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The biggest potential legal challenge for a Coyotes deal will likely be how the city crafts an arena management fee. Right now, Glendale pays the NHL $25 million annually to run city-owned Jobing.com Arena.
Everyone and their Canadian brother know that it doesn’t cost $25 million to run the arena, and the money is really to help cover the Coyotes’ losses.
Goldwater hasn’t challenged those two $25 million fees but could go after a Jamison deal if the deal raises the group’s gift clause ire.
Look for Glendale and the NHL to try to craft an arena management fee deal that helps get a deal done but avoids the courtroom.
I have been asked what I think will happen - I have no idea.