Per Friedman: Coyotes players told team moving to Utah starting next season (Mod warning post #50)

[Breakers]

Just end this embarrassing charade

Let the salt lake guy buy them and be done with it

 

[castle]

Just end this embarrassing charade

Let the salt lake guy buy them and be done with it

I wonder if that’s the plan here. Lose out on expansion fees but it does solve a problem for the league. It doesn’t seem like there is any way to get an arena deal done for the existing team. Wait for some nostalgia and big bucks to bring them back in ten years when a deal can get done.

 

[Legion34]

How long for the usual suspects to tell us this report is also wrong. AM is a valued owner. There is no way they sell and the league is happy with the fans sitting on high school benches.

I think they value the franchise. AM gets made hole ish.

The buyer pays a relocation fee to make up the difference the owners spent and moves.

I think the yotes team is probably similar to an expansion team in terms of assets. Tons of picks.

Cooley. Crouse. Keller. Not too bad.

 

[gstommylee]

 

[dirtydanglez]

I'm in for $86 million

*arena not included

 

[SI90]

Didn’t he recently buy the team? Lol

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

It's a damn shame Phil Kessel never got to play a game under that slogan

 

[Voight]

I wonder if that’s the plan here. Lose out on expansion fees but it does solve a problem for the league. It doesn’t seem like there is any way to get an arena deal done for the existing team. Wait for some nostalgia and big bucks to bring them back in ten years when a deal can get done.

This isn't a shot at the area, but I'm not sure there's enough fans for that.

 

[Ted Hoffman]

If the original report is unsourced, and Craig Morgan - who is as plugged into what's going on with the Coyotes as you can get - says he doesn't know anything about this, ..... I don't know what there is to discuss, and I really don't see the point in having a 12,003rd thread for all the usual suspects to come shit on Coyotes fans.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

maybe hf can buy them

I'll start the GoFundMe.

 

[MVP Zacha]

Hopefully the Hunt family buys them and moves them to KC. Arena is already built.

 

[yukoner88]

The next owner will *definitely* be the one to turn things around.

The turn around would be to take US93 out of Phoenix all the way to Vegas and go north a few more hours up the I15.

Or if you want the more scenic route, take I17 north, when it becomes US89 just keep going and eventually you'll get to Salt Lake City as well

 

[Dr Pepper]

Wow who could've seen this coming

Everyone.

Everyone saw this coming, even the ones who say they didn't.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I don't know why they can't move the team, and then if the market seems more interested later on, returning to the city.
The only reason I can imagine is that the NHL owners and executives prefer it as a travel & leisure destination for road trips compared to somewhere like Salt Lake City.

If the city is even remotely willing to play ball, then the NHL will fight for the franchise to stay.

This is so local/state governments will fork over millions of taxpayer $$$ to subsidize billionaires and their toys.

This becomes even more important as the NHL and other sports move from speculation to gambling and land development.

 

[kaiser matias]

Forbes' most recent NHL valuations had ARI @ 500M


Is this just Meruelo looking for a sucker to see if he can get out and make a quick buck? Was Forbes off in their valuation?

Forbes numbers are always estimates, and have no backing with any sources. They have also been undervaluing the prices of teams compared to recent sales, so the answer here is likely "yes".

 

[finkelsteinberg]

If the original report is unsourced, and Craig Morgan - who is as plugged into what's going on with the Coyotes as you can get - says he doesn't know anything about this, ..... I don't know what there is to discuss, and I really don't see the point in having a 12,003rd thread for all the usual suspects to come shit on Coyotes fans.

Also the person who reported it is a radio show host. Any real fan of AZ sports probably dislikes him. Certainly all the hockey fans. He doesn't follow hockey. The show rarely talks hockey. They do their obligatory shows with the GM weekly (I think?) and sometimes they have Shane Doan. He isn't dialed in.

 

[BB79]

Hmmm, he's looking to sell the team just as all this buzz about Atlanta coming back caught fire. How ironic.

 

[algernon]

Who wants to buy a cap space laundromat for $600M?

Bah gawd!!!! That's Queebec City's music

 

[Ol' Jase]

I’ve also been curious if Milwaukee could support an NHL club. The Admirals do pretty well attendance wise and Wisconsin college hockey is a big deal.

Theoretically, seems a like it would be a good fit.

 

[HarrySPlinkett]

Is that an honest solution though?

The GTA is rabid about the Leafs. Does another franchise honestly work just because of the demographics?

Nobody in LA cares about the Clippers, they’re still worth $4B.

 

[Three On Zero]

Welcome to Atlanta or Utah!

 

[Three On Zero]

GTA2 time

It’ll be a long time before we see another Canadian franchise

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Welcome to Atlanta or Utah!

To be fair, just about every state South of the MDL has coyotes

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Last nail should have been years ago. I have zero faith in the idea that Gary will give up on that market.

The owners wanted Coyotes in Arizona.

 

[forsbergavs32]

I know this has been a big mess for awhile now, but just a friendly reminder to keep it on topic and respectful.