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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
The way the Coyotes have been handled for the past few years have been disappointing. When they got a new owner, I thought they'd move to a different location for them to play in, but instead they just renewed their freakin' deal with Glendale. Won't be shocked if we don't see them in the next couple of years.
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There was no chance the Coyotes were ever going to play anywhere in the Phoenix area other than Glendale.
They didn't renew their deal, they renegotiated it. The old deal had them locked into Glendale for 30 years to pay off the arena, with severe penalties for leaving early. Now, they're at a point where Glendale wants to get rid of them.
I've never understood why that keeps getting overlooked. If Balsillie's ploy had worked years ago and the League had allowed the Coyotes to move, they'd probably still be fighting lawsuits from the City of Glendale for breaking what was a pretty ironclad lease.