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afc wimbledon · 03-08-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Intellectual and knowledgeable are two words that I would never use to describe a tea bagger.

I'd agree but Arizona is full of the mexican hating #######s so it seems an unlikely place to pull off a public financed sale of a hockey team with little local support in the worst economy the states have seen in decades!

troutman · 03-08-2011, 02:51 PM

http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/i...s-coyotes-fans

amy4240: As an avid Phoenix Coyotes and hockey fan, I am absolutely heartbroken at the prospect of the Coyotes relocating. Is there anything that the fans can do to help Glendale in its fight against the Goldwater Institute? Is there any way to reach out to the NHL and convince them to give us more time to get a resolution? I feel like the Goldwater Institute is back-dooring us.

My take (LeBrun): Amy, it's not over yet! Things are dire, yes, but it's not over yet. The NHL and City of Glendale were going to give this one last shot. If I were a Coyotes fan right now, however, I'd organize a rally! It can't hurt! Show your passion, Yotes fans!

troutman · 03-08-2011, 02:57 PM

I get the feeling PHO and ATL are staying put for a couple of more seasons. These houses of cards will topple later than sooner.

sureLoss · 03-08-2011, 03:01 PM

Hulsizer not prepared to change his agreement to buy the coyotes:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1933813/

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Matthew Hulsizer says he will not change the agreement he has with the City of Glendale as part of any 11th-hour attempt to keep the PhoenixCoyotes from moving.
“I am prepared to honor my deal, which is lawful,” Hulsizer said in an e-mail message Tuesday. “It's a free market, so if someone else wants to step in they should.”

afc wimbledon · 03-08-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Hulsizer not prepared to change his agreement to buy the coyotes:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1933813/

Stick a fork in it...

PegCityFlamesFan · 03-08-2011, 03:25 PM

Amy organize your rally, I am sure this time you will out number the media covering it.

troutman · 03-08-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sureLoss

Hulsizer not prepared to change his agreement to buy the coyotes:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1933813/

Wow - this might change Gary's 1st period interview from a pep rally to a eulogy.

NHL sources have long maintained Bettman cannot reduce the sale price of the Coyotes. He promised the NHL governors in December, 2009 that they would get all of the money back they poured into the financially crippled franchise after the league bought it out of bankruptcy in October, 2009.

“Gary absolutely cannot go back to the governors for more money,” one NHL governor said recently.

If the bond issue fails to go through, which is looking more likely by the hour, Bettman’s only alternative is to sell the Coyotes to True North Sports and Entertainment, which plans to move the team to Winnipeg.

At this point, it appears the fate of the municipal bonds will be known within 10 days. If so, it is believed the NHL will make a decision then on whether to sell to True North rather than draw the process out even further.

cam_wmh · 03-08-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PegCityFlamesFan

Amy organize your rally, I am sure this time you will out number the media covering it.

I'm just going throw this out there, and if you don't like it you just throw it on back...

"amy why don't you organize a rally of fans to, oh i dunno, buy Coyotes tickets?"

SuperMatt18 · 03-08-2011, 03:56 PM

It looks more and more like Winnipeg will once again be host to NHL hockey.

I do have to wonder why nobody has thought of moving a team to Kansas City. St.Louis has proved that hockey works in an area with a similar population base and demographics.

The city recently built the Sprint Center as a state of the art arena and has been begging one of the major sports leagues to go there as a major tenant for the arena. I remember hearing in the past that they were offering a sweetheart of a leasing deal for any team that would be willing to move there to play.

Jordan! · 03-08-2011, 03:58 PM

The be honest.. Yotes fans are pretty defeated.. myself included. I'm practically at the "Who cares" stage.. I've got my season ticket renewals in the mail and playoff ticket order forms and have no interest in moving forward with either.

Get this done already

troutman · 03-08-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

The be honest.. Yotes fans are pretty defeated.. myself included. I'm practically at the "Who cares" stage.. I've got my season ticket renewals in the mail and playoff ticket order forms and have no interest in moving forward with either.

