Seravalli Arizona Coyotes Relocated to Utah

[Blue Heaven]

 

[LindG1000]

Should do some WWE shit at the draft with this. The Draft is June 28. The auction is June 27.

 

If the Yotes lose the auction, have Ryan Smith casually walk to the podium to make the Coyotes pick. Wait, what's this? He's wearing an NHL jersey that's completely new? Wait, the Coyotes logo is fading out and there's a logo matching the jersey on the board? Why's Karl Malone here!? 

[Pete]

21 minutes ago, Blue Heaven said:

 

Let's just assume right now that fans will be unhappy with both schedules so that we can skip this conversation when they're released. 

 

Next up is figuring out how to get all the people who don't care about the All-Star game to stop telling everybody how little they care about the All-Star game. 

[RichieNextel305]

It’s been long enough. They have been given every opportunity, every chance and every second and then some to get this situation figured out. Again, I feel bad for the fans because there are diehards out there. But this is just absurd at this point. And I hate to say it, but I do hope they relocate because this circus has just been embarrassing for all parties involved.

Edited April 10, 2024 by RichieNextel305

[Phil]

I'm breaking this out into a new conversation because it seems to have grown significant legs based on the Seravalli report.

[jsm7302]

Do it! Move em! Need a rebrand though.

[BlairBettsBlocksEverything]

SLC Stormin Mormons 

[RichieNextel305]

This looks like it’s going to happen.

[LindG1000]

Yeah. This is happening. Between the Scottsdale mayor coming out fully against it, the known cash shortage of the Coyotes, the unsustainable Mullet Arena situation, and the clear love the NHL has for Ryan Smith? 

 

I'd almost be more surprised if they're in Arizona.

[RichieNextel305]

I don’t know why we’re treating this area like it’s been some type of hockey hot bed. So the Coyotes relocate and then a new team goes there as expansion? It has never worked there. Since Day 1. It’s a shame. But it just hasn’t worked. Why are we pushing this?

 

Also, FWIW, just read that Coyotes players have apparently been told about a move to Utah. So again, this seems to be fairly far down the road. What I’m reading is that the NHL would buy the Coyotes for $1 Billion and then flip them to the prospective owner of the Salt Lake City franchise for $1.3 Billion, and that the owners would then split the $300 Million.

 

Just has been a messy spot since Day 1. The NHL does NOT need to go back to this area.

Edited April 10, 2024 by RichieNextel305

[LindG1000]

1 minute ago, RichieNextel305 said:

I don’t know why we’re treating this area like it’s been some type of hockey hot bed. So the Coyotes relocate and then a new team goes there as expansion? It has never worked there. Since Day 1. It’s a shame. But it just hasn’t worked. Why are we pushing this?

 

Also, FWIW, just read that Coyotes players have apparently been told about a move to Utah. So again, this seems to be fairly far down the road.

 

Because they've never been properly supported by Phoenix and a market with 5 million people - largely northern transplants - with a GDP of nearly half a trillion dollars and one of the top 10 tv markets in the USA is wildly attractive. It's too big an opportunity to be worried about a few million dollars here and there for the NHL.

 

In the scenario above, the Muerelo group would sell the team to Ryan Smith for more than twice the value of the franchise, and then Muerelo would pay a nearly billion dollar expansion fee to REJOIN the league. 

 

Follow the cash, my dude. 

 

 

[Blue Heaven]

Whoa!  Good thing I got to the game there 11 days ago.  

[Br4d]

Not looking forward to the Rangers playing on experimental ice at the Delta Center for a couple of seasons.

 

The NHL's #1 consideration for moves and expansions should be that a state of the art hockey arena is available at the new location.

 

Arizona is moving at least partly because this was not a consideration when the 'Yotes got the franchise.

Edited April 10, 2024 by Br4d

[Pete]

1 hour ago, LindG1000 said:

 

Because they've never been properly supported by Phoenix and a market with 5 million people - largely northern transplants - with a GDP of nearly half a trillion dollars and one of the top 10 tv markets in the USA is wildly attractive. It's too big an opportunity to be worried about a few million dollars here and there for the NHL.

