Rubik Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 8 hours ago, drummerboy said: Quebec??? more like houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Master Mind said: Clearly changing from Phoenix to Arizona didn't help. Perhaps go bigger and call them the America Coyotes. I still think they should have sold that team to Vince McMann they could play in the Thunder Dome they could have Doan in the Dome they could have Hockey/wrasslin double headers Shane is only 44 he could still go another 15 years in the ring the Coyotes would become Americas hockey team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Arizona was so upset with the big trade for Loui Eriksson that they decided to boot the team out of town. Damn, that's harsh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Rubik said: more like houston Eriksson sightings in Houston 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 10 hours ago, Roger Neilsons Towel said: That franchise has been circling the drain for years. When I lived there in 2001 I could go to a game for $10 bucks and the arena would still be half empty. Stop trying to prop up a failed experiment and move the team to a Hockey city already. Just refuses to flush 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 This team has lost crazy amounts of money since it’s first inception. Bettman has strangely fought hard in keeping the team there and for a time had the NHL foot the bill when a previous owner went bankrupt. There has to be a reason. Something that we don’t know about, a dirty secret of some sort. Nothing else really makes sense….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, grandmaster said: This team has lost crazy amounts of money since it’s first inception. Bettman has strangely fought hard in keeping the team there and for a time had the NHL foot the bill when a previous owner went bankrupt. There has to be a reason. Something that we don’t know about, a dirty secret of some sort. Nothing else really makes sense….. I feel like this is Bettman's pride and joy brining hockey to the desert. Remember in the Vegas conference Bettman reference The Coyotes and Matthews with pride ? I kind of feel hockey being successful in Arizona is a legacy he has been obsessing about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Even if the NHL and the team both would like to relocate the Coyotes, I highly doubt they can get it done in a year. Even if they try and focus on it full-time. And they don’t even have a full year to work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 New Orleans Cleveland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Seems THG is figuring Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 7 hours ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: Eriksson sightings in Houston Loui bought a house in Houston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Seems THG is figuring Houston. There will be one year to get things set up for the move. If Huston drops the ball, the Quebec City will be there to pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Alflives said: There will be one year to get things set up for the move. If Huston drops the ball, the Quebec City will be there to pick it up. Quebec would be a nice to happen. But it won't. The League will not want to start shuffling teams around. Detroit definitely will never want to go back to the Western Conference. Columbus wouldn't either. So we're probably looking at Houston, Kansas City, or Portland. Or some real wild card choices. I was not aware though that Houston not only has a rink but they have an owner set to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Quebec would be a nice to happen. But it won't. The League will not want to start shuffling teams around. Detroit definitely will never want to go back to the Western Conference. Columbus wouldn't either. So we're probably looking at Houston, Kansas City, or Portland. Or some real wild card choices. I was not aware though that Houston not only has a rink but they have an owner set to go. Is it wise to base where to relocate a dying franchise on which conference it will play in? That could just be moving from the frying pan into the fire, no? Quebec is a guaranteed success. Is Huston? Is Portland? Is Kansas City? If the league is going to try to force relocation based on similar reasons to why they went to Arizona, especially now when they need revenue, I see another disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Alflives said: Is it wise to base where to relocate a dying franchise on which conference it will play in? That could just be moving from the frying pan into the fire, no? Quebec is a guaranteed success. Is Huston? Is Portland? Is Kansas City? If the league is going to try to force relocation based on similar reasons to why they went to Arizona, especially now when they need revenue, I see another disaster. Houston Aeros was one of positive things in the WHA. The reason why they didn't survive the merger into the NHL is the WHA insisted on the 3 Canadian Teams and one US team. They settled on Hartford, not Houston. By the way Metro Houston is over 7 million people, and 2.3 million people in the city itself. So unlike Arizona there is a hockey link. They also have a natural rival in Dallas. Portland is a great WHL city. Kansas City, well they had the Scouts, but they also have an arena. But yes if other owners don't want to move to the west, you aren't going to have an Eastern Conference with 17 teams and 15 in the West. Quebec's best bet is either Buffalo or Florida moving. (Despite Florida's, resurgence, if the Panthers don't get more fans now, I don't think there's much more you can do there.) Bottom line is nothing is more of a disaster than the Coyotes. Might as well be chasing a road runner and using Acme products. Edited August 20, 2021 by Ghostsof1915 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 19 hours ago, drummerboy said: Quebec??? They just signed a new TV deal - there's likely a penalty if they remove a US market. Arizona is one of the largest markets and growing. They stay in those markets because it's probably more profitable at the overall level even if they are losing money locally. Quebecor's owner is in favour of the separation of Quebec from the rest of Canada and was even active politically before withdrawing for personal reasons. Not sure the NHL will be comfortable granting him a team given his views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patel Bure Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Relocation to Minneopolis? Wondering if it would be possible to..... 1) Change the name of “Minnesota Wild” to St.Paul Wild. 2) Relocate the Coyotes to Minneopolis and have another Minnesota-based hockey franchise there. Reasoning being this: 1) The state of Minnesota is a hockey hotbed 2) You can get a real hockey rivalry between Minneopolis and St.Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 9 hours ago, grandmaster said: This team has lost crazy amounts of money since it’s first inception. Bettman has strangely fought hard in keeping the team there and for a time had the NHL foot the bill when a previous owner went bankrupt. There has to be a reason. Something that we don’t know about, a dirty secret of some sort. Nothing else really makes sense….. Phoenix is a huge TV market, that's why Bettman wants a team there. Realistically, they would have fared much better if they had stayed in Phoenix, instead of the move out to Glendale. I've been to games at the Glendale arena, it's a beautiful facility, in possibly THE worst possible location for market access. Will see if they actually leave the State or find a way to move back downtown. I know that they have been looking for an alternative for a number of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Gotta move them. Somewhere in the southern parts of Phoenix. My Dad would have season tickets if they were on the south side. Glendale from his place takes 2 hours to get too. Not practical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Every time there’s a story about the Coyotes, it gives me hope that OEL will be better for us than expected, just due to the change of scenery and getting free of that disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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