News Article: Coyotes only NHL team to relax pre-game dress code

[The Feckless Puck]

NHL teams mull dress code as Coyotes ease rules

Finally, a Coyotes story where people in the league actually are looking up to us as a positive example.

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[hbk]

The first semi positive story about AZ is about our dress code. For f*** sakes.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

The first semi positive story about AZ is about our dress code. For f*** sakes.

Baby steps, man. May not mean much to the general public, but it's gonna mean something to the players around the league to see that not only are we not an administrative dumpster fire, but that playing in Arizona might have some benefits.

 

[RemoAZ]

Yeah I'm gong to AZ so I can wear shorts to the games! It could happen...

 

[hbk]

Baby steps, man. May not mean much to the general public, but it's gonna mean something to the players around the league to see that not only are we not an administrative dumpster fire, but that playing in Arizona might have some benefits.

I hope someone wears short shorts with knee high socks and suspenders.

that will be the level of hard hitting journalism that this team deserves.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Yeah I'm gong to AZ so I can wear shorts to the games! It could happen...

Well, all I'm saying is that we've heard for years this anecdotal stuff about how living in Scottsdale is nice because of the WIKKED ASS PARTY SCENE YO, but this is the first time we have actual documentation that other players in the league might find Arizona appealing.

 

[awfulwaffle]

This site is great, looking at the thread on the main board, people are so appalled by this that they believe the team should just fold already. Can't make this stuff up. I think it's a good move, gotta be annoying to always wear a suit.

 

[Imaravencawcaw]

As mentioned in the article, Auston Matthews is a huge fashion guy and would love to be able to express himself like the Coyotes players can

 

[Dirty Old Man]

What? No one worrying that this adds to a frat house atmosphere? As someone who works in a field where I don't have to ever wear a shirt and tie (and lately, even a shirt ), no one's ever said that I look 'well-disciplined'.

 

[moosemeister]

f*** the norm. I love that our franchise does this. There is nothing traditional about this sport in Arizona.

besides it’s a huge middle finger to Don Cherry and I love it

 

[Heldig]

As mentioned in the article, Auston Matthews is a huge fashion guy and would love to be able to express himself like the Coyotes players can

And he shall. 3 seasons from now.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

What? No one worrying that this adds to a frat house atmosphere?

If anything, I feel like it's the opposite. Frat houses are places where conformity is the norm and individuals are rarely comfortable breaking out of that.

I'd think, if I were a player, having an ownership and management group who tell you, "We want to let you be whatever you need to be to allow yourself 100% commitment on the ice," would be a pretty big deal. Especially in a league so dominated by the "This is how it's always been done" mentality - any time you break out of that thinking, you can find inefficiencies in the system that you can exploit. Meruelo knows this from the business side, clearly, because otherwise he wouldn't have rocked the boat.

 

[Jamieh]

If anything, I feel like it's the opposite. Frat houses are places where conformity is the norm and individuals are rarely comfortable breaking out of that.

I'd think, if I were a player, having an ownership and management group who tell you, "We want to let you be whatever you need to be to allow yourself 100% commitment on the ice," would be a pretty big deal. Especially in a league so dominated by the "This is how it's always been done" mentality - any time you break out of that thinking, you can find inefficiencies in the system that you can exploit. Meruelo knows this from the business side, clearly, because otherwise he wouldn't have rocked the boat.

It seems the Lamoriello teams really challenge this post. He pretty much gets the most out of every player on his teams while demanding they follow rules above what other teams have.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Having said that, we did notice a suite on the attack-twice end with about 25 young men in suits and ties Monday night. I'm guessing that was the rest of the training camp invitees.

 

[LuckyNumber11]

What a non story that’s been made into one by out of touch individuals

 

[rt]

What a non story that’s been made into one by out of touch individuals

Who?

 

[moosemeister]

It's gonna be so exciting watching Auston walk into the stadium looking like Blade. haha

 

[Matias Maccete]

Hell yeah, let's do everything we can to piss in the cereal of hard core traditionalists. I want to be Carolina hurricanes west. Feed on their hatred.

 

[hbk]

Hell yeah, let's do everything we can to piss in the cereal of hard core traditionalists. I want to be Carolina hurricanes west. Feed on their hatred.

Bunch of casually dressed people

 

[Jamieh]

Hell yeah, let's do everything we can to piss in the cereal of hard core traditionalists. I want to be Carolina hurricanes west. Feed on their hatred.

I think you are gonna be disappointed by the really small number of people who care about this. They might poke fun at the small number of guys who go off the wall but hockey is pretty bland sport and most will look that way.

 

[LuckyNumber11]

Who?

More just my reaction to the main board’s freak out haha

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Bunch of casually dressed people

Bunch of Slobs

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Bunch of casually dressed people

-1000 internets for not going with "Bunch of Jerkins"

 

[XX]

More just my reaction to the main board’s freak out haha

We need a Suns style meme for how humiliating it must be for all these hoity toity fans to lose to the Coyotes this season

for reference:


Someone should try to update the troll face to the kachina logo.

 

[Mosby]

Auston Matthews loves this. I hear he doesn’t even like wearing pants.