 

In the scenario above, the Muerelo group would sell the team to Ryan Smith for more than twice the value of the franchise, and then Muerelo would pay a nearly billion dollar expansion fee to REJOIN the league. 

 

Follow the cash, my dude. 

 

 

The real question is why they are even letting that owner back into the league when he has shown to be pretty much a fuck up.

[LindG1000]

31 minutes ago, Br4d said:

Not looking forward to the Rangers playing on experimental ice at the Delta Center for a couple of seasons.

 

The NHL's #1 consideration for moves and expansions should be that a state of the art hockey arena is available at the new location.

 

Arizona is moving at least partly because this was not a consideration when the 'Yotes got the franchise.

 

Salt Lake City is the frontrunner for the 2030 Winter Olympics, which would come with a significant renovation to the arena they built for the 2002 Olympics or a brand new arena as the single highest priority. The host city decision will be made in late July. 

[BlairBettsBlocksEverything]

all the economic factors in the world can point to why there should be a team there but there are some realities that cannot be ignored

-Gross mismanagement of the team has left a state full of people who don't care about the team that they have

-The population is so largely comprised of northeastern transplants who might go to the 1 game a year when their home team comes to visit

 

its tough because now there are several NHLers from Arizona, including a top 5 player in the league. The grassroots movement of getting kids interested in hockey was starting to work. But its too little too late.

 

This fucking owner gets to buy a team for $400 million, and pawn it off for a $600 mil profit and a guarantee that the expansion fee he'd pay for a new team is already covered if they choose to go back. Being mega rich sounds so easy. You can constantly fuck up and they just keep giving you more money lol

[Scott]

This intern should be banned from accessing the account. Still beating this drum 3 hours ago.

 

 

[Long live the King]

3 hours ago, Br4d said:

Not looking forward to the Rangers playing on experimental ice at the Delta Center for a couple of seasons.

 

The NHL's #1 consideration for moves and expansions should be that a state of the art hockey arena is available at the new location.

 

Arizona is moving at least partly because this was not a consideration when the 'Yotes got the franchise.

 

Experimental ice?

[RichieNextel305]

They need to do relocation before doing many more expansions. Too much talent being spread to thin. There will be almost no rivalries because instead of seeing divisional rivals 4 times we’ll see one another, what? 2 or 3? Not a fan of all of this. Relocate some teams to markets that can support franchises long term. 36 teams would be way too fucking much IMO.

[Pete]

12 minutes ago, RichieNextel305 said:

They need to do relocation before doing many more expansions. Too much talent being spread to thin. There will be almost no rivalries because instead of seeing divisional rivals 4 times we’ll see one another, what? 2 or 3? Not a fan of all of this. Relocate some teams to markets that can support franchises long term. 36 teams would be way too fucking much IMO.

They only way to do it would be MLB style where every team in the east and west don't play each other every year. 

 

Honestly it shouldn't really matter if Ranger fans don't get to see Connor McDavid live for 19 minutes a year. 

[jsm7302]

24 minutes ago, Pete said:

They only way to do it would be MLB style where every team in the east and west don't play each other every year. 

 

Honestly it shouldn't really matter if Ranger fans don't get to see Connor McDavid live for 19 minutes a year. 

I'd be down for that and then bringing it together for the Stanley Cup. West coast swings suck anyways.

[Long live the King]

42 minutes ago, Pete said:

They only way to do it would be MLB style where every team in the east and west don't play each other every year. 

 

Honestly it shouldn't really matter if Ranger fans don't get to see Connor McDavid live for 19 minutes a year. 

 

That's fine....as long as the Rangers come to Utah every year. 

[jsm7302]

Rockets owner Fertitta 'working on' bringing NHL team to Houston
https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2890015

[Br4d]

2 hours ago, Long live the King said:

 

Experimental ice?

 

Any arena that has to have an ice surface layer implemented under a primary use layer for the first year or two.

 

They'll get it right eventually but it's going to be a substandard surface until they figure out the quirks of the venue.

Edited April 11, 2024 by Br4d

[Long live the King]

It already has ice.