Phoenix to SLC, it's no big deal because they're well-paid.

 

[hockey20000]

how many people could the utah arena holdd for a hockey game?

 

[cobra427]

FWIW..... it's TIN FOIL HAT TIME!!!!

Someone on Twitter is claiming that a friend who's in the HHOF and well imbedded in the NHL is telling him that this relocation scenario is being way overblown and Bettman definitely wants to see the auction results before any other action happens.

I'm not taking this too seriously but.....

This would fit what XG said in that if the auction fails the relo is more than likely.

It would also resolve a LOT of the optics for all sides that we're being put through now.

Now we get to the fun part.......

Who leaked that memo, and what was the motivation for it? I have ZERO doubt there are factions within the league trying to push this relocation along.


I guess we'll see what goes down after the final game on the 17th.

I suspect AM wins the auction and the team likely stays here. AM dos not give up when cornered historically. SLC/Smith wants a team, that is clear, how and when they get one is speculation, not sure I believe anything I am reading or hearing right now.

 

[Edenjung]

how many people could the utah arena holdd for a hockey game?

Around 12k or something.
But with really bad sightlines.

 

[rt]

how many people could the utah arena holdd for a hockey game?

11k

 

[Section 325]

If the story of the team not paying hotel fees (THIS SEASON) is true, I think this whole scenario might instead be a sign that the league has lost faith in the owner and not necessarily the Phoenix market.

Imagine being at the league office and buying in to the idea that AM will win the land auction and he will pay for a huge, complicated arena development by himself with minimal help. Now imagine believing that and then receiving a collections call from the Holiday Inn Raleigh-Durham.

AM might just be a really good snake oil salesman that struck his last nerve...

 

[moosemeister]

If the story of the team not paying hotel fees (THIS SEASON) is true, I think this whole scenario might be instead be a sign that the league has lost faith in the owner and not necessarily the Phoenix market.

Imagine being at the league office and buying in to the idea that AM will win the land auction and he will pay for a huge, complicated arena development by himself with minimal help. Now imagine believing that and then receiving a collections call from the Holiday Inn Raleigh-Durham.

AM might just be a really good snake oil salesman that struck his last nerve...

Agreed. I fully expect a sale to go through after the season. Sounds like the league is done with AM, and it's hard to blame them.

The league, team employees, players, and fans are sick of the ownership group. They said all the right things, sounds like we were just the suckers this time instead of a municipality.

 

[Sm00chy]

how many people could the utah arena holdd for a hockey game?

Who cares

 

[LAIslanderFan]

I'm still holding out hope. I want to suggest something if the Coyotes move to Utah.
Let me know if it's worth starting a thread so it get's more looks.

If the Coyotes move to Utah, I want to show support for the ARIZONA Coyotes as well as the passionate hockey base here. Would there be any interest in selecting one game next year in Utah and have a group roadtrip. Purchasing tickets in one specific section and buying up as many seats as we can? Wear our Coyotes jerseys and hats and start chants of "Let's Go Yotes!"
I'm sure that would be covered in the media (if we're large enough and loud enough) and the current players in the organization will see how much we really cared about that team. I know Nordique fans would do that from time to time.

It's just a thought and things are still somewhat emotional so this could fizzle out over the next 4 months, but I thought it would be a nice way to show how we feel and also have a chance for everyone on this board to get together (even you fanatics from overseas).

Just want to see what kind of interest that might garner.

 

[LAIslanderFan]

how many people could the utah arena holdd for a hockey game?

There's an equation you have to consider too. If each male in Utah has 4 or 5 wives a piece, that cuts down on the number of families that can attend a game. Not to mention the children.

 

[TheLegend]

I suspect AM wins the auction and the team likely stays here. AM dos not give up when cornered historically. SLC/Smith wants a team, that is clear, how and when they get one is speculation, not sure I believe anything I am reading or hearing right now.

Smith knows he’s paying $1.3 billion for a team period. Doesn’t matter who ends up with the money or when the team gets there.

SLC is as good as done.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Jesus I hope that hotel thing isn't true. Insane if so. How does that not get out?

 

[Jagged Ice]

Jesus I hope that hotel thing isn't true. Insane if so. How does that not get out?

