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

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

I don't think the hotel payment issue is about ability to pay. I suspect there was a disagreement and that is the one of AM's tactics in navigating disagreement.
I'm not really defending him, just pointing out that there's a lot of information we don't have.

He was probablyt trying to force his will and strong arm the hotels into giving him better pricing. Wasn't there a story about 4 years ago of him holding out payments to other vendors, to force them to the table?

He sounds like an entitle prick, anyways. Unfortunately the uber-rich get richer doing this stuff all the time.

 

[AZDesertKnight]

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Nightlife in SLC isn't quite the same as Scottsdale...which is also why Vegas has been a destination favorite since entering the league.

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

We don't know how true this is or what the back story is. I would think if it were true, the NHL would have never let it get to this point. Seems like hearsay from Seravalli.

All I hear is their silence now that it is at this point.

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Last ditch effort to sell of the remaining merchandise before they split? lol

 

[moosemeister]

All I hear is their silence now that it is at this point.



Last ditch effort to sell of the remaining merchandise before they split? lol

Nepo baby is gonna have a ton of merch on his hands he's gotta offload. haha

 

[The Feckless Puck]

And yet Glendale still wanted him to sign a 10-15 year lease with Murello? Hmm? I don't think it seems clear at all.
My guess is that there were a lot of legal entanglements from the previous ownership that needed to be ironed out, otherwise Glendale would have never wanted to continue the relationship.

Glendale wanted the 10-15 year lease because they wanted stability and certainty. ESPECIALLY considering that all of the rhetoric from the Ice Clowns, the NHL, and immediately after buying the team Meruelo joined in, that Glendale was not the long-term solution for the team. In other words, it was obvious that the team was angling to leave. Glendale's offer was, "Sign long term here, and we can figure out something that works for all of us. Otherwise, get lost."

I am fully convinced that if the team had signed that lease, Glendale would have responded with all sorts of breaks, subsidies, what have you to be the quid pro quo for the commitment.

 

[Edenjung]

Nightlife in SLC isn't quite the same as Scottsdale...which is also why Vegas has been a destination favorite since entering the league.

We should make heaps of money by importing high class escorts and party equipment into SCL and Utah. I project that in 3 years time we can buy back the franchise build an arena and still be swimming in Money.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

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Holy f***ing shit. This goes to a level of tone-deaf that has heretofore never been conceived of by humankind.

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

I can't help but think that this team eventually gets relocated again (from SLC) sometime however far down the road.

 

[Sinurgy]

Obviously. I think most people would prefer Phoenix to SLC for a number of reasons, but I don't think that an area that has supported the NBA for 45 years will be scandalized by hockey players who are generally much more lowkey

Obviously. The point has been why are their reports of players not wanting to go there, a few people here are just sharing reasons why. Phoenix residents are extremely familiar with Mormon culture because the church has a huge presence here too. Fortunately not enough to heavily influence the city as they are still extremely out numbered but there are pockets where they dominate. In fact the Phoenix suburb of Mesa, which is 500k people by itself, is basically Salt Lake City lite.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I can't help but think that this team eventually gets relocated again (from SLC) sometime however far down the road.

I hate to say it, but that's what I see in the future too - unless they have Vegas luck and make it big for the first few years.

 

[RABBIT]

The Coyotes will be nothing more than a hip retro fashion trend among rich people after this ownership group f***s us out of our team.

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

I hate to say it, but that's what I see in the future too - unless they have Vegas luck and make it big for the first few years.

[Didn't mean to submit a blank respond lol. Oops.]

 

[Sinurgy]

I hate to say it, but that's what I see in the future too - unless they have Vegas luck and make it big for the first few years.

Considering the team they're getting gift wrapped, unfortunately making it big is a very real possibility.

 

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@RABBIT You turn coat! How could you be modeling for Alex Jr at a time like this. Shame on you!!! Throw that green hat away.

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

Obviously. The point has been why are their reports of players not wanting to go there, a few people here are just sharing reasons why. Phoenix residents are extremely familiar with Mormon culture because the church has a huge presence here too. Fortunately not enough to heavily influence the city as they are still extremely out numbered but there are pockets where they dominate. In fact the Phoenix suburb of Mesa, which is 500k people by itself, is basically Salt Lake City lite.

Yep. The Phoenix area is full of Mormon's and disgruntled ex-Mormon's with stories.

 

[rt]

The Coyotes will be nothing more than a hip retro fashion trend among rich people after this ownership group f***s us out of our team.

Then why are you losing in pictures for it?!?!?

 

[LAIslanderFan]

All I hear is their silence now that it is at this point.



Last ditch effort to sell of the remaining merchandise before they split? lol

With all that's going on behind the scenes, there's probably a gag order in place.

 

[RABBIT]

@RABBIT You turn coat! How could you be modeling for Alex Jr at a time like this. Shame on you!!! Throw that green hat away.

Then why are you losing in pictures for it?!?!?

I look like that guy if that guy went to prison

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

With all that's going on behind the scenes, there's probably a gag order in place.

That's because no one can tell us that it isn't true without lying. I think they're past that at this point and are letting things unravel. If there wasn't something to all this, there's no way the NHL would stay quiet and let it continue. They'd at least offer a clarification.

 

[LAIslanderFan]

Glendale wanted the 10-15 year lease because they wanted stability and certainty. ESPECIALLY considering that all of the rhetoric from the Ice Clowns, the NHL, and immediately after buying the team Meruelo joined in, that Glendale was not the long-term solution for the team. In other words, it was obvious that the team was angling to leave. Glendale's offer was, "Sign long term here, and we can figure out something that works for all of us. Otherwise, get lost."

I am fully convinced that if the team had signed that lease, Glendale would have responded with all sorts of breaks, subsidies, what have you to be the quid pro quo for the commitment.

My point was more along the lines that if Merullo was so corrupt and untrustworthy, Glendale would not have wanted to be in business with him.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

My point was more along the lines that if Merullo was so corrupt and untrustworthy, Glendale would not have wanted to be in business with him.

At the time, nobody had any evidence of his method of doing business, except for refusing outright to pay some outstanding bills from the previous ownership. Naturally, in the years since, we've gotten a whole shitload of receipts piling up that Glendale never had access to.

 

[LAIslanderFan]

That's because no one can tell us everything isn't true without lying. I think they're past that at this point and are letting things unravel.

I think not all of the "I's" are dotted, there are still details to be worked out and they don't want to make a premature announcement. If things are settled, they're probably legally not permitted to say anything until the season ends. It's not just Merullo, it's the NHL and Smith.

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

I think not all of the "I's" are dotted, there are still details to be worked out and they don't want to make a premature announcement. If things are settled, they're probably legally not permitted to say anything until the season ends. It's not just Merullo, it's the NHL and Smith.

Yep. They've announced that there are a lot of working parts and that there's still work to be done. But I think the team's and the NHL's silence says a lot, and it doesn't say "relax, things aren't what they seem."

Right now I feel like the odds of the team staying are as good as getting struck by lightening or winning the lottery. But it's possible.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Yep. They've announced that there are a lot of working parts and that there's still work to be done. But I think the team's and the NHL's silence says a lot, and it doesn't say "relax, things aren't what they seem."

Right now I feel like the odds of the team staying are as good as getting struck by lightening or winning the lottery.

The "no comment" from the team and the NHL is as much as a confirmation.