Coyote Tracks - #Yes2IEH Tuesday May 11 Edition
by Jordan Ellel on May 11, 2010 6:01 AM MST
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PrintOk, fair Coyotes fans that are reading this. Today is do or die day...Glendale City Council meeting is tonight at 7 PM...they will be voting on approving agreements to satisfy the NHL about covering losses if they can't find a new owner by next year. If they don't approve these agreements, it's quite possible that the Coyotes won't be here. All the potential that we, as fans, finally saw from the hard work of this team, of GMDM, of Dave Tippett and the rest of the coaches...all of that will go away because a bunch of elected officials can't get their heads out of their asses. There's only one way to show them how foolish they will be. Show up tonight, in your Coyotes gear, and raise bloody hell. Make it clear to each and every member of that council that if they don't make this work, they can find a new job as soon as they are up for reelection. Here is the email that I received from the Coyotes yesterday:
Coyotes Email re: Glendale City Council Meeting
The meeting is at 7 PM in the Glendale City Council Chambers, which I believe is located at 5850 W. Glendale Ave. Make your voice heard.
LAST NIGHT'S NHL SCORES (Staying alive edition): Penguins 3 - Canadiens 4 (Series tied at 3); Flyers 4 - Bruins 0 (Boston leads series 3-2)
The most exciting playoffs I can remember in a long time continue. Simon Gagne lights the lamp twice in his second game back as the Flyers survive anothter goalie injury as former-Coyote Brian Boucher sprains both knees early in the 2nd period. Michael Leighton comes in for the joint shutout, only the second time in NHL playoff history and first time since 1955. In the other game, Mike Cammalleri scores twice as the Cammalleri and client Jaroslav Halak show marches on forcing a decisive Game 7 in Pittsburgh. Madness, I tell you, complete madness.
After the jump, unfortunately for TimmyHate and the rest of the followers here, my alerts are still only filled with crap on the Coyotes ownership situation...but really, there's nothing else to focus on at this point. If they can't get this straightened out, there just might not be a team for us to post links about...
I'm just putting these out there without commentary and without description...it's just too painful to read it all. Pace yourself if you are going to make a go of it...
Phoenix Business Journal: Coyote ugly
Ice Edge negotiations to purchase Phoenix Coyotes fall apart - ESPN
Winnipeg could get revenge on Bettman - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
Phoenix Coyotes talks between Glendale, Ice Edge break down
Why Would Glendale Want the Coyotes? | River City Sports Blog
Tuesday Night Glendale City Council Meeting Do or Die for Coyotes | The Hockey Writers
If you're still with me congrats...here's a bit of levity to try and make you feel better...I'm trying as hard as I can to help:
The Chi-Van Series Reminds Me Of High School : Blades Of Funny
Very, very funny stuff here...some of these are just uncanny.
Pundays: The Bell Curve
[s/t Puck Daddy who had this in his headlines yesterday...the poor Oilers]
Salary Crunch
Alright, this isn't so much as funny as it is disheartening, but in a funny way, not like the ownership fiasco. In just over 260 years at my current salary I can make as much as Ryan Howard....oooooooh.
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Because I'm sure no one reads old articles...
Keep in mind, when lawyers (and/or politicians) are involved, most the stuff the media gets is just posturing and leverage, or blatent lies. Especially Toronto Globe and Mail, who probably gets all their info from Eklund, or any other random internet crackpot that gives them a quote that can use as “Evidence”
This is what happens when your owners are criminals. As a Sabres fan, i feel your pain (it wasn’t even 10 years ago that we were "100% moving to Winnepeg [or Quebec, or wherever else was cool at the time]".) I’m sure TSN posted 100,000 articles about how the Sabres were moving to winnepeg, couldn’t support a franchise, didn’t deserve a franchise… etc… Then we activated "Really rich guy with lots of political friends" (At the time, he controlled probably >30% of the votes in Buffalo.) And then we were all saved.
I think that strategy would save you, but im not sure if you’ll otherwise be able to navigate the politician blockade in time without lots of “political friends” on Ice Edge’s speed-dial.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
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Thanks for reposting it here. I saw it on the older article, and it’s a great point. And it is true, it would’ve been buried there.
