Bettman will not be denied a dumb territory he forced!
delifte
Meanwhile all of Quebec is screaming.
COphotoCo
Maybe the quickest way to rebuild we’ve ever seen.
Bluecricket5
It’s not a given tho, I think this is being painted as a definite return to AZ.
GaryBettmanIsMyHomie
This was Meruelo’s carrot since he didn’t want to sell
fluffHead_0919
Honest question – how is the support for the Yotes in AZ? I know the Glendale thing wasn’t great. I really thought the Tempe arena would have been the best bet etc. With that being said this doesn’t feel like a Quebec or Hartford scenario where there was a lot of support for the club locally etc. To me this is like Atlanta where the NHL just wants the market, but the populace may not be 100% on board. Why waste time here when a Portland or Milwaukee maybe a better expansion location?Obviously Quebec too, but I think we all know that’s probably not in the cards.
MainAltAcc69
Cmon 32 teams is literally perfect
TibiEtIgni
What the heck is this crap
Xerostodes
What’s the relocation plan for that version of the Yotes?
KrustyKrabPizzaMan
We have enough teams. If it gets to 40 then there should be an NHL A League and NHL B League with relegation and such cause that’s what they do in Europe for soccer
shanster925
Or Murelo can pocket the $1 billion.
ChatonDeMer
So, no expansion?
randomname2890
Omfg no more expansion! They need to fold a team and make an expansion draft from there. Way to many teams in the NHL. Fold the panthers and expansion draft in Arizona.
Gratitude89
When is Matthew’s a UFA? I say he gets paid in team shares and becomes the Mario Lemieux of the desert haha
jarebear182
Instead of expansion, could you imagine if they moved the Jets down to Arizona for a second time? The BS level would be off the charts!
Chicagoblew
Maybe they should try the Atlanta market as well
Ordinary-Easy
They had almost 30 years to make it work.
It failed.
Move on NHL.
Judge_Rhinohold
I’ll take “Things that will never happen” for $500 please Alex. That greedy lying conman Meruelo would never give up his $1B to do it.
monumentvalley170
No shit Sherlock. This was a and is a real estate play 101%
Cottagewknds
They only gave him 5 years. That won’t happen. Takes a year or two just to break ground and then awhile to build. They don’t even have land yet!
reddest_of_trash
Arizona is about to become the next Atlanta.
Bigdoga1000
The yotes are dead, long live the yotes!
Humans_Suck-
So now the rest of the NHL is going to get punished for their poor management? Are you fucking kidding me?
danwski
The fuck man just give it up already
mattcojo2
Fair enough.
Maybe with a proper organization they’d be better off.
potshed420
Meanwhile sens can’t build a new arena after 10 yrs of deliberations
dbag3o1
If Phoenix gets a team in the future, will they have an instant rivalry with Utah? A Utah-Arizona Winter Classic could be in the works 👀
Fickle-Turn-7068
Jfc, give it a rest man!
erasedhead
Fucking why. It’s like getting back with your useless broke ass ex.
I get it. Large metropolitan area. He can change. You don’t know him like I do.
WookieSuave
Thank God….. I thought I was gonna have to convince my mom to move her retirement property from Arizona to Utah.
scrivensB
Wait, what does this mean?
The Coyotes can « hangout » in Utah for a bit and then, be considered an expansion team and come back to Arizona???
Am I reading this correctly?
The_Comic_Collector
I think they should have a draft to claim Arizona’s players so Utah can start fresh and F ever going back to Arizona,they should shutter the league before that
Jschie05
Bruh
Kyveido
So we’ll have the Winnipeg-Arizona-Utah franchise, the Atlanta-Winnipeg franchise and then the lone Arizona franchise. I love the chaos.
ToneBahlone
Ahh yes, didn’t work the first time but surely this second go around will.
DenisNectar
Even with the best arena, I still think Arizona would not give a shit about hockey.
deadphisherman
I’m sure some nice city in Arizona will be able to spare the water for them…
riko77can
If that happens, Utah would end up owning the franchise records of not one but two other reactivated teams.
OpportunityDefiant31
In 5 years we’ll have a desert division while Canadian teams play in floridas division still. Isn’t the NHL neat, you guys??
Scaramoosh1
Excuse me what the fuck
RedditBacksNazis
Shit can the Flyers do it? I’ll knock down Wells Fargo myself.
NoFunShogun
Not for nothing, but the important word is “if.”
Maple_Leaf_Fall
Finally some good news! Come Back Coyotes!!! 🌵🌵🌵
Brilliant-Chapter202
I welcome this!!
Sufficient-Yellow637
I think we may be safe in that regard. If they can’t get an arena built WITH a team, how do they expect to get one built without one?
TheMCM80
Wait… so the team moves to SLC, but then if an arena is built in AZ in 5yrs, it moves back… or they plan to add a new team and presumably another one somewhere else to balance the numbers?
Jeez, Gary… take a hint and just move on.
merle317
Expansion cities 33 and 34 will be Phoenix and Atlanta.
Expansion cities 35 and 36 will be Houston and ?