Get this done already

I honestly feel bad for you. I wish there were more people like you in AZ, and hockey can stay in PHO. I wish there could be a team in WIN too. Perhaps it may still get worked out.

cznTiburon · 03-08-2011, 04:08 PM

It seems like now with Huliszer not wanting to change his deal and Bettman not able to reduce due to his commitment to the board that there is no way this deal is going to get done. someone needs to make a decision though and soon on whether to continue to press or to finally make the move. enough dragging feet on this

burn_this_city · 03-08-2011, 04:13 PM

Maybe I'm way off base, but wasn't it foolish for the NHL to expect a new owner to eat the losses incurred before they bought the team?

afc wimbledon · 03-08-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

The be honest.. Yotes fans are pretty defeated.. myself included. I'm practically at the "Who cares" stage.. I've got my season ticket renewals in the mail and playoff ticket order forms and have no interest in moving forward with either.

Get this done already

AFC Wimbledon is the soccer club that fans put together to replace Wimbledon FC, the first soccer team to be moved in England in damn near ever, I used to be a St Johns Cadet doing first aid at Wimbledon in the 70's, trust me I feel your pain.

PegCityFlamesFan · 03-08-2011, 04:21 PM

Bouw, I've said it before and I'll say it again. Regardless of our obvious different opinions on the situation, you're one hell of a fan. If more people in Phoenix and Glendale were like you we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Sidney Crosby's Hat · 03-08-2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow

The be honest.. Yotes fans are pretty defeated.. myself included. I'm practically at the "Who cares" stage.. I've got my season ticket renewals in the mail and playoff ticket order forms and have no interest in moving forward with either.

Get this done already

It'll get done.

Sport Psych · 03-08-2011, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon is the soccer club that fans put together to replace Wimbledon FC, the first soccer team to be moved in England in damn near ever, I used to be a St Johns Cadet doing first aid at Wimbledon in the 70's, trust me I feel your pain.

Not to sidetrack this thread too much, but let me just state for the record that the MK Dons, and all involved with that club, can burn for all eternity. Anyone who supports lower division football empathizes with Wimbledon FC and knows they were done dirty. I think many supporters, regardless of where they're from, secretly cheer for AFC Wimbledon to do well... I know I do. And I say this as a Grimsby Town supporter (sorry for the 2-1 win last Saturday). Nothing would make me happier than to see both Grimsby and AFC Wimbledon get back in the League this year (won't happen though, as Crawley will take one of those spots). Go Town, and go Wombles!

GreenTeaFrapp · 03-08-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sport Psych

Not to sidetrack this thread too much, but let me just state for the record that the MK Dons, and all involved with that club, can burn for all eternity. Anyone who supports lower division football empathizes with Wimbledon FC and knows they were done dirty. I think many supporters, regardless of where they're from, secretly cheer for AFC Wimbledon to do well... I know I do. And I say this as a Grimsby Town supporter (sorry for the 2-1 win last Saturday). Nothing would make me happier than to see both Grimsby and AFC Wimbledon get back in the League this year (won't happen though, as Crawley will take one of those spots). Go Town, and go Wombles!

getbak · 03-08-2011, 05:46 PM

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If the bond issue fails to go through, which is looking more likely by the hour, Bettman’s only alternative is to sell the Coyotes to True North Sports and Entertainment, which plans to move the team to Winnipeg.

I'll ask the same question here that I asked in the other thread: Why is that their only alternative? Once the requirement to keep the team in Glendale is off the table, isn't there a good chance that other offers might come in that would be better than Winnipeg's?

To the best of my knowledge, Hulsizer doesn't have any ties to the Phoenix area, so why wouldn't he shop around looking for a sweetheart deal in KC or somewhere else?

Balsillie could always poke his head into things again, too.

Once keeping the team in Glendale is no longer a requirement, wouldn't the next logical step be to open the sale to offers from any interested parties?

GirlySports · 03-08-2011, 05:48 PM

The only logical thing tonight is if Bettman showed up at his news conference in a Jets cap.