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

[The Feckless Puck]

It came out on the PHNX stream last night after the game that Shane Doan's jersey retirement banner was left by Meruelo and the ownership group at Gila River Arena, and that it's been sitting in some guy's house this whole time.

I STG, I hope Meruelo is the grifter he's rumored to be and skips town, because if this shitheel heads up a Coyotes expansion down the line, I'm going to turn into someone I hate - an Arizona fan who hates the home team.

 

[rt]

It came out on the PHNX stream last night after the game that Shane Doan's jersey retirement banner was left by Meruelo and the ownership group at Gila River Arena, and that it's been sitting in some guy's house this whole time.

I STG, I hope Meruelo is the grifter he's rumored to be and skips town, because if this shitheel heads up a Coyotes expansion down the line, I'm going to turn into someone I hate - an Arizona fan who hates the home team.

Something to consider. Is it possible he’s more of an absentee owner who made the mistake of letting his usual band of slimeballs run the sports team operations. Perhaps much of what’s coming out is also news to him. It’s still his fault in this scenario. The buck stops with him, of course. It’s his fault. But if it turns out to be less malicious than we fear, and he makes changes that we can witness with an improved culture of leadership around the roadrunners and he ultimately does buy that land and develop an arena and he expresses remorse at how he handled things previously and vows to bring in respected people with actual industry experience rather than his usually cronies…well…maybe.

That’s so many freaking “ifs”….

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Something to consider. Is it possible he’s more of an absentee owner who made the mistake of letting his usual band of slimeballs run the sports team operations. Perhaps much of what’s coming out is also news to him. It’s still his fault in this scenario. The buck stops with him, of course. It’s his fault. But if it turns out to be less malicious than we fear, and he makes changes that we can witness with an improved culture of leadership around the roadrunners and he ultimately does buy that land and develop an arena and he expresses remorse at how he handled things previously and vows to being in experienced people with actual industry experience rather than his usually cronies…well…maybe.

That’s so many freaking “ifs”….

Best case scenario, I think.

What I think is actually happening is that he treats this like an asset shell game and that everyone below him are the ones who actually care and are professional (except his idiot kids). I doubt Meruelo knows the name of a single person in the organization below his admin board. Ditching the team is like selling a side table.

 

[rt]

Best case scenario, I think.

What I think is actually happening is that he treats this like an asset shell game and that everyone below him are the ones who actually care and are professional (except his idiot kids). I doubt Meruelo knows the name of a single person in the organization below his admin board. Ditching the team is like selling a side table.

95% chance you’re right.

 

[Llewzaher]

https://x.com/gambo987/status/1779012335660880017?s=12

So hockey operations would include..

GM
Scouts
Player development
Coaches Trainers?

Also looks like AM will retain ownership of the RoadRunners, try to bring them to Mullet, and negotiate to be the farm team of Utah

 

[rt]

https://x.com/gambo987/status/1779012335660880017?s=12

So hockey operations would include..

GM
Scouts
Player development
Coaches Trainers?

Also looks like AM will retain ownership of the RoadRunners, try to bring them to Mullet, and negotiate to be the farm team of Utah

Man I hope we get an Utah affiliated Roadrunners team in Tempe. The current ECHL Grizzlies operating out of the Maverik in Utah can move to Tucson. The NHL team can then take the name.

NHL: Utah Grizzlies
AHL: Tempe Roadrunners
ECHL: Tucson Gila Monsters

 

[Mosby]

I don't know what time they put the paper to bed but the relocation didn't even make the front page of the Republic.

 

[Jagged Ice]

How many players on this team do you think AM can name?

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Man I hope we get an Utah affiliated Roadrunners team in Tempe. The current ECHL Grizzlies operating out of the Maverik in Utah can move to Tucson. The NHL team can then take the name.

NHL: Utah Grizzlies
AHL: Tempe Roadrunners
ECHL: Tucson Gila Monsters

Grizzlies aren't moving. No reason to.