I have a hunch there's going to be a lot more coming out. Just from what Petey and Craig were saying yesterday.
So if he didn't pay his hotel fees then who did?

 

[Llewzaher]

FWIW..... it's TIN FOIL HAT TIME!!!!

Someone on Twitter is claiming that a friend who's in the HHOF and well imbedded in the NHL is telling him that this relocation scenario is being way overblown and Bettman definitely wants to see the auction results before any other action happens.

I'm not taking this too seriously but.....

This would fit what XG said in that if the auction fails the relo is more than likely.

It would also resolve a LOT of the optics for all sides that we're being put through now.

Now we get to the fun part.......

Who leaked that memo, and what was the motivation for it? I have ZERO doubt there are factions within the league trying to push this relocation along.


I guess we'll see what goes down after the final game on the 17th.

Not surprising at all ..
Frank S has always jumped the gun been misinformed or missed vital information.. most other news outlets are citing him as the source

I guess we shall see , but what you just posted seems more like how i imagined

NHL posted that the players were told they may play another season in the mullet

Not sure how accurate this is

x.com

x.com

 

[MIGs Dog]

There's an equation you have to consider too. If each male in Utah has 4 or 5 wives a piece, that cuts down on the number of families that can attend a game. Not to mention the children.

Also means far fewer single chicks at games.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico are generally considered to make up the Southwest. Not totally crazy to call it a "southern state" though obviously it is not a "southern state" the way Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana etc. are.

Texas says “hi.”

 

[Canis Latrans]

My days keep on getting worse....
First the team is on the brink of moving. Then I have to redo huge parts of my thesis introduction further delaying my thesis (not good at all) and then i miss the thesis meeting on the next part of the thesis.

I guess its true what they say: If it rains it pours.

Switch to cognitive neuroscience then. Intros are like 3-4 sentences tops, or at least they were before I left the field. My partner does developmental psych and her intros are like 3 pages of the same shit. It's interesting how close the fields can be, yet have such different norms when it comes to journal etiquette. I can also attest to you that if you ever publish that thesis, you'll be reformatting the thing entirely to match what really goes into publications.

Soldier through, your advisors want you to succeed just as much as you do!

 

[LAIslanderFan]

Quick side note. I went for my annual medical visit in Peoria and there was someone
in the waiting room wearing a Coyotes hat. He was buried in his text or I would have said something. I'm sure he knew and it was an act of support.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I do recall a time when all the talking heads said that the Frozen Shithole was getting its franchise back. This was promoted by nationalistic Canadian talking heads who just knew. Perhaps we should not take relocation as a forgone conclusion until or unless it is announced.

 

[Edenjung]

Switch to cognitive neuroscience then. Intros are like 3-4 sentences tops, or at least they were before I left the field. My partner does developmental psych and her intros are like 3 pages of the same shit. It's interesting how close the fields can be, yet have such different norms when it comes to journal etiquette. I can also attest to you that if you ever publish that thesis, you'll be reformatting the thing entirely to match what really goes into publications.

Soldier through, your advisors want you to succeed just as much as you do!

Thanks for the advice.
Sadly at this point i cannot switch, its my bachelor. But neuroscience could be a path forward if i cannot get into a clinical psychology master. But before that i have to finish my psychology bachelor.

And yes my advisor wants me to succeed but she is only allowed to help me so far. And she has gone beyond that at multiple points. The deadline for the whole thing is june 30th for the first draft and i have to be done with my results section by the 5th of may. This will be hard, because i could not start with that yet.
And at this point i am really loosing the last bit of hope and confidence in myself.
I might just ask some professors from other universities if they can give me advice on how to proceed. Or pay for a thesis coaching.

Anyways thank you for the kind words.

 

[BlueSeal]

If I’m Bettman, I want my cake and eat it too. Help AM win the land bid so the NHL gets a cut of all the money made from it and keep the Yotes there, accept 1B for a team, circle back with ATL and get a deal done. Nowhere does it say necessarily that the team Smith would be buying is the Yotes, it could be all carrot on a stick tactics.

There’s a lot of maneuvering going on right now because there’s potentially a lot more than 1B on the table here, if done right.