Sorry guys this is a repost as admin made me re do it
Hope this is right admin
PoisonedRadio
There’s three ways to do things, son. The right way, the wrong way, and the Alex Meruelo way.
What’s the Alex Meruelo way?
The wrong way but slower!
Prison-Date-Mike
*Puts on tinfoil hat*
Meruelo had no intention of bringing back the Coyotes and was counting on this to unofficially sail away with a cool 1 billion in his pocket.
MorePower7
And a fringe few were saying Bettman should’ve waited until the June auction result before deciding the fate of the Arizona Coyotes.
cw08
“The return of hockey to the desert” lol
Old_Escape_7966
Crazy to me that Arizona is the party that says no here. Honestly not sure what their angle is.
MinnyRawks
New chapter, same story
awayfromcanuck
Meruelo can blame Arizona all he wants but my understanding of this is even though he originally didn’t need a special use permit to bid on the land, he would have needed the special use permit before he would be able to do anything on the land if he won the bid.
If Meruelo had any sense as a business man and if he was ever genuine about starting work on the arena the second he won the auction he would have already had a special use permit application that would be pending final approval after the final sale. (Arizona saying he’ll need the special use permit first leads me to believe that in Arizona he could have gotten the special use permit before the sale was finalized)
Arizona knowing he doesn’t have a special use permit changed the rules on him but they can only do it because he hasn’t bothered with a special use permit.
FalconSixSix
It’s always someone else’s fault
HabitantDLT
Who are the Arizona Coyotes?
Dooders21
Arizona doesn’t like Meruelo and wants nothing to do with him.
As long as I got my billion dollar nhl payout and my gold house. I don’t need anything else
darthmaulfan00
Play stupid games for years and win stupid prizes like this one! Brutal and sucks but that’s how it goes.
Angry_beaver_1867
Can we talk about how Arizona is forgoing millions , potentially billions , or $2b on the nose for schools ?
Pick a number , or even a rage. That sounds ridiculous.
Enjoy your billion, cause NHl franchise owners you will never be again
dothingsunevercould
what does education have to do with this?!?!(
talk_to_the_sea
Utah Coyotes it is
italiangoalie
For a guy whose second business was real estate development, something like this shouldn’t even be a thought for him. This should’ve been a formality.
He is either a scammer who isn’t as wealthy as he says he is (until the NHL handed him $1B) or never had any intention of going through with it. Either way it was never happening.
Frankie_Carbone
Can someone give me a TLDR or ELI5. I dont have the time to comprehend this
Plane-Ad4820
AWWWW YEAH HERE WE GO. *Duke it out! Duke it out! Duke it out!*
Crede777
Here’s a free statement that is better than the hot air they just put out.
“The Arizona Coyotes are extremely disappointed in the ASLD decision to cancel the land auction so close to its planned date. The organization has followed every step required in order to purchase the site of our future arena. The Arizona Coyotes and their owner Alex Merulo remain committed to seeing that NHL hockey return to the desert as quickly as possible. Thank you for your continued and loyal support.”
SavageRengar
They said Arizo-nah
athousandpardons
“By cancelling the land auction, the state is forgoing.. potentially billions of dollars”
Yeah, that definitely sounds like something that could’ve happened.
seizurevictim
A travesty. A sham. A mockery. A TRAVESHAMOCKERY.
Icehawksfh
I know he still has 5 years to bring back the Coyotes but what happens after the 5 years?
Does the NHL regain the name? Does it revert to Utah? Are we just never allowed to refer to them?
Will it be like how we currently have Nordiques merch and Whalers merch but no Thrashers merch.
Dick-Punch89
The NHL is trying to Eddie Livingstone Alex Meruelo
Blackhole_5un
He wants to have the coyotes in Arizona, it gives him gambling rights for casinos. It is very clear, however, that the state of Arizona has zero interest in working with Alex Muerelo. None at all. I don’t think this is a hockey problem, the dude seems shady AF and has burnt all his bridges in the area.
Locked_and_Popped
Arizona is a literal hell hole. The Florida of the West.
Jump_Like_A_Willys
Time for me to pull my Nordiques sweater out of the closet. Just kidding; I WISH I had one.
