What's Next for the Coyotes?

davetherave wrote:Maybe you can talk Stotland into moving them to Morrisburg.


If you promise to stop making jokes about the size of his package and how he uses it.

Mr. Stotland has enough on his plate trying to get this house of cards in order.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

davetherave wrote:Maybe you can talk Stotland into moving them to Morrisburg.


If you promise to stop making jokes about the size of his package and how he uses it.

Mr. Stotland has enough on his plate trying to get this house of cards in order.

SSF> I like your use of food and gaming metaphors.

But to be fair, you really aren't giving Stotland the benefit of the doubt. I mean, all these innovations he's proposing...bingo on game nights...stripper poles in the corporate suites...these are the things that stimulate a fanbase.

He's even borrowed some marketing ideas from the Sens...like the Four Pack: four tickets, four hot dogs and four drinks for 99 bucks.

And he's hired one of the hockey's world's great salesmen...a true fan, committed to supporting unserved markets...to rev up the crowds.

You might recognize him.

I love that guy!!!

What's next for the Coyotes?

Losing more money.

shabbs wrote:What's next for the Coyotes?

Losing more money.

50 million (projected) for this season.

Mr. Stotland thinks local ownership will change that. Even though he's from Montreal.

And by local he means Hamilton.

shabbs wrote:And by local he means Hamilton.

Hamilton, Arizona, is one of the fastest growing suburban areas in North America.


And here's a sneak peek at another member of Stotland's investor group...another great Canadian and PASSIONATE hockey fan.

Shabbs' favourite.

I wouldn't touch that with YOUR pole DTR.

shabbs wrote:I wouldn't touch that with YOUR pole DTR.

Shabbs shoots...he SCORES!!

According to Scott Burnside of ESPN.com

The bid by Chicago businessman Jerry Reinsdorf to buy the Phoenix Coyotes is dead and the city of Glendale has returned to the previously shunned Ice Edge Holdings group in a last-minute bid to keep the team in Phoenix, sources close to the deal told ESPN.

Furthermore...

The situation in Glendale remains fluid; if the city does not agree to the league's conditions, it is possible the NHL will instead move quickly to finalize a purchase agreement with Canadian billionaire David Thomson and move the team to Winnipeg. Sources tell ESPN.com there is a purchase agreement ready if the Glendale situation disintegrates.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5169892

Strange times again in Phoenix...

shabbs wrote:Strange times again in Phoenix...

No stranger than fighting an all-cash offer for a bankrupt team.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

shabbs wrote:Strange times again in Phoenix...

No stranger than fighting an all-cash offer for a bankrupt team.

Clearly it was too much cash... something must have been wrong with the bid...

FFS...what a shame if the team moves.

SpezDispenser wrote:FFS...what a shame if the team moves.

At this point, I agree. They seemed to have a good turnout for the playoffs. But the prospect of a colossal failure for Bettman in this saga is too delicious to ignore.

Sucks for Phoenix fan but they have to pay the price for my satisfaction.

SpezDispenser wrote:FFS...what a shame if the team moves.

It's a shame the team moved from Winnipeg. If they move back there it sets things right in my mind.

strachattack wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:FFS...what a shame if the team moves.

It's a shame the team moved from Winnipeg. If they move back there it sets things right in my mind.

That too.

I see the 'Yotes trading Jovo and Doan for Kuba and Kovalev to save on cash.