Outrageous-Estimate9
I think by this time its safe to say AZ sucks for sports in general
Beyond the embarrasing Coyotes
You get Diamondbacks who are literally giving away seasons tickets AFTER winning World Series (I could watch 84 games down there CHEAPER than same seats to watch 2 Blue Jay games)
You get Cardinals (3rd lowest attendance in NFL) + Suns (5th lowest attendance in NBA)
We keep hearing hype about great market and all this nonsense (mainly from Betts) but even teams who WIN there do nothing vs league averages
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Bettman will not be denied a dumb territory he forced!
Meanwhile all of Quebec is screaming.
Maybe the quickest way to rebuild we’ve ever seen.
It’s not a given tho, I think this is being painted as a definite return to AZ.
This was Meruelo’s carrot since he didn’t want to sell
Honest question – how is the support for the Yotes in AZ? I know the Glendale thing wasn’t great. I really thought the Tempe arena would have been the best bet etc. With that being said this doesn’t feel like a Quebec or Hartford scenario where there was a lot of support for the club locally etc. To me this is like Atlanta where the NHL just wants the market, but the populace may not be 100% on board. Why waste time here when a Portland or Milwaukee maybe a better expansion location?Obviously Quebec too, but I think we all know that’s probably not in the cards.
Cmon 32 teams is literally perfect
What the heck is this crap
What’s the relocation plan for that version of the Yotes?
We have enough teams. If it gets to 40 then there should be an NHL A League and NHL B League with relegation and such cause that’s what they do in Europe for soccer
Or Murelo can pocket the $1 billion.
So, no expansion?
Omfg no more expansion! They need to fold a team and make an expansion draft from there. Way to many teams in the NHL. Fold the panthers and expansion draft in Arizona.
When is Matthew’s a UFA? I say he gets paid in team shares and becomes the Mario Lemieux of the desert haha
Instead of expansion, could you imagine if they moved the Jets down to Arizona for a second time? The BS level would be off the charts!
Maybe they should try the Atlanta market as well
They had almost 30 years to make it work.
It failed.
Move on NHL.
I’ll take “Things that will never happen” for $500 please Alex. That greedy lying conman Meruelo would never give up his $1B to do it.
No shit Sherlock. This was a and is a real estate play 101%
They only gave him 5 years. That won’t happen. Takes a year or two just to break ground and then awhile to build. They don’t even have land yet!
Arizona is about to become the next Atlanta.
The yotes are dead, long live the yotes!
So now the rest of the NHL is going to get punished for their poor management? Are you fucking kidding me?
The fuck man just give it up already
Fair enough.
Maybe with a proper organization they’d be better off.
Meanwhile sens can’t build a new arena after 10 yrs of deliberations
If Phoenix gets a team in the future, will they have an instant rivalry with Utah? A Utah-Arizona Winter Classic could be in the works 👀
Jfc, give it a rest man!
Fucking why. It’s like getting back with your useless broke ass ex.
I get it. Large metropolitan area. He can change. You don’t know him like I do.
Thank God….. I thought I was gonna have to convince my mom to move her retirement property from Arizona to Utah.
Wait, what does this mean?
The Coyotes can « hangout » in Utah for a bit and then, be considered an expansion team and come back to Arizona???
Am I reading this correctly?
I think they should have a draft to claim Arizona’s players so Utah can start fresh and F ever going back to Arizona,they should shutter the league before that
Bruh
So we’ll have the Winnipeg-Arizona-Utah franchise, the Atlanta-Winnipeg franchise and then the lone Arizona franchise. I love the chaos.
Ahh yes, didn’t work the first time but surely this second go around will.
Even with the best arena, I still think Arizona would not give a shit about hockey.
I’m sure some nice city in Arizona will be able to spare the water for them…
If that happens, Utah would end up owning the franchise records of not one but two other reactivated teams.
In 5 years we’ll have a desert division while Canadian teams play in floridas division still. Isn’t the NHL neat, you guys??
Excuse me what the fuck
Shit can the Flyers do it? I’ll knock down Wells Fargo myself.
Not for nothing, but the important word is “if.”
Finally some good news! Come Back Coyotes!!! 🌵🌵🌵
I welcome this!!
I think we may be safe in that regard. If they can’t get an arena built WITH a team, how do they expect to get one built without one?
Wait… so the team moves to SLC, but then if an arena is built in AZ in 5yrs, it moves back… or they plan to add a new team and presumably another one somewhere else to balance the numbers?
Jeez, Gary… take a hint and just move on.
Expansion cities 33 and 34 will be Phoenix and Atlanta.
Expansion cities 35 and 36 will be Houston and ?
I think by this time its safe to say AZ sucks for sports in general
Beyond the embarrasing Coyotes
You get Diamondbacks who are literally giving away seasons tickets AFTER winning World Series (I could watch 84 games down there CHEAPER than same seats to watch 2 Blue Jay games)
You get Cardinals (3rd lowest attendance in NFL) + Suns (5th lowest attendance in NBA)
We keep hearing hype about great market and all this nonsense (mainly from Betts) but even teams who WIN there do nothing vs league averages
So 33 teams? That makes zero sense