Arizona Coyotes Lounge XXV

[SniperHF]

I will say it picked the right time to rain holy balls it's been hot. Last night it was like 105 at 10PM.

 

[Jagged Ice]

I will say it picked the right time to rain holy balls it's been hot. Last night it was like 105 at 10PM.

Heavy pouring in Central Phoenix right now.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

I've been on vacation in Germany for...heh.. two weeks...it's been cool and rainy most of the time I've been here. But it just got over 80 for the first time yesterday. And will continue to rise thru Thursday when I return.

And I am not looking forward to coming back.

I happened to be awake at 445am and was watching a live ticker on my tablet as Florida won. So, that, at least...for what was likely my last season of caring about the NHL much.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Heavy pouring in Central Phoenix right now.

Sure was, we got an inch last night and it all came down in what.... maybe an hours time!

 

[Jakey53]

I've had a good 2 decade run as a sports fan, I think that time is just over. I used to love baseball, I could watch random games all day. The stat cast era even with the pace of play improvements, is just hot garbage. The players aren't interesting, the league is all samey and boring. I'm a Coyotes fan not a hockey fan and have no interest in following really without a team. College sports never did it for me, and now with NIL and transfers and stuff, you can't even invest in the players for a few years you get one.

I've got other hobbies, is what it is.

When I left Edmonton and moved to Phoenix 30 yrs. ago, I thought I would just follow the Oilers for my hokey fix. That lasted for about a year then I lost interest. Teams trade players and you kind of lose touch with the team. Today, it's easier to follow teams but it's still not the same as having a team and that is why I doubt I will follow Utah much, other than maybe a game here or there. Like you said, it is what it is. AM may have screwed up, but so did our great dumb as hell leaders.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

We need to keep the hope alive and keep a level of fan pressure on the league to return a team to AZ.

We have a model to follow, partially, courtesy of Winnipeg. Organization and constant clamor. Unlike those hyenas from the frozen hole, we should not, not attempt to sabotage any struggling markets, not even Winnipeg.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

We need to keep the hope alive and keep a level of fan pressure on the league to return a team to AZ.

We have a model to follow, partially, courtesy of Winnipeg. Organization and constant clamor. Unlike those hyenas from the frozen hole, we should not, not attempt to sabotage any struggling markets, not even Winnipeg.

NHL phone number (212) 789-2000, knock yourselves out boys!

 

[The Feckless Puck]

We need to keep the hope alive and keep a level of fan pressure on the league to return a team to AZ.

I don't think the Phoenix market has enough fan pressure to do it. Most of the existing hardcore hockey fans in the Valley are fans of other teams and don't feel a desperate need for another one to cheer for. That is, in fact, one of the reasons why all this happened in the first place.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

NHL phone number (212) 789-2000, knock yourselves out boys!

On it!

 

[Coyotedroppings]

I don't think the Phoenix market has enough fan pressure to do it. Most of the existing hardcore hockey fans in the Valley are fans of other teams and don't feel a desperate need for another one to cheer for. That is, in fact, one of the reasons why all this happened in the first place.

Thank you.

 

[ck26]

Got a free ticket to the NHL awards tonight in Vegas. Quick show, it was all a tight hour, not bad. But it was very obvious the players in attendance just wanted to go on summer vacation.

Got handshakes and hellos with Bill Armstrong, Rick Tocchet, Stars GM Jim Nill, Anson Carter and PK Subban. Told BA thank you for 3 years of deliberate growth and optimism, wished him well in Utah. Visited the low-key awesome steakhouse inside the Circus Circus casino and ran into one of the writers who put the show together and swapped some good stories. He was told absolutely no Arizona/Utah jokes and had a handful of jokes about the trophies / history all vetoed by the league. Que sera sera.

Even when the business of the sport sucks, the culture and community of the sport is awesome.

Also: I have an extra ticket for tomorrow night's 1st round if anyone is on the fence about driving up and seeing what BA does with the 6th pick. He just kinda laughed and walked away when I asked him for a hint ...

 

[Coyotedroppings]

 

[Jamieh]

Anyone need a player for beer league this winter? Mid 50's and no interest in contact hockey.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

I just can’t seem to get excited about Utah. I dropped off watching podcasts a few weeks ago and am getting psyched for the upcoming Ny Rangers season. Won’t be active on HF but there are other Rangers boards around which I will follow.

 

[Sinurgy]

I just can’t seem to get excited about Utah. I dropped off watching podcasts a few weeks ago and am getting psyched for the upcoming Ny Rangers season. Won’t be active on HF but there are other Rangers boards around which I will follow.

Some days I'm like it is what it is, might as well see what BA and the boys can do. Others I can feel myself secretly hoping the whole season is a complete disaster. I'm embarrassed of the latter because it's not like any of this is the fault of the staff, coaches, or players. So wanting them to have a miserable season is stupid and petty. But the emotion is there nonetheless, guess it's just yet another chapter in the book of Coyote fan trauma.

 

[TheLegend]

Some days I'm like it is what it is, might as well see what BA and the boys can do. Others I can feel myself secretly hoping the whole season is a complete disaster. I'm embarrassed of the latter because it's not like any of this is the fault of the staff, coaches, or players. So wanting them to have a miserable season is stupid and petty. But the emotion is there nonetheless, guess it's just yet another chapter in the book of Coyote fan trauma.

Sounding a lot like a "don't hate the players.... hate the business of the game" thing.

Coyotes fans aren't the first.... and probably won't be the last either.

 

[TheLegend]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1832592798132138447

 

[Sinurgy]

Sounding a lot like a "don't hate the players.... hate the business of the game" thing.

Coyotes fans aren't the first.... and probably won't be the last either.

I don't hate the players, I hate the circumstance.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Honestly, I was surprised by the onset of training camp. I had totally forgotten the season was coming. Then I saw an NHL.com feature about Josh Doan wanting to do for Utah what his dad did for Arizona and I got so depressed that I went and removed most of my NHL sources from my Google News feed.

Yeah, this season's gonna suck for me.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

So far, the answer to "what am I gonna do with all that extra internet time I used to spend on HF?" seems to be "write comments on the Washington Post website". Lol.

And my two new beer league teams started this week - but I'm in Florida. So here's to me staying in one piece and getting into 50-60 games of my own the next 6 months.

I think I slipped and posted in the Utah board once. Maybe I'll do more; we'll see. It feels weird to not care but I don't yet.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

Turns out the guys that wash our windows, here at the house, also wash XG's.

I told 'em to break a few windows next time they're there!