SaveByRichter35 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 4:14 PM, Phil said: This is long and damning. Well worth your time to read: https://theathletic.com/3187030/2022/03/16/every-other-team-in-the-league-will-be-laughing-imagining-the-coyotes-future-in-arizona/?source=emp_shared_article Couldn't read as I am not a subscriber but just based off of your quoted alone this is getting beyond comical now. It is absolutely pathetically unprofessional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, SaveByRichter35 said: Couldn't read as I am not a subscriber but just based off of your quoted alone this is getting beyond comical now. It is absolutely pathetically unprofessional. It's comical. Walking across the street to shower? Chelsea Piers has a better setup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 I thought the most poignant quote was a Coyotes player literally saying every team is going to laugh at us. He's absolutely right. This is humiliating for the players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, jsrangers said: It would be cheaper for me to buy season tickets to the yotes and fly down there for ranger games than to go to one game at msg (obviously exaggerating) too funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 3 hours ago, jsrangers said: This has to be a joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 3:43 PM, jsrangers said: They're going to play NHL games in a local rink. Disgraceful. How much longer does the NHL have to keep this Arizona charade going? Classic case of good money after bad. This isn't even a "stadium deal". No reason they could not pick up and move to Houston or Quebec right now. Bettman allowed this "cost certainty" nonsense to kill a season in large part to keep this team in Arizona; it's now well past malfeasance. He's costing players and owners money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 On mobile so I don’t have the link and quotes and all that, but the Athletic article has some of the terms of the deal with ASU. The funniest one I saw was that they can’t modify the on-ice ads and all revenue goes to ASU. And the center ice logo stays the ASU logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said: On mobile so I don’t have the link and quotes and all that, but the Athletic article has some of the terms of the deal with ASU. The funniest one I saw was that they can’t modify the on-ice ads and all revenue goes to ASU. And the center ice logo stays the ASU logo That's NCAA stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) I think this is actually pretty cool. Big euro football clubs play in small venues all the time. The intimacy will be unmatched. All other NHL rinks are functionally the same boring corporate mosoleums, now theirs isn't. There will be demand. This kind of thing happened in the CFL a decade ago, or so. Moving from 60,000 seat football stadiums, to 20,000. The demand improved, and the product was better. Probably be better in the 9-11k range, but this is what they have to work with. Edited May 18, 2022 by Dunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said: On mobile so I don’t have the link and quotes and all that, but the Athletic article has some of the terms of the deal with ASU. The funniest one I saw was that they can’t modify the on-ice ads and all revenue goes to ASU. And the center ice logo stays the ASU logo Lmao I hope that’s true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, Dunny said: I think this is actually pretty cool. Big euro football clubs play in small venues all the time. The intimacy will be unmatched. All other NHL rinks are functionally the same boring corporate mosoleums, now theirs isn't. There will be demand. This kind of thing happened in the CFL a decade ago, or so. Moving from 60,000 seat football stadiums, to 20,000. The demand improved, and the product was better. Probably be better in the 9-11k range, but this is what they have to work with. When the Nets moved to NJ they played their first 4 seasons at Rutgers. My grandparents were close friends with Tom Young the RU coach so somehow we ended up with season tickets to both for a few seasons. The first season the Nets didn't draw flies, under 4500 I believe. People truly didn't give a shit. Almost felt bad for the players. Only cool thing I remember was it being Bernard Kings rookie season and they sold of Dr. J going into that season if I remember right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 No disrespect to yesteryear and the way it might have been back in the day when other teams moved to different markets. But, I mean this is just a pathetic stain on the NHL. Just move this poverty franchise. The measures being taken to ensure their heads remain above water, at this point, is just absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 As if playing in a 5K arena isn't enough, they don't even get signage! Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 12 hours ago, Cash or Czech said: On mobile so I don’t have the link and quotes and all that, but the Athletic article has some of the terms of the deal with ASU. The funniest one I saw was that they can’t modify the on-ice ads and all revenue goes to ASU. And the center ice logo stays the ASU logo They should have a big logo of a steaming pile of shit at center ice. ...Would be more fitting! LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phil Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 On 5/17/2022 at 8:20 PM, Dunny said: I think this is actually pretty cool. Big euro football clubs play in small venues all the time. The intimacy will be unmatched. All other NHL rinks are functionally the same boring corporate mosoleums, now theirs isn't. There will be demand. This kind of thing happened in the CFL a decade ago, or so. Moving from 60,000 seat football stadiums, to 20,000. The demand improved, and the product was better. Probably be better in the 9-11k range, but this is what they have to work with. I was with you, right up to "there will be demand." I have a really tough time buying that, because teams can only sell wins or hope, and that roster sells neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 20 minutes ago, Phil said: I was with you, right up to "there will be demand." I have a really tough time buying that, because teams can only sell wins or hope, and that roster sells neither. I think there's demand because of the limited seats, only. Artificial demand probably, but demand none the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I mean I think they can sell out 5k seats in a college setting. And if they cant they should immediately fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I still think the "steaming shit-pile" logo at center ice is a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 They're going to need to trade for some more dead contracts because I don't think they'll hit the cap floor with how unappealing it'll be to play for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 45 minutes ago, Dunny said: I think there's demand because of the limited seats, only. Artificial demand probably, but demand none the less Again, they can't sell wins or hope, and the ticket cost is reportedly even higher due to the limited seating. I'm just not seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pete Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 38 minutes ago, Blue Heaven said: This guy just doubles down on stupid every chance he gets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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