Players, Fans and Supporters in Limbo Long Enough

Even if we sold out the rest of the season, we would finish with an average attendance of 14,265, which would move us from 30th in the league to 28th. 100% attendance for the entire season would place us 19th on the list, as current numbers go. Two things would have to happen in order to really make this a palatable option for an owner. First, the Coyotes ticket revenues would have to improve, and second, the TV ratings for Coyotes games would have to improve. Both are very difficult to do alone, and even tougher simultaneously, as the more expensive tickets get, the more likely you’re just going to watch the game at home. But if they don’t raise ticket prices (and they already did slightly this year), than they’re going to continue to run deep in the red, which is what I think scares off potential buyers. Hulsizer’s bid suggests exactly what I think: most investors are intrigued by the upside of the Valley, it’s how long the bridge from $25 million losses to black ink lasts that’s the problem.

Will the team move? My heart says yes, which is a shame because it’s going to vindicate all of those pompous windbags up North who prognosticate about hockey in the desert without getting off their asses and seeing it in person. If there’s a ray of sunshine to be found in any of this, it’s this: if Phoenix loses it’s NHL team, I don’t think it’s going to be gone for good. It’s too big a market with too much potential for the NHL to simply give up on.

People will debate the location of the arena, but you cannot compare the Cardinals attendance to the Coyotes, simply because there is a huge difference in playing 8 games a year on Sunday afternoon, as opposed to 40 often during the work week at night. There simply is no comparison, it’s a long, rush hour impacted drive for the majority of us.

This past Sunday I drove out to the Carnival and it took me 30 minutes from North Scottsdale with zero traffic, now if I do that same trek on say a Monday during rush hour, it’s a ridiculous commute because the 101 is packed west bound. So in my opinion, there really is no debate about the location, it was a horrible idea and I think more planning should have gone into it. Having said all that, jobing.com is a great arena, just in a bad location.

With no owner news, it’s not hard to see the writing on the wall, unless something happens very quickly. However, I think the Glendale City Council should accept whatever deal they may get, as long as it doesn’t involve selling bonds or anything that would give Darcy and Clint a reason to get in the news.

so my opportunities to get to jobing.com are few and far between. That said, it makes no difference to me. If it was unresolved and the were relocating, I would still show up if I could

I still maintain COG and GWI let our best, and maybe only reliable chance leave last year.

I talked to a friend in Portland and he said the Blazers owner does not want to share his arena so that rules out that city at least… I am not jumping ship.