Alongside the Arizona Coyotes are they, with their best logo, and almost-worst hockey record, NHL commissioner Gary BettmanA Forbes Report that claimed the team might be for sale has been denied by. ESPN also mentioned this (yeah! I know).
“This is false. Totally false,” the statement read. “We’re not selling. We’re not moving. The Coyotes are 100 percent committed to playing in Arizona.”
The Forbes article reads more like the writer’s wishful thinking than anything based on fact. Houston, the US’ largest NHL-deprived city is true. It also doesn’t have a professional football franchise, as anyone who has seen the Texans this year can attest. Tilman Fertitta, Houston Rockets owner, would like to forget about the James Harden-to Brooklyn deal by adding a new and more exciting basketball distraction. But let’s get real. Houston will not be the next home for the Coyotes, and they won’t ever leave Houston.
We first look for Seattle to do something more than just coffee and Antifa. The Kraken — and as of late, have I mentioned it should be your new favorite sports team? — dropped a tidy $650M in the NHL’s bank account when it joined the league. The relocation fee for the NHL would only be half of that (in fact, $100M was suggested as a minimum amount 12 years ago). Is it possible for the NHL to cut Fertitta’s deal?
Next, add into the mix a city as far removed from both Seattle and Glendale, where the Coyotes currently suffer … er, reside, as imaginable. Quebec City is currently home to the Quebec Provincial Government, some crazed separatists and was once home to the Nordiques (now Colorado Avalanche). They are doing everything they can to help the Nordiques re-establish their existence, as local politicians have better understanding of the reasons sports matter in their area than American counterparts. The NHL cramming its and the teams’ coffers full with two expansion team fees simultaneously entering the league by adding Houston and Quebec? Bettman and his company prefer this action plan. You can see the difference.
Here are a few tips for the Coyotes. First, burn everything that has the coyote logo on it. Immediately. The Kachina reigns supreme. The end.
Next, in what may well be a first, tell the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport people currently raising “concerns” over your proposed new arena in Mesa, due to its proximity to the airport, to look to California for examples of how their worries should be even more minuscule than a Pittsburgh chapter of the Gritty Fan Club. In San Jose, PayPal Park, where the MLS Earthquakes play, is literally next door to Mineta San José International Airport, while down SoCal way, SoFi Stadium where the Rams romp, is directly on the flight path into LAX with no problems.
Even Wile E. couldn’t mess this up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCJwcNmGxRc
You might also consider looking for veteran players, to help the team be more competitive and keep the youngsters on the right track. Whatever the sport, there is nothing that brings fans to their feet like winning.
Of course, some readers might catch the reference in my headline: Stacey Abrams is a legend in her own mind, who only thinks she’s Governor of Georgia — until she doesn’t.
You can also listen to him.
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