 

[Llewzaher]

How many players on this team do you think AM can name?

Keller Cooley Guenther Maccelli

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

Keller Cooley Guenther Maccelli

How about their first names?

 

[Llewzaher]

One of my best memories..

Kris Kolanos destroying Patrick Roy

Actually this year we came back in third so many times ..

Josh Doan s first game .. Shane’s hat trick

The playoff years.. I wish M Smith would have scored against the Preds in game 5

How about their first names?

0

 

[Mosby]

I bet there will some kind of fan protest/rally at the State Land building on auction day. Meruelo will probably send a lackey to do his bidding.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Nah fam, you can start with me, the guy who literally warned you about Alex Meruelo and this outcome four years ago.

When Petey and Craig are drunk on the after show airing their "dirty laundry", remember the very first thing I told all of you.

Craig Morgan is a hack and was in Meruelo's pocket this entire time allllllllll the way up until the exact second he got screwed over.

People believe and hear what they want.

 

[GhostofTommyBolin]

I don't know what time they put the paper to bed but the relocation didn't even make the front page of the Republic.

It's because no one in the Valley cares.

I bet there will some kind of fan protest/rally at the State Land building on auction day. Meruelo will probably send a lackey to do his bidding.

Only if it's a group of fans on this board.

 

[Arizonatah Coyetis]

It's because no one in the Valley cares.


Only if it's a group of fans on this board.

Sad, but true

 

[Edenjung]

Only if it's a group of fans on this board.

Na those guys in reddit are also furious. They might do it (i want to link the Hostage scene from blazing saddles but it does Not fit that Well Here ).

 

[Kaizen]

https://x.com/gambo987/status/1779012335660880017?s=12

So hockey operations would include..

GM
Scouts
Player development
Coaches Trainers?

Also looks like AM will retain ownership of the RoadRunners, try to bring them to Mullet, and negotiate to be the farm team of Utah

Craig mentioned on one of the PHNX podcasts there are 31 people in hockey ops that have contracts expiring. Maybe this is more or less the norm, idk, but hopefully this doesn't create an exodus of some of the gems. I would expect the scouts shouldn't be an issue as they aren't based in AZ anyway.

 

[Brodie]

ECHL: Tucson Gila Monsters

Retro baseball name theft: Tucson Lizards

 

[Baby Doaner]

Retro baseball name theft: Tucson Lizards

Why are you here again?

 

[Bondurant]

Correct me if I misunderstood but wasn't there something in the auction specifications about the land being used to build a hockey arena? Is there any legal obligation as to what the land is used for?

 

[Brodie]

Why are you here again?

I cannot possibly imagine taking offense to a comment about the name of a hypothetical ECHL team in Tucson from somebody whose only previous post here was condolences to your fanbase but I get that hard times angry up the blood

 

[The Lighthouse]

Just wanted to say I'm feeling the anger at this ownership and the circumstances on behalf of you guys. Had plenty of ownership holding the team hostage over the years and know exactly what that feels like. I also see right through some of the insincere "sorry guys, I know I shat on the market forever and constantly took glee in hoping AZ lost its team, but hey I actually feel kind of bad for you guys now and no hard feelings eh?" posts I see on places like Fugu's Business forum.

I hope AZ 2.0 won't involve crooked ownership in any way shape or form and the fresh start gives you guys the team you deserve.

 

[Baby Doaner]

I cannot possibly imagine taking offense to a comment about the name of a hypothetical ECHL team in Tucson from somebody whose only previous post here was condolences to your fanbase but I get that hard times angry up the blood

If memory serves me right, you’ve done nothing but bash this franchise. Unless you’ve turned over a new leaf, that is why.

 

[Brodie]

If memory serves me right, you’ve done nothing but bash this franchise. Unless you’ve turned over a new leaf, that is why.

I haven't regularly posted about hockey on HF since like 2015 but I've never, to my knowledge, bashed Coyotes fans.