I have no idea how this saga will play out, and frankly, I'm confused and amazed by the seemingly illogical decisions at the hands of the NHL and the CoG lo these past four years.
Logic does not factor in the Coyotes history, apparently.
The most logical course of action for Glendale would've been to accept Jim Balsillie's offer in bankruptcy court. The NHL, after purchasing the team from bankruptcy court, should have sold the team to Quebecor for the huge premium that was apparently on offer, gone the expansion route for Seattle, Portland, northern California or wherever else, but illogically tried to hold the City of Glendale hostage, and blackmail the city into funding the team with monies that were better spent elsewhere.
What has been niggling at me for the past several days is the thought that somewhere in this whole saga is the reason why the NHL is so resistant to relocating the franchise. I cannot divine said reason, but the NHL seems desperate, almost irrational, in this quest to keep the dogs in the desert. There must something playing out behind the scenes that only the upper echelons of the NHL are privy to, that is manifesting itself in the Coyotes situation. I know many people have offered suggestions and "conspiracies" of the NHL's motive(s), but none of it has, or can, be proven, and none of it ties together all the various threads.
What is the NHL's end game here? If we knew the answer, I'm certain all of the machinations of the past four years would make more sense.
Or, is it just that Bettman, the NHL BoG and the CoG have dug the hole so deep nobody can see out any more?
I give this two more weeks 'til resolution. I suspect the 'Yotes will remain in the desert for the next year; just my instinct, though.
Nice beer choice Killion. Bravo.
