Broke Yotes!!

[ImTellinTim]

Welp, this ended up in the worst possible way. Nice work, Gary!

[BunnyHardaway]

At least he did it for Phoenix, America's hockey hotbed.

[Money99]

I still don't buy it. I don't think the 'Yotes are going anywhere, anytime soon.
If Phoenix is forced to move, it's a major blow to Gary's ego and makes him look extremely bad considering how hard he fought off Ballsillie and his plans to move a sinking team.

I think the NHL will go to the wall with this situation in order to keep the Coyotes where they are.
If anything, I think Gary's plan is to sell short, and then when the new owner can't make a go of it, the team will be moved - but at least Gary doesn't have as much blood on his hands in that scenario.

[ImTellinTim]

So delay it another few years? That sounds like a terrible idea. Which is precisely why you're probably right.

[BunnyHardaway]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

I still don't buy it. I don't think the 'Yotes are going anywhere, anytime soon. If Phoenix is forced to move, it's a major blow to Gary's ego and makes him look extremely bad considering how hard he fought off Ballsillie and his plans to move a sinking team. I think the NHL will go to the wall with this situation in order to keep the Coyotes where they are. If anything, I think Gary's plan is to sell short, and then when the new owner can't make a go of it, the team will be moved - but at least Gary doesn't have as much blood on his hands in that scenario.

He's having trouble getting investors as is...and even if he does get people, they'll be jumping ship in 2 years tops.

They made it to the West Finals and had Glendale cover $25 million and they STILL ended up in the red. It's not going to work under any circumstances, especially now that Glendale has cut them off financially.

[Tovarich]

Quote: Originally Posted by mercalnd

I think you mean they have a 29 team schedule ready. There are 30 teams in the current NHL, not 32. The league would probably rake in twice as much selling an expansion franchise than just selling the existing Coyotes franchise to someone who will move them, on top of not having to operate the franchise at a loss for another year.

The number they've said around here is that the expansion franchise would get the league 60M. They're financially better of selling the Coyotes, which along with his pride, are the two biggest reasons Gary is so desperate to keep them here.