billy blaze
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- May 31, 2009
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Naylor from *** weighs in
http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/dave_naylor/?id=360362
http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/dave_naylor/?id=360362
With all sides entrenched in their positions, with the front having gone quiet but for the occasional antagonistic press release from the Goldwater bunch (no, they are not going away), it's reasonable to ask whether the NHL is merely waiting for the Coyotes season to play out before it pulls the plug.
That's a reasonable possibility, given that the deal to finance the purchase was supposed to close more than a month ago, given that there has been no softening of positions, and given that the NHL owns the Coyotes and therefore wouldn't want the embarrassing and costly spectacle of an empty arena for the playoffs. But unless the proposed municipal bond sale can somehow close, someone is going to have to spend a pot of money to keep the Coyotes in Glendale for another season.
And it's not at all clear who might have the appetite for that.