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slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/12/2009

The Morning Skate: How Did the Coyotes Mess Happen?

— slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com — The Coyotes' financial woes go back to the sale of the Winnipeg Jets, but easy explanations miss the point. (more) The Morning Skate: How Did the Coyotes Mess Happen?

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thestar.com - 1/12/2009

Coyotes could be next body buried in desert

— thestar.com — The Phoenix Coyotes may prove to be the story of the second half of the NHL season - for all the wrong reasons. They are believed to be not only a house of cards about to fall, but a house of cards on fire. (more) Coyotes could be next body buried in desert

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fiveforhowling.com - 1/13/2009

You're Dead to Me - FfH Has Had Enough of This

— fiveforhowling.com — OdinMercer outlines his big problems with the recent articles regarding the Coyotes Finances. Also he tells David Shoalts to F off. That's always fun for everyone (more) You're Dead to Me - FfH Has Had Enough of This

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Financial Issues Ahead
KK Hockey — ... and irrational enough to buy the franchise and keep it in Arizona in the teeth of a deepening recession. So there are no obvious Band-Aid solutions here. And the other NHL club owners, who are all dealing with their own challenges, can’t be thrilled at the prospect of throwing good money after bad (the Coyotes, or at least their lender, cashed a $15-million revenue-sharing cheque last year) to keep the team going beyond this season in what seems by definition a hopeless situation. more Filed in: ...

Because there's not enough second guessing going on - 1-9-09
Empty Netters — ... led Tampa Bay with a goal and an assist. -Dustin Brown, Alexander Frolov and Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist and led the Kings to a 4-3 win against the rival Ducks. An earthquake actually occured during the game but there was no damage. -Kings forward Oscar Moller is dealing with a broken clavicle. -The Kid Line came through for the Coyotes last night. -Folks in Canada are still pretty bitter over the fact that Phoenix has a hockey team. -Dallas' goaltending has been awful this season. ...

Empty Netter Assists - Western Conference - 1-9-09
Empty Netters — ... led Tampa Bay with a goal and an assist. -Dustin Brown, Alexander Frolov and Anze Kopitar each had a goal and an assist and led the Kings to a 4-3 win against the rival Ducks. An earthquake actually occured during the game but there was no damage. -Kings forward Oscar Moller is dealing with a broken clavicle. -The Kid Line came through for the Coyotes last night. -Folks in Canada are still pretty bitter over the fact that Phoenix has a hockey team. -Dallas' goaltending has been awful this season. ...

Will Coyotes Stay in Phoenix?
Fanster.com — ... An article in today’s Toronto Globe & Mail makes a case for contraction in the NHL with the Coyotes being the leading candidate.  Stephen Brunt argues that the league should contract and wait for a better economic environment to possibly resurrect the franchises.  In Phoenix that would be incredible stupid since we have spent the last ten years building the sport up and that effort would be wasted.  The 10 sheets of ice in Phoenix would not disappear overnight but many would eventually.  Fans would find other ways to occupy their time and they could take up with other ...

The Coyotes are just the first domino (Steve Brunt)
Chuqui 3.0 — ... globesports.com: The Coyotes are just the first domino: Because of a lease that makes it virtually impossible to move the team out of its publicly financed digs in Glendale, without entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and because the team seems doomed to lose huge amounts of money there in perpetuity, it is hard to imagine anyone buying the Coyotes while the team is tied to its current home. That means the league doesn't have to worry about Jim Balsillie riding to the rescue and making things complicated, but it does have to wonder whether ...