Look, we all know Meruelo looked AWFUL today, but I watched the entire press conference and this headline is completely stretching what was said into something that wasn’t. Arizona Sports hasn’t given the Coyotes a bit of attention for ages, it’s all about Cardinals/Suns/Dbacks over there. But as soon as Gambo got his leak from Ryan Smith, suddenly they’re all over it. And this headline is completely misleading about the words Meruelo and Bettman said today. We know we’ve got an uphill battle with ever bringing the NHL back, and stuff like this will only hurt the valley ever get a team back and support it, regardless of who owns it.
by SonicCougar99
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I mean, I definitely blame Tempe voters. Bunch a nimby boneheads.
Nothing new. AZ sports news always treated the coyotes as a near nuisance.
And bettman knew the owner in slc was pumping money into tempe for a no vote! Bettman is a shister!
Well, here’s the thing…. Tempe voters voted no, you can blame the owner all you want, which is fine, but look at the city of Tempe and the board? Lack of support, advertising, I mean personally it sounds like a win to have a entertainment venue of that to be in Tempe, and influx of people moving to Arizona. But the city voted it down. The coyotes needed money, here comes Salt Lake city with the Brinks truck….. math doesn’t lie, no money no support, they had to move on as much as the NHL community probably Hates it with the exception of the state of Utah.
I mean, if the Tempe vote had gone through, none of this would have happened.
Enjoy your dump Tempe