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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Hard to generate interest or build a fanbase when the team sucks every year. There is no difference between Vegas and Phoenix, you just have one team that makes the playoffs and generates a buzz around the city, and one that doesn't. Add in the blunders of management, the stories about not paying rent, bad location, etc, and it's not a surprise that they have failed. But look back at when they moved to Phx, and made the playoffs - there was lots of interest.
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Isn't this the case for any hockey team not winning games? The more games you win, the more people are going to come watch you win. It's a direct relationship. If you're sucking, which the Coyotes have been for over a decade now (I don't count Covid cup), then you aren't going to get people coming, especially when the arena was in freaking Glendale. No one wants to be there.
You get that stadium in Tempe (not anymore), Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, or even a shared stadium in Phoenix with the Suns, people are going to be surprised at how much better of a turnout the Coyotes will have. They've been revuilding the right way thanks to Armstrong, and they are still trying to align an arena deal for when they are supposed to be a team that is consistently competing for a playoff spot.
D Backs are meh
AZ Cardinals suck
Suns just got booted out of the playoffs and don't have a very good future past 2025
If the Coyotes start winning, are in a nice location, bills are getting paid in a timely manner (I have no defending statement for that), players are getting paid, then I don't see them having issues brining in revenue for the NHL. That's a whole lot of ifs though, but ifs that can be done.
The next problem the Coyotes face is if it's too late for some of the guys that have been on the team for a while and may want a change of scenery because of everything that has happened. Keller being the main focus.