Ongoing Arizona Coyotes arena saga: Arena land auction June 27

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Jaydee

nicer than our arena will be and the tax payers don't have to pay for it

I hear it will have a great view of the ocean too.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Calgary14

"Bettman affirmed the league’s faith in Arizona as an NHL market, once again signaling the league will return if relocation becomes a necessity"

He really refuses to give up on AZ no matter what

You can't square that interpretation with these facts:

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Both Bill Daly and Gary Bettman declined to define any kind of deadline on a possible #coyotes relocation decision. But Daly did mention "it's getting late.".

Originally Posted by Hockey Fan #751

https://twitter.com/user/status/1770466487658066220

This is interesting, more for what Daly doesn't say than what he does.

‘Deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he does not believe a June land auction date for #Yotes arena would allow the league enough time to pivot for relocation ahead of next season.

‘He declined to clarify if that means the league needs to make a call on Arizona before that date.’

If the league were truly committed to staying in Arizona, Daly would have refused even to address questions about relocation.

Bettman is saying exactly the same things about Arizona that every general manager says about his coach… a month before firing the coach. It's PR bumf, and since it's coming from a lawyer, it's specifically designed to cover the league's ass. Meanwhile, Daly is talking in his official capacity about relocation. I don't believe he has ever done that before.

My guess is that if the land sale goes through, Meruelo will have a hard deadline to build an arena or sell the team. If it doesn't, the league will start the process to relocate the franchise for 2025-26. But Daly is quite correct, a land sale in June leaves precious little time to make any alternative arrangements for 2024-25 – and since that process is mandated by state legislation, there's nothing the league or the Coyotes can do to speed it up.

[Jaydee]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

. But Daly is quite correct, a land sale in June leaves precious little time to make any alternative arrangements for 2024-25 – and since that process is mandated by state legislation, there's nothing the league or the Coyotes can do to speed it up.

Coyotes are playing at mullet 2024 regardless

[Zary's-Mustache]

Just move the Coyotes and then move the Jets to Arizona in a few years once they start getting 7000 fans a game and lose their team.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

Just move the Coyotes and then move the Jets to Arizona in a few years once they start getting 7000 fans a game and lose their team.

Move the Coyotes to Atlanta, move the Jets to Arizona, move Atlanta to Winnipeg. Rinse and repeat.

[Toonage]

Friedman flat out said he believes (Daly meant) they will play in Arizona for one more season regardless of the land auction as there wouldn't be enough time to move them should they lose out on that.

This franchise refuses to die.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Friedman flat out said he believes (Daly meant) they will play in Arizona for one more season regardless of the land auction as there wouldn't be enough time to move them should they lose out on that.

This franchise refuses to die.

The interesting thing is that Daly just didn't come out and say that in the follow-up question when asked to further clarify.

[Toonage]

I guess leave themselves some breathing room? I don't know why June/July would that late for a team to move to Utah when everything is pretty much ready to go there.

[transplant99]

2 months to sell corporate sponsorship. season tickets, get approval on jersey designs, get them and all merchandise printed, hire whatever staff is needed, sell tv/radio rights and hire broadcasters for those roles, and a myriad of other things to get ready for September?

Yeah, I can see the problem with that time frame.

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by transplant99

2 months to sell corporate sponsorship. season tickets, get approval on jersey designs, get them and all merchandise printed, hire whatever staff is needed, sell tv/radio rights and hire broadcasters for those roles, and a myriad of other things to get ready for September?

Yeah, I can see the problem with that time frame.

And yet that much of a calamity would still be nothing for this franchise. Status quo with a brighter calmer future following those 3 months.

[topfiverecords]

They can’t move the team in June anyway. They need this conversation to go on all summer or y’all gonna be bored.

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

Just move the Coyotes and then move the Jets to Arizona in a few years once they start getting 7000 fans a game and lose their team.

Let's check in this post in a few years and see how it holds up

[getbak]

One nice thing from a scheduling standpoint is travel to Salt Lake or Phoenix from most NHL cities is virtually the same. In theory, they could build a schedule for next year that worked for the Coyotes playing in either city and it wouldn't throw any team's travel schedule way out of whack.

That makes it a lot easier than when the Thrashers moved and the Jets stayed in the SE Division for 2 more seasons.

[Eric Vail]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Friedman flat out said he believes (Daly meant) they will play in Arizona for one more season regardless of the land auction as there wouldn't be enough time to move them should they lose out on that.

This franchise refuses to die.

There is no way Bettman would move Arizona before the auction. If it were a team in Quebec or Winnipeg, absolutely he would. He would never do that to an American market - especially Arizona.

[Harpz0012]

Let's steal their design


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[Toonage]

Originally Posted by Harpz0012

Let's steal their design


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Looks like a bottle opener

[Jordan!]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Looks like a bottle opener

The small circle would be the practice facility/community rink, the connected awning looks pretty awesome. Fremont Street like.

[Toonage]

Looks like something to type out morse code

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by Harpz0012

Let's steal their design


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That looks like one of those toys you spin that makes the zingy sound when you get to speed.

[dissentowner]

I still think the only smart play here is regardless on if they win the bid they need to relocate the team after next year. Arizona can be at the top of the expansion list but even if they win the bid they are 3-4 years at minimum from getting the arena finished. So are the other owners in a revenue sharing league ok with a team playing in a 4000 person arena for possibly another 4 years? It makes no sense. The league would be much smarter to pivot to SLC and then when the arena is ready in Arizona you open up expansion again.