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Originally Posted by Parallex
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.
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Phoenix has ALWAYS been in the downs, except maybe one year in the late 90s if I recall? They're now just getting into the playoffs when the franchise future is up in so much limbo. If the most news I hear about the Yotes is 'are they going or are they not', I'm not going to care to much about the club if I didn't have much of an interest in them in the first place during the regular season. That goes for a great percentage of the market down there.
The Coyotes need to get this resolved and show that they are sticking around for the time being so then the fanbase down there can showcase support to a winning club that isn't going to leave in a matter of months.
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Originally Posted by bizaro86
You think? Because Edmoton sells tickets, and they were eliminated from the playoffs before the season even started.
Interest in hockey counts for something.
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Oilers fanbase has been established over a period of 30 years and show signs of 'progress' in the future. How about you look at you very own Calgary Flames prior to the cup run? Fans don't come out to cheer for a team that just loses year in year out for a proloung period of time with nothing to look forward to in the near future. Unless your the Leafs or Habs, your days of sellouts and huge fan support are over if you were like the Flames during the Young Gunz era.