OT: Will you follow the team?
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moosemeister
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I’m a coyotes fan, not a hockey fan. I don’t give a crap about any other team. If the Yotes relocate, I’m done. I’ll get 81 nights a year back and life moves on.
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Vinny Boombatz
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I'll root for them unless they move to Houston...can't stand anything Texas...so if it's anywhere but there, I'll still root for the team.
Well, hope Plan B is a reality, but my guess is that Plan B is relocation
Well, hope Plan B is a reality, but my guess is that Plan B is relocation
ck26
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I got on this bandwagon when I moved to Glendale in 2013. I got on because I love the state of Arizona and love an underdog sports team.
If they leave, I'll ... I dunno ... back to the Stars? Whatever. Dunno yet. But following them to Houston or Quebec is not an option. No way.
If they leave, I'll ... I dunno ... back to the Stars? Whatever. Dunno yet. But following them to Houston or Quebec is not an option. No way.
Bonsai Tree
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I can't unfortunately. Grew up on the wings. Switched to the Coyotes and was getting my two toddlers into the team. A father/sons thing. I'm going to go away from NHL hockey for a while, just focus on kids. See if in a few years the Wings interest me again. But this might be it for hockey for me.... Certainly for my sons.
moosemeister
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I suppose I should take back what I said earlier.
We still have the Devils. I wouldn’t mind going to watch ASU hockey and committing to that full time instead of the NHL.
Maybe. The only sports I followed were college football and hockey. Have given up on college football. With the NIL, there is no way ASU could ever compete. If ASU hockey can actually compete, I might get into it. But not ready to give an investment to another team that has everything stacked against it.
Nowotny
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I didn't grow up in this country.I was (and I still am) Sparta Prague fan.But I always supported local team.I lived in Bay Area when Sharks started .I saw them in COW Palace and later in San Jose.I lived in Carolina when they won Stanley Cup and will never forget it.When I moved here in 2007 I started following ups and downs (mostly downs) of Coyotes.I am very sad not only because I won't be able to go to NHL games but also because I believe that this Coyotes team actually has a future.
Baby Doaner
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Only place I’d be okay with.Depends. Are they moving to KC?
Kai Yo T
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Don't know yet. Probably won't. I stopped following the Red Wings when I moved to AZ because I like to root for my home team. Won't go back, but I probably won't follow this team wherever either.
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Why would I continue to follow a sport that so clearly hates me?
I mean, there's no question about it now. If there are hockey gods, we are their toilet paper.
I mean, there's no question about it now. If there are hockey gods, we are their toilet paper.
If it becomes clear Meruelo tanked those deal on purpose to relocate, I'm almost certainly out. If it was just run of the mill Coyote incompetence I'll probably stick around. I still like the players, BA, prospects like Cooley and general on ice direction of the team. That plus unlike most fans facing this situation, we can't say the NHL didn't give us a million chances so not being bitter towards the NHL in general helps. Don't get me wrong, they weren't perfect angels or anything but this wasn't some backing up trucks in the middle of the night shit either. Arizona is just full f***ing political nut jobs man, absolute snakes around every corner.
This is probably a realistic scenario for me as well, I can see me hanging in the new forum for awhile still talking shop with no guarantees of sticking around longterm. It'll be like a trial period, I'll either get hooked or move to greener pastures.
ck26
Alcoholab User
This feels way too much like hanging out with your ex-girlfriend while she goes on dates with another guy. Laughing at his jokes. Giving him pointers in bed. No f***ing chance.
Kai Yo T
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Unfortunately i will just stop watching hockey. Im a local boy through and through and any other city in front of this team's name will crush my soul
- Oct 26, 2006
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Reading the replies to Clayton Keller's tweet about the vote (a sad face emoji), I am now of the opinion that I will not only not follow the team to its new city, but I will stop following hockey altogether.
The game is beautiful, but the League is just awful. And following it on social media would expose me to the most abhorrent shitheels in the fandom, who make Star Wars superfans look mild and reasonable by comparison.
The game is beautiful, but the League is just awful. And following it on social media would expose me to the most abhorrent shitheels in the fandom, who make Star Wars superfans look mild and reasonable by comparison.
Nowotny
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Generally you expect the game to give you something to personally enjoy if you invest yourself in the team. We got like two or three competent years out of the last 23. It's completely understandable if people feel minimal attachment after the token owner takes a dive for the league. Nobody wants to be used like that.
Yanking the rug out after they finally turn a corner management wise is just salting the earth.
But...but...maybe they'll love me again and this time it'll be different!
I am bitter about the NHL felating east valley fans like they were the f***ing saviors. The problem was never west valley fans, the problem was not being centrally located in a hugely spread out metropolitan like Phoenix.
