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Originally Posted by jayswin
For all the **** the Coyotes take, I'm not sure even a Canadian market would be drawing well with that history of poor records and far away games.
How many people here would travel to Airdire or further from central/south Calgary all season with season tickets? Probably not a lot. Going from Phoenix to Glendale was basically this. Get a downtown Phoenix arena, a team on the rise and a new owner with deep pockets to compete with the cap teams and I could easily see the Coyotes becoming a strong hockey market.
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Completely agree with this. When the team was in Phoenix, they did better at the gate IIRC. Put them back somewhere more central and convenient, and they will once again do better. With a new owners with deep pockets and a willingness to spend to get better, only a matter of time until they are consistently competitive at least, and will start drawing more fans.