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by Jordan Ellel on May 11, 2010 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Lawyers and politicians are basically paid to spew nonsense to the media. You can’t expect to interpret anything they say correctly.
Like for example, IEH probably made this stink to get as many Yotes fans as possible to show up to the city council meeting to pressure the council to offer more concessions. Or some other reason. You can never really tell.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
Stand UP
This is unreal, as a Sharks fan living in Glendale I am seriously upset that the city has dropped the ball on these talks. Hockey can and should survive here in AZ. My family and I have every intention to buy season tickets and support the Coyotes (unless they play the Sharks). I urge everyone to stand up for the team at tonight’s meetings. This team is too good to let go.
by White Elephant on May 11, 2010 10:25 AM MST reply actions
This is so mentally draining, and depressing.
I hate this. I hate this. I hate this.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on May 11, 2010 12:18 PM MST reply actions
You and me both man
Today however, we MUST think positive.
We MUST.
Lets Keep Strong Coyotes fans/supporters. Kia Kaha (Maori for Stay Strong)
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Some Oilers fans are rooting for you. Others remember this franchise as the stepping stone to the Stanley Cup from the days of yore (as well as a mysterious Flames-killer in the first round).
Me, I miss the Jets, but I’m not of the “two wrongs make a right” mindset in this regard. Throw the snake, mothereffers.
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Good luck Coyotes fans
Just wanted to offer my best wishes to Yotes fans. I loved seeing the team finally give their hardcore fans something to cheer about this year and to see the fans rallying around the team right now in the face of adversity. I always find it heartbreaking when teams relocate, and while I would love to see Winnipeg get a team back, I do not want it to be at the expense of Phoenix fans who are finally getting to see a great hockey product.
Give the politicians hell. Throw a snake at ’em (a live one even). Do what you can to keep your team.
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Looked at Jetsowner.com
Wow, i see why the NHL doesn’t want to move there. even with their assumedly very generous projections, their revenue is approximatly Nashville-level.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
I never understood why they built MTS Centre the way they did. If they wanted the NHL back, they should’ve built the damned thing bigger. It’s not like they didn’t know what a modern NHL arena needed in terms of seats and boxes in 2003.
I also note that the projections they post assume what is now salary-floor spending in terms of profit. Now, they’d need to make $90M to break even, by their own projections.
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If they do get the Jets back, they’re pretty much going to have to build a new arena (or do major renovations) in the very near future. They have an owner that would probably be willing to do this… but they’d still have to sell all the boxes and seats with no discounts or giveaways to make a slight profit. The seats, they can probably sell, but the boxes seem less likely.
Also, they’re under the floor by 2 million now with those numbers.
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
Just like I have had everyday
I have my coyotes Jersey with my at work, hanging behind my desk.
While I can’t make it to the meeting – being on the other side of the world – at 7pm Glendale time I will be wearing my Jersey.
If anyone from here is going and is able to Mobile comment how progress is going I will owe you big time.
Come on Yote’s, Get there, Make some noise. HOWL. Make them realise that losing the coyotes is going to lose THEM votes – I hate to bring to such a self interest level but thems the facts.
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Something to keep up hopes
Early indications suggest council will vote in favour of the measure because it may not want its recently constructed arena to sit vacant without a sports team.
New Zealand's Number 1 Coyotes Fan - and I have the photos to prove it!
Supporting my Desert Dogs since 1996 from 6000 miles away
!AWOOOOOOOOO!
That's it. Back to Winnipeg!
Sorry ‘Yotes fans. Hope this one does not go in your favor. Even if it does it will be short term, you have proven you will not support an NHL team regardless of it’s success or failure. Inconsistent flavor of the month crowds don’t cut it. Combine that with an ownership group that does not and will not own the arena and the team will never make money. You have tried the Great One, you have tried a new arena, face it, tonight or next year the Coyotes will be gone.
Whatever dude
Just hoping that if/when this passes and if/when a sale goes through, your back to apologise.
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It was not us fans who failed hockey
in the desert.
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 11, 2010 8:47 PM MST up reply actions
Good luck Coyotes fans. I would love to see hockey thrive in Glendale.
I can not believe they would rob you of hockey after the fans became so emotionally invested in that playoff run. Go to the meeting and make sure the Coyotes stay
Live Blog of the meeting
winnipeg based – lets get some pro coyotes comments.
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