LMU Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Cosmic said: I hadn't thought about this in forever, but wow "playing in a mall" was so ahead of its time. I remember "LoL tHeY pLaY iN a MaLl" being such a slur against the Whalers, but having some "integrated retail, dining, and entertainment experiences" is pretty much on every team's wishlist today. A lot of architecture from that time period didn't age well, but the concept was solid. Looking at what pictures I can find, it seems like a pretty normal 70s arena. And the irony is that the Coyotes are essentially being evicted from an arena at a mall, much to the Johnny Rockets GM’s chagrin. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Why not just use Tucson's arena? Obviously the scheduling would have to be worked out, but I mean it's a 9k capacity and it's in Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 10 hours ago, Friedrich Stuart Macbeth said: It won't come to me as a shock if Bettman and the rest of his gang build a church upon the First Nation graves, take a huge dump on said church, spewing out anti-mask and anti-vaxx statements like yapping dogs, and to top it all off, intentionally misgendering and insulting some group of Trans people, JUST to spite the Canadians into furious thinking and bluffing while laughing at how much outrage they can get and still get their positions as official leaders of the NHL. EDIT: I feel this 'wishing a terrorist to come and kill that guy' isn't enough. Gary Bettman makes mentally challenged people look like Einstein in comparison, considering what kind of thinking he's thinking. I may be a middle-level autistic, and even I know that is shameful by league's standard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Does Scientology have any buildings in AZ? Hosting the Coyotes would be an OK rebound from the Danny Masterson thing. Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, LMU said: And the irony is that the Coyotes are essentially being evicted from an arena at a mall, much to the Johnny Rockets GM’s chagrin. Glendale would be better off converting that arena into... more retail space. (or a parking lot) 1 Quote I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, DEAD! said: Glendale would be better off converting that arena into... more retail space. (or a parking lot) But, does the current Red Cross blood shortage apply to the nonbelievers? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 minute ago, LMU said: But, does the current Red Cross blood shortage apply to the nonbelievers? Depends if you are B+ or B- 2 Quote I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, DEAD! said: Depends if you are B+ or B- Bettman's the only one positive in this situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 minute ago, LMU said: Bettman's the only one positive in this situation. Granted, if he spent any time in a Tempe-area nightclub, he’d be positive for several things. 5 Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 The only thing more OITGDNHL would be if the Coyotes had to play their games in a trailer park...are there any trailer parks in the Phoenix Metro willing to allow an NHL team to play there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/28/2022 at 11:37 AM, SFGiants58 said: Granted, if he spent any time in a Tempe-area nightclub, he’d be positive for several things. Tempe? Try any Phoenix area nightclub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 God, this league is such a sham. 2 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who do you think Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/28/2022 at 2:03 AM, Friedrich Stuart Macbeth said: EDIT: I feel this 'wishing a terrorist to come and kill that guy' isn't enough. Gary Bettman makes mentally challenged people look like Einstein in comparison, considering what kind of thinking he's thinking. I may be a middle-level autistic, and even I know that is shameful by league's standard. Bettman is just a stooge for the owners. He takes point when it's league vs. players, league vs. TV partners, league vs. advertisers, etc., but when it comes how the NHL organizes itself and where they plop down their franchises, the owners call the shots while Bettman spazzes out to the media on their behalf. You should be barking up the trees of the Molson Family, MLSE, and Jeremy Jacobs, probably in that order. They're the ones most responsible for the NHL tying itself in double-knots to avoid placing a franchise in one of the very few viable open locations in North America with an actual hockey appetite and wouldn't require constant handouts to keep afloat (barring another crapout of the Canadian dollar). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMacbeth Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 20 hours ago, who do you think said: Bettman is just a stooge for the owners. He takes point when it's league vs. players, league vs. TV partners, league vs. advertisers, etc., but when it comes how the NHL organizes itself and where they plop down their franchises, the owners call the shots while Bettman spazzes out to the media on their behalf. You should be barking up the trees of the Molson Family, MLSE, and Jeremy Jacobs, probably in that order. They're the ones most responsible for the NHL tying itself in double-knots to avoid placing a franchise in one of the very few viable open locations in North America with an actual hockey appetite and wouldn't require constant handouts to keep afloat (barring another crapout of the Canadian dollar). Huh, I thought the commissioner is the one in charge of who gets a franchise. I get there must be an owner's vote or something, because that's the only reason why they don't want to take the heat and instead let Bettman do it. Still, not liking a decision to keep a failing franchise afloat and approving ad patches on jerseys (even when it's small). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 22 minutes ago, Friedrich Stuart Macbeth said: Huh, I thought the commissioner is the one in charge of who gets a franchise. I get there must be an owner's vote or something, because that's the only reason why they don't want to take the heat and instead let Bettman do it. Still, not liking a decision to keep a failing franchise afloat and approving ad patches on jerseys (even when it's small). That ad patch thing in particular was an owner's vote - the commissioner acts as the owner's voice. They are hired by the owners, represent the owners, and are beholden to the owners. If Bettman was doing things the ownership groups didn't like, he'd be gone. 2 Quote the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 hours ago, QCS said: That ad patch thing in particular was an owner's vote - the commissioner acts as the owner's voice. They are hired by the owners, represent the owners, and are beholden to the owners. If Bettman was doing things the ownership groups didn't like, he'd be gone. Yep. In most sports, the commish can act unilaterally on trivial matters like player discipline (if it is serious enough to make it to him, and if it's in the CBA), but that's really about it. That being said, any commissioner has a lot of influence with the owners, so they're likely to be in line with his recommendations, but all it would take is for a few of the more-influential owners to lobby the other owners to go in a different direction and install a new commissioner. No commissioner can act unilaterally when it comes to franchise relocations or expansion or anything of the sort. Now that being said, I think that's only actually happened once in my lifetime, and I think that was in MLB in the Fay Vincent era... but I might be misremembering that. 1 Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 3:56 PM, FiddySicks said: God, this league is such a sham. I would say "Let me introduce you to Major League Soccer," but I know you are fully aware. 3 Quote On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Man that Arizona Coyotes arena situation is such a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 4 hours ago, GDAWG said: Man that Arizona Coyotes arena situation is such a mess. That bear looks like it’s dropping a deuce in the woods too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Where else would a bear drop a deuce? Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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