These kinds of notifications are the worst to see for anyone who wants to bring hockey back to AZ
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Screw the cancer coast. We want hockey with competent ownership in AZ.
We didn’t have good ownership our whole existence. Gonna be tough to just find one ready to take on the challenges of bringing the team back and getting an arena built, something they couldn’t do before. I think we’re looking at 5-10 years still
Honestly, it’ll be years before any REAL conversation takes place about returning an NHL franchise to AZ. The shame is still fresh, the fallout is still present (Meruelo’s suing for his deposit money back as an example), and there’s no clear ownership or arena solution. Those things don’t magically solve themselves in the span of a year or two, they take years.
And realistically, I’d rather wait longer for a legit owner and long-term arena solution than a rushed “get it down now and figure it out later” option.
We still need an arena.
Until there are shovels in the ground the NHL won’t even look at arizona again in any official capacity.
Seriously… we need to stop worrying about whether Houston, Atlanta or any other city gets a team first. That is not going to matter right now because there is no update on any potential ownership group pursuing a franchise for Arizona. Houston is being considered first for a reason… they already have Toyota Center. That alone gives them the advantage over Arizona.
I am tired of the up and down sentiment on social media about if/when Arizona gets a team. Speculating on a timetable does nothing. It is out of our control. We will not hear anything until there is an ownership group AND an arena plan. Even one of the Atlanta groups has all but completely finalized arena plans if thr NHL chooses them. As long as Arizona is one of the future four teams, we will have a lot to look forward to.
If hockey doesn’t belong in the desert then it sure doesn’t belong in the swamp.
6 comments
Screw the cancer coast. We want hockey with competent ownership in AZ.
We didn’t have good ownership our whole existence. Gonna be tough to just find one ready to take on the challenges of bringing the team back and getting an arena built, something they couldn’t do before. I think we’re looking at 5-10 years still
Honestly, it’ll be years before any REAL conversation takes place about returning an NHL franchise to AZ. The shame is still fresh, the fallout is still present (Meruelo’s suing for his deposit money back as an example), and there’s no clear ownership or arena solution. Those things don’t magically solve themselves in the span of a year or two, they take years.
And realistically, I’d rather wait longer for a legit owner and long-term arena solution than a rushed “get it down now and figure it out later” option.
We still need an arena.
Until there are shovels in the ground the NHL won’t even look at arizona again in any official capacity.
Seriously… we need to stop worrying about whether Houston, Atlanta or any other city gets a team first. That is not going to matter right now because there is no update on any potential ownership group pursuing a franchise for Arizona. Houston is being considered first for a reason… they already have Toyota Center. That alone gives them the advantage over Arizona.
I am tired of the up and down sentiment on social media about if/when Arizona gets a team. Speculating on a timetable does nothing. It is out of our control. We will not hear anything until there is an ownership group AND an arena plan. Even one of the Atlanta groups has all but completely finalized arena plans if thr NHL chooses them. As long as Arizona is one of the future four teams, we will have a lot to look forward to.
If hockey doesn’t belong in the desert then it sure doesn’t belong in the swamp.