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Originally Posted by Joborule
What Phoenix needs ultimately is a team that actually wins and make the playoffs consistently enough (and get into the second round while there at it). No one is gonna love a loser, and that's what the Coyotes have been and why they're in this situation currently. No amount of grassroot development is gonna be effective if the NHL club doesn't give the market a reason to buy tickets. Who wants to watch them lose, even if you have an interest in hockey already developed?
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Phoenix IS a winning team. Frankly, if what is required is a team that is a annual threat to win the Stanley Cup then they ought to move the team right now because I'm pretty sure the Detroit Red Wings aren't moving and they're the only ones that seem to be able to pull that off. Everyone else goes through ups and downs and if Phoenix can't or won't support it through the downs then I don't think it's a market that ought to have an NHL franchise.