Around the League Thread part V

[redcard]

Perhaps part of the deal was we retain 50% cap if they extend him? Which, if so, is just a dumb move on Blake's part.

That's not possible, its a capfriendly error

 

[mbar]

just move them to Houston or Quebec already.

 

[Stimpythecat]

error

 

[kingsholygrail]

With Jeff signing his extension, safe to say we get the upgraded pick now?

 

[Schrute farms]

Embarrassing for the league.

Report: Coyotes working on deal to play at 5,000-seat arena at ASU

Funny if they don't even sellout those games....i'm thinking there's a good chance they will not

 

[Reaper45]

just move them to Houston or Quebec already.

Or Kansas City. Or Salt Lake. Or Hartford. Hell let’s try Atlanta for a 3rd time.

 

[kingsholygrail]

They'll move the Coyotes as soon as a new place opens in the west and not until then.

 

[kingsfan]

League needs to review the territorial claims for teams. Not having a second team in the Toronto area is a huge revenue loss for the league and may actually let Toronto area fans see a Stanley Cup parade at some point.

 

[Bandit]

League needs to review the territorial claims for teams. Not having a second team in the Toronto area is a huge revenue loss for the league and may actually let Toronto area fans see a Stanley Cup parade at some point.

f*** that.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Ack!

 

[KINGS17]

Embarrassing for the league.

Report: Coyotes working on deal to play at 5,000-seat arena at ASU

The Coyotes really don't have any other options, if they aren't going to play in Glendale. Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a dump in a bad part of town, and would likely require significant amounts of money for the ice making equipment.

The Suns arena doesn't have good sight lines for hockey, and I doubt the Suns would let the Coyotes use it.

 

[KINGS17]

The Honda Center hosted the UFC last week. The Ducks also hosted Daniel Cormier at a practice and its pretty epic if you haven't seen it.

Fortunate to be learning from the best goalie in have seen in my life.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Pathetic, pathetic joke. At this point I’m convinced the league would allow them to play in a parking lot in a public park.

 

[King'sPawn]

Pathetic, pathetic joke. At this point I’m convinced the league would allow them to play in a parking lot in a public park.

Aren't all situations temporary?

Like, the Kings won't be playing in Crypto.com arena until the end of civilization.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Quite a few NHL execs should lose their jobs for passing on him.

 

[ru4reals]

LMAO only the Kings. I leave for a second come back and they score.

 

[ru4reals]

Quite a few NHL execs should lose their jobs for passing on him.

BLUC!!!!

 

[unicornpig]

Pathetic, pathetic joke. At this point I’m convinced the league would allow them to play in a parking lot in a public park.

they still wont even sell out that arena lol

 

[Fishhead]

I assume you're correct. I wonder if you can retain cap on an extension as part of a trade.

I doubt it, if only for the reason that Phoenix would have done it already if it was permitted.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Aren't all situations temporary?

Like, the Kings won't be playing in Crypto.com arena until the end of civilization.

King'sPawn knows changes aren't permanent, but change is.

 

[apocalypse]

they still wont even sell out that arena lol

And they have to raise ticket prices 4x the normal amount to compensate.

 

[deeshamrock]

Pathetic, pathetic joke. At this point I’m convinced the league would allow them to play in a parking lot in a public park.

It's an embarrasment to the NHL. 5000 seats? Half will be full if they're lucky. Horrible mismanagment.
Bettman is a miserable old dog with a bone. His ego won't allow him to admit this mistake in the desert. Coyotes have struggled in attendance and lost money as long as they've been there.
There are much better, more viable options.
I guess the board of governors can't influence him, but somebody should.
Totally pathetic.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

I think Freege said the arena would have to do some infrastructure updates to make it suitable for NHL games and the seating capacity could drop down to 3200 seats. This team is an embarrassment to the league. They’re gonna play at an arena with 3200-5000 seats for 3-4 years? Unbelievable.

The Yotes should work a deal with the University of Phoenix “campus”instead of ASU. They could be the first pro team that plays in a local ice rink with no seats and sells online season “tickets” to games.

 

[kingsfan]

And they have to raise ticket prices 4x the normal amount to compensate.

So $4 a ticket now?

It's an embarrasment to the NHL. 5000 seats? Half will be full if they're lucky. Horrible mismanagment.
Bettman is a miserable old dog with a bone. His ego won't allow him to admit this mistake in the desert. Coyotes have struggled in attendance and lost money as long as they've been there.
There are much better, more viable options.
I guess the board of governors can't influence him, but somebody should.
Totally pathetic.

I'm certainly not looking to defend Bettman here, but how do we know it's Bettman's ego and not that of the owners themselves? End of the day he takes orders from them, if they wanted to pull the plug they could. Bettman may be advising them to keep the Yotes there, but it's their decision at the end. There's something about that market that has people with influence wanting to stay at all costs.

 

[King'sPawn]

So $4 a ticket now?



I'm certainly not looking to defend Bettman here, but how do we know it's Bettman's ego and not that of the owners themselves? End of the day he takes orders from them, if they wanted to pull the plug they could. Bettman may be advising them to keep the Yotes there, but it's their decision at the end. There's something about that market that has people with influence wanting to stay at all costs.

Given the subsidies the other teams are paying to keep Arizona afloat, I'd be hard pressed to believe the owners are clamoring to keep it.