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Originally Posted by Muta
Atlanta never got the same chances Phoenix is getting. Just over and over, repeatedly, are the attempts at keeping the team there. Pathetic.
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Yes it did, actually. The league was looking for new partners in Atlanta before the Coyotes thing even broke. Hell, Atlanta Spirit wanted to sell the team almost from the moment it acquired it in 2004. Seven years on the market, no takers.
The only reason why Phoenix is different is because Moyes and Balsillie's bankruptcy scam forced something the NHL would prefer to do quietly (a la Atlanta) into a very public sphere.