Paul Friesen's article on the history of the Coyotes franchise

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danishh

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the guy's right in saying that this is nothing like what the NHL did to try to save winnipeg, but it is also unlike what any professional sports league has done to save any professional sports franchise, in any city.

What we've seen the NHL and COG do is unprecedented in history. To try to compare it to any situation and critique it is stupid unless you are a true insider and know exactly what the motives are.
 

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Two cities are going to feel used after this is all over. Glendale for the taxes they'll have to pay to keep the team and Winnipeg for being a pawn for Gary Bettman.
 

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the guy's right in saying that this is nothing like what the NHL did to try to save winnipeg, but it is also unlike what any professional sports league has done to save any professional sports franchise, in any city.

Born out of a situation that has never happened to any professional sports league in history.

What we've seen the NHL and COG do is unprecedented in history. To try to compare it to any situation and critique it is stupid unless you are a true insider and know exactly what the motives are.

It's almost like the situation in Phoenix in 2011 is different from the situation in Winnipeg in 1995.

Nah, couldn't be that. Clearly the NHL had 170m to give to the Jets in 1995 and just didn't want to.

:sarcasm:

(that's what guys like Friesen apparently really believe)
 

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Well when they lost their team it went on to Denver to sell out for years and be one of the big spenders (and cup winners) of the lat 90's. That never would have happend in QC. Winnipeg on the other hand watched their franchise leave to do even worse than the worst-case scenario the franchise moved to avoid in the first place.

The media (and fans on this board) can crow all they want. TSNE has said nothing for the past two years on this whole issue other than they are interested in a team.

The Wpg posters and PHX posters share alot in common, lots of attacks about market, viability, ownership, "it will never work", etc and we are both so used to having our backs up that this kind of petty bickering was bound to happen when you get both fanbases on different sides of the same thread.

Its nothing personal.
 
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Two cities are going to feel used after this is all over. Glendale for the taxes they'll have to pay to keep the team and Winnipeg for being a pawn for Gary Bettman.

It will be either Phoenix or Atlanta. But after dealing with some of these Phx fans here and on other forums, I'm hoping it's Phoenix; it would make me so happy! :nod:
 

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Ok superstar, who are the good ones?

I said I liked Lawless's article. That wasn't sarcasm, it was actually a good article. Kept it clear of Bettman-hate or Phoenix-hate and acknowledged Winnipeg was the frontrunner, not the onlyrunner.

You tell me who the good ones are. They're the ones who don't put up articles reeking of resentment, entitlement, or just plain attacking league management for the Jets leaving.

Would be nice if the city-haters and spammers would leave the thread. This was about the article, nothing more.
 

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This thread is being closed for maintenance.

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EDIT:

I'm leaving this thread permanently closed to save you from yourselves.

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