Confirmed with Link: All Encompassing Arena Talk: Meruelo focused on winning auction, but now may be looking for buyers (in and out of state)

[The Feckless Puck]

Why bother going through all the auction stuff only to sell now?

Ellman 2.0?

 

[finkelsteinberg]

The best ROI is to sell the Coyotes like I said before. Construction costs have never been higher and scarcity of material will even drive them higher.

Hopefully we find a new buyer who can mend bridges and winning brings fans to Glendale.

Glendale is done man. It was never a good idea and will never be.

As far as construction costs, yes all of those are up but who knows if someone who specializes in infrastructure building, utilities and more didn't buy options on materials long ago to keep prices low? Not to mention the purchasing power they probably have.

 

[MayDayMayDay]

Yea, seeing this now. This whole story feels like a giant "No f***in' shit Sherlock."

Win the auction. That's all that matters.

 

[RABBIT]

Gambo has been pretty spot on lately with Coyotes news. He’s broken some stories before Craig. Interesting that he would randomly bring this up

 

[finkelsteinberg]

Gambo has been pretty spot on lately with Coyotes news. He’s broken some stories before Craig. Interesting that he would randomly bring this up

Seems like someone is trying to push their narrative here. Don't know who but his name could end with Walsh and I don't think it is Todd.

 

[XX]

Why bother going through all the auction stuff only to sell now? You sell when you're in a position of strength, unless you absolutely have to. This is total BS click baiting and not even the entertaining kind Carry on.

It's most valuable as an asset if it's portable. If the league agrees to let the team move, Meruelo will make a lot of money. They'll be rid of AM too. And maybe will get a team in a market that doesn't want to pay expansion prices.

Selling is almost assuredly a plan B though. It would be weird if Meruelo hadn't done a temperature check on the market at this point, bordering on gross negligence by the league.

So this seems like a big nothing. You could just as easily spin things to say SLC is ready to pony up for expansion because AM wasn't at all interested in selling early.

I'm at the point where I don't give a shit about these milestones or 'revelations' at all. The puck dropping on opening night is the only relevant milestone.

 

[TheLegend]

Gambo has been pretty spot on lately with Coyotes news. He’s broken some stories before Craig. Interesting that he would randomly bring this up

He does that because he’s a ratings whore and always has been.

Craig goes through a lot of checks and double checks before he publishes something.

Like journalists are supposed to do.

 

[TeamTourigny]

I personally haven't given 2 's to Gambo in many many years as I have found him wrong more often than right...at least in Hockey.

After todays report I was thinking back to all the bad takes from Gambo over the years.

For like a week he was adimate that Vesa Toskala was coming here.

Wrong Hossa traded.

I'm sure I can think of more.

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[finkelsteinberg]

He does that because he’s a ratings whore and always has been.

Craig goes through a lot of checks and double checks before he publishes something.

Like journalists are supposed to do.

The fact that he is so popular on the radio is a testament to the fact that AZ sports radio sucks. He's loud and obnoxious. Boasts about being first to report things like you said. He doesn't do any work cause he doesn't have to. He isn't held accountable. No one gives a shit about his working out, or his much younger wife who he has said many misogynistic things about on air and that's about 90% of the show it feels like.

I wish Twitter/X kept my DM's with him back when we signed OEL and him claiming we should go after Tavares who obviously wouldn't have come here. Lot of ridiculous conversation there.

 

[Jamieh]

I haven't seen or heard this anywhere else which is probably a good sign for AZ.

 

[AZviaNJ]

He does that because he’s a ratings whore and always has been.

Craig goes through a lot of checks and double checks before he publishes something.

Like journalists are supposed to do.

One is a journalist.

The other is a clickbait wannabe.

The fact that he is so popular on the radio is a testament to the fact that AZ sports radio sucks. He's loud and obnoxious. Boasts about being first to report things like you said. He doesn't do any work cause he doesn't have to. He isn't held accountable. No one gives a shit about his working out, or his much younger wife who he has said many misogynistic things about on air and that's about 90% of the show it feels like.

I wish Twitter/X kept my DM's with him back when we signed OEL and him claiming we should go after Tavares who obviously wouldn't have come here. Lot of ridiculous conversation there.

Is he even on the radio anymore? If yes, does anyone actually listen to Phoenix sports radio?

 

[TheLegend]

I haven't seen or heard this anywhere else which is probably a good sign for AZ.

Yet….

 

[finkelsteinberg]

One is a journalist.

The other is a clickbait wannabe.


Is he even on the radio anymore? If yes, does anyone actually listen to Phoenix sports radio?

Still there in the prime time slot. The show is god awful. I tune in occasionally if there is truly breaking news released but most of the time regret it. They spend more time transitioning to the next segment or setting up the tease break than they do actually talking about sports.

 

[MayDayMayDay]

"Hey John, this is Alex Meruelo."

"Hey Alex, how..."

"No shut up. You've done enough talking today. It's my turn. I'm pursuing this land deal. Your reporting here doesn't help my cause. Only going to tell you this once - stay out of my business. Understood?"

"Yes"

"Good. Goodbye." *Click

EDIT: Obviously, no, because freedom of the press, I get it. Only point I want to make here is, I imagine AM can't be happy about this story coming out today.

 

[ck26]

The instagram post from the team account today got my hopes up for a second.

Win the auction and hire a construction crew before you use the "BREAKING" label, Yotes.

 

[MayDayMayDay]

 

[RedBeard]

delete

 

[RemoAZ]

Coyotes Announce Commitment to Win State Land Auction & Build Privately Funded Arena & Entertainment District | Arizona Coyotes

Proposed Landmark Development To Generate $15.5 Billion In New Spending Over The Next 30 Years, $581 Million In New Tax Revenues And 10,800 New Jobs For Phoenix

www.nhl.com

“My family and I are committed to winning this land auction and building a transformative entertainment district that will not require taxpayer funding for the first time in Arizona history,” said Arizona Coyotes Chairman & Governor Alex Meruelo. “We will buy this land, build this development and finish a project that will incur the cost of more than $100 million in infrastructure improvements with no burden placed on taxpayers.”​

 

[AZviaNJ]

Gambo played like a fiddle????

 

[BigFatCat999]

so, good news or bad?

 

[TheLegend]

New thread coming…. keep posting here and I’ll move stuff over.

 

[TheLegend]

so, good news or bad?

Step number 8 of many.

 

[TheLegend]

Gambo played like a fiddle????

Quite possibly.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Step number 8 of many.

so....life as usual

 

[TheLegend]