But the Utah Nordiques had a nice ring to it.
BlueBeagle8
It’s funny to complain that the state “unilaterally” cancelled the auction, as though Meruelo should’ve gotten a vote in the decision.
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Sorry guys this is a repost as admin made me re do it
Hope this is right admin
There’s three ways to do things, son. The right way, the wrong way, and the Alex Meruelo way.
What’s the Alex Meruelo way?
The wrong way but slower!
*Puts on tinfoil hat*
Meruelo had no intention of bringing back the Coyotes and was counting on this to unofficially sail away with a cool 1 billion in his pocket.
And a fringe few were saying Bettman should’ve waited until the June auction result before deciding the fate of the Arizona Coyotes.
“The return of hockey to the desert” lol
Crazy to me that Arizona is the party that says no here. Honestly not sure what their angle is.
New chapter, same story
Meruelo can blame Arizona all he wants but my understanding of this is even though he originally didn’t need a special use permit to bid on the land, he would have needed the special use permit before he would be able to do anything on the land if he won the bid.
If Meruelo had any sense as a business man and if he was ever genuine about starting work on the arena the second he won the auction he would have already had a special use permit application that would be pending final approval after the final sale. (Arizona saying he’ll need the special use permit first leads me to believe that in Arizona he could have gotten the special use permit before the sale was finalized)
Arizona knowing he doesn’t have a special use permit changed the rules on him but they can only do it because he hasn’t bothered with a special use permit.
It’s always someone else’s fault
Who are the Arizona Coyotes?
Arizona doesn’t like Meruelo and wants nothing to do with him.
https://preview.redd.it/s9hxrjbq708d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55a95966e3e62af64f116a87d850a143e1c06fa7
We cross live to Alex now.
As long as I got my billion dollar nhl payout and my gold house. I don’t need anything else
Play stupid games for years and win stupid prizes like this one! Brutal and sucks but that’s how it goes.
Can we talk about how Arizona is forgoing millions , potentially billions , or $2b on the nose for schools ?
Pick a number , or even a rage. That sounds ridiculous.
Enjoy your billion, cause NHl franchise owners you will never be again
what does education have to do with this?!?!(
Utah Coyotes it is
For a guy whose second business was real estate development, something like this shouldn’t even be a thought for him. This should’ve been a formality.
He is either a scammer who isn’t as wealthy as he says he is (until the NHL handed him $1B) or never had any intention of going through with it. Either way it was never happening.
Can someone give me a TLDR or ELI5. I dont have the time to comprehend this
AWWWW YEAH HERE WE GO. *Duke it out! Duke it out! Duke it out!*
Here’s a free statement that is better than the hot air they just put out.
“The Arizona Coyotes are extremely disappointed in the ASLD decision to cancel the land auction so close to its planned date. The organization has followed every step required in order to purchase the site of our future arena. The Arizona Coyotes and their owner Alex Merulo remain committed to seeing that NHL hockey return to the desert as quickly as possible. Thank you for your continued and loyal support.”
They said Arizo-nah
“By cancelling the land auction, the state is forgoing.. potentially billions of dollars”
Yeah, that definitely sounds like something that could’ve happened.
A travesty. A sham. A mockery. A TRAVESHAMOCKERY.
I know he still has 5 years to bring back the Coyotes but what happens after the 5 years?
Does the NHL regain the name? Does it revert to Utah? Are we just never allowed to refer to them?
Will it be like how we currently have Nordiques merch and Whalers merch but no Thrashers merch.
The NHL is trying to Eddie Livingstone Alex Meruelo
He wants to have the coyotes in Arizona, it gives him gambling rights for casinos. It is very clear, however, that the state of Arizona has zero interest in working with Alex Muerelo. None at all. I don’t think this is a hockey problem, the dude seems shady AF and has burnt all his bridges in the area.
Arizona is a literal hell hole. The Florida of the West.
Time for me to pull my Nordiques sweater out of the closet. Just kidding; I WISH I had one.
But the Utah Nordiques had a nice ring to it.
It’s funny to complain that the state “unilaterally” cancelled the auction, as though Meruelo should’ve gotten a vote in the decision.
Arizona said “let it go”