I wouldn't say weak and desperate...I think the City of Glendale has finally found some game.
From reading around, who knows what information is accurate but there appears to be enough smoke to the allegations that I have trouble seeing a Judge dispensing with this summarily...discovery would likely be required and there appears to be all kinds of loose threads hanging that are just begging to be tugged at to see what falls out.
IA and the NHL probably do not want their internal workings laid bare for review. I think there enough risk and uncertainty here from their standpoint, plus the time pressures of potentially having to find a home for next season that some sort of settlement with the City is probably their best option for the short term. This may have been the City's goal all along.
However they are poisoning the waters a bit with their media comments with respect to City officials. Their Plan A appeared to be attempting to rally enough support to force the City to retract, but that seems to have failed so far.
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