PHNX Sports’ Craig Morgan joins Jeff Marek to discuss Alex Meruelo abandoning his efforts to reactivate the franchise.
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26 Comments
Good riddance
RATS WON!!!
Moving to Glendale was the biggest mistake for that organization. Should have went to the east valley when they left the Arena, would have been a success.
Craig is the man, the whole PHNX sports team down here does an awesome job.
How much did Leafs fans subsidize that franchise over so many years?
I think Jeff put it the way it appears.. Alex is not innocent but the politicans were not playing ball either… The fans lose. Goodbye Coyotes.
If you pay me five times what something is worth, I will gladly take the money and run.
This team was killed in 2003 when they moved them to Glendale.
last year, reportedly the Coyotes were "worth" 500 million….the league paid 1.2 billion, apparently with the condition Meruelo not resell his rights in the "dormant" franchise. Meruelo is laughing all to the bank.
How is this his fault? The city of Phoenix rescinded the bid. The people of Tempe rejected the arena deal. The city of Glendale kicked them out of their building because he wouldn't sign a 20 year lease.
I don't blame him for leaving at all.
When you were talking about businessmen thinking they can get away with anything made me think of Trump. Except now it’s catching up with him.
Meruelo being out is a literal blessing to Arizona. Meruelo with a team is more painful than no team :DD.
He will be known as the biggest scumbag douchebag in sports
I'm not sure how the league is going to look at this from a future expansion viewpoint but if it were me, quite apart from giving it anything at all like "preferred" status, I'd be giving it the scarlet letter treatment.
If you were applying for a job and you submitted a resume that showed a long history but that you'd been fired from multiple jobs, didn't pay your dues on time, had to be bailed out and were a general f**k up at your profession, why would you expect to be put on any shortlist?
After 28 years of little more than one calamity after another, I'd think the NHL would be burning rubber all the way to the state line in an attempt to get the H out of there as fast as possible.
30 years in the desert, hope the NHL never goes back there. Arizona won't support hockey.
Arizona state land dept. typical politics played. I do not care who for whatever reason disliked Meruelo. He was played with by cheap deceitful politics in my book.. Most cities would kill for a franchise,.
Any expansion team in Phoenix should go with a new name and colors. A fresh start.
Demolish the blight Mereulo, and start fresh with a dedicated owner, who is willing to put together a competitive team, in downtown Phoenix, not anywhere along the 101, please. Spend money, don't be a cheapskate like Meruelo. Matt Ishbia has the potential to get it done!
Alex Meruelo will go down as one of the worst sports owners in the history of sports
Stop trying to make Arizona happen, it's not going to happen – Regina George.
Im shocked I tell you shocked that a billionaire suckered Bettman
What a biggest mistake ever for moving Arizona of that organization
It is truly unfortunate that Bettman and his single-minded error of pushing hockey into a disinterested market has failed so spectacularly.
I was lucky to see a Coyotes game at Mullett Arena while doing some business in PHX, and it was an absolute blast.
But fact is that the US southwest just isn’t a hockey market. This failure is all on Bettman. 100%
They need different ownership to bring hockey back to Arizona. Hockey has a place anywhere you make it possible, or popular, or where you build infrastructure. Growing the game in a place like Arizona might mean building rinks and facilities to grow minor hockey (kids, etc) in the area. Once the fanbase grows, bring an NHL team back. How popular is hockey in Arizona? Maybe someone can help answer that for me.
So can Utah be the Utah Coyotes?
I am very happy with this news, but, I’m still moving with the team to Utah. I never liked this owner and he proved how awful he was