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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
I don't think there's anything to get done. Taxpayers have no appetite to pay for another entertainment district and will fight it. A lot of NIMBY in Phoenix right now.
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Must be all those former-Albertans
Really though, can't blame Arizona taxpayers for not wanting to fund even more of a sports franchise that no one is interested in. It just hasn't worked in PHX. You can blame the arena placement, arena size, ownership issues, whatever, lack of fans, TV deals, etc. it doesn't really matter. It really was a nice try, but the move is a long time coming. Houston, Salt Lake, Portland, heck, I bet Milwaukee would be a great spot too. Hockey can thrive in niche US markets like the MLS can. Even Austin could be an interesting option. Would rather see them try something new than keep force-feeding this thing.