Comments on: Let The Phoenix Coyotes Move Already

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:57:01 +0000

bri: The fans aren’t making the trek to Glendale from Phoenix or the East Valley area….not in large enough numbers.

By: bri

bri — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:29:53 +0000

Good assessment though I don’t really understand the big dustup over moving to Glendale, AZ. they finally got a decent arena, and Glendale is not far outside of Phoenix proper city limits IIRC. it seems like moving from Winnipeg to a slightly larger city in the first place may not have been the way to go after all.

anyway, it seems like they will stay in their current location for around 3 more years, but I definitely see them moving to Hamilton eventually (alternate locations, northern Ontario or as a second team in Toronto).

By: Keith Korneluk

Keith Korneluk — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:15:28 +0000

I was expecting an article about the current golf scores of the LA Kings.

By: Rob F

Rob F — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:10:50 +0000

The Coyotes moving to Southern Ontario makes having three divisions per conference a little awkward if one wished to maintain parity in the number of teams in each division. Which division would they be in? If they stay in the Western Conference, they would be reasonably put in either the Northwest or Central. If they’re in the Central, who gets bumped out? Nashville or St. Louis would be sent to the “Pacific”. If they go to the Northwest, either Colorado or Vancouver gets bumped to the Pacific.

Or they could go into the Eastern Conference. If that is the case, the Northeast Division seems to be the most reasonable. In that case, who gets bumped out into another division and sent to the WC? If Boston goes to the Atlantic, wither Pittsburgh gets sent to the WC or some team there is sent to the Southeast division, and Atlanta is bumped to the WC.

The only other alternatives that I see would be to accept having six divisions with an unequal number of teams or to realign into two conferences, each of which has two divisions, one with seven teams and the other with eight.

By: KingsCast Hockey Podcast

KingsCast Hockey Podcast — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:35 +0000

I agree with Mel that having the Yotes close is good for our travel but, seriously, how long can this franchise survive in Phoenix. Balsillie would be a great owner and good for the league. The Ontario market wouldn’t have a problem supporting it either. I guess that would make the Canucks part of the Pacific?

By: New On HockeyTalk: Let The Coyotes Move Already - KingsCast Hockey Podcast

New On HockeyTalk: Let The Coyotes Move Already - KingsCast Hockey Podcast — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:35:13 +0000

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By: Gary Grayson

Gary Grayson — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:24:50 +0000

Bring back the Winnipeg Jets!

By: Mel Powell

Mel Powell — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:46:43 +0000

True of most Kings games over the last several years, once they get behind a few goals and suddenly wake up…

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:45:23 +0000

Nah…it’ll just prolong the inevitable.

By: Mel Powell

Mel Powell — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:41:11 +0000

Still, the Kings should consider voting against it…it’s one team relatively close in geography and time zone. But it’s the usual NHL…finding a way to look inane.