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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow
I think so long as Hulsizer is still pursuing, the NHL will sit and wait.
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I agree, but they're not going to sit and wait forever. At some point, they
have to start planning schedules, divisional matchups, etc for next season. If this whole debate between the GWI and the CoG keeps going, the NHL at some point, has to stand up and say 'enough is enough, the team is gone'.
No one has officially said the team will definitely move to Winnipeg if this deal falls through, so the city shouldn't be getting too hyped up. That being said, Winnipeg is the obvious frontrunner, and the most logical choice for relocation because they've got an arena and ownership group ready, and because the Coyotes as we all know, came from Winnipeg in the first place.
Personally, I think hockey in the desert is the dumbest idea ever, and I hope the team moves to Winnipeg for next season. But nothing is going to happen until the Phoenix Coyotes season ends, at the earliest. Whether thats the end of the regular season (if PHX go on a losing streak and miss the playoffs) or the day after the Coyotes are knocked out of the playoffs remains to be seen. It could even be dragged out until after the Stanley Cup Finals, or into the offseason.
The bottom line is, the GWI is not going to back down. But one thing to remember is, the GWI is not against keeping the team in Glendale. If MH buys the team with his own money, everything is solved, and the team stays in PHX. But if MH has even half a braincell, he's never going to do that. Thats why this thread exists at all..because MH is only willing to buy the team if his risk is low, or non-existent.
So unless MH or someone else emerges saying "I'm ready to pay full price for this team", then this debate will continue, until at some point in the playoffs or the offseason, Gary Bettman stands up and says 'enough is enough', and the NHL moves the team. Knowing Bettman, if this team does move to YWG, he's going to act all smug and say the whole relocation thing was a genius idea that he came up with.