Prairie Habs
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Utah is not carrying over the Coyotes history. It's a new franchise, is it not? Winnipeg wasn't considered a new franchise when moving from Atlanta. The franchise was sold and re-located by the new owners. Utah’s owner did not buy the Coyotes. The Coyotes just ceased operations. The owner of the Utah Hockey Club just acquired the players, draft picks, and staff of Arizona. It's technically an expansion franchise
Utah is a new franchise, the owners bought the roster and staff only. They didn't buy the team history,
Here is a quote from when it was announced.
Arizona Coyotes Chairman & Governor Alex Meruelo. “But this is not the end for NHL hockey in Arizona. I have negotiated the right to reactivate the team within the next five years, and have retained ownership of the beloved Coyotes name, brand and logo."
This is the first time this kind of clause has been in the sale of a team, every other time they've also bought the rights to everything.
Allen is the only goalie to beat 33 different NHL franchises. Not 33 NHL teams, there is a difference.
Yes, I understand the rhetoric, hence why I kept referencing that they're pretending Utah is a new franchise. My argument would be that that is a ridiculous thing to try and assert and they are clearly the same franchise.