Comments on: Seattle notes Isles will be staying in New York

By: dbara43

dbara43 — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:33:16 +0000

Some of you are forgetting there is another hockey group out there that Wayne Gretzky is involved in. That arena project would be in the rich suburbs of Bellevue and Redmond, and would probably be a hockey-only solution. If Hansen takes too long to get his project off the ground, don’t be surprised if the Eastside arena becomes a reality first if a team like the Coyotes becomes available.

Besides the Isles and Coytotes you only have to look at the attendance in Columbus, New Jersey, Carolina, Florida, and even Dallas to see relocation for some (or all) of those teams might be a good idea.

Would rather have SEA, KC, and QUE with teams than some of those proven loser markets.

By: tmoore4075

tmoore4075 — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:01:25 +0000

Yeah I’m sure they don’t want to play at Key but if the Coyotes are available for the 13/14 season would be tough to say no. The team would for sure land in Quebec and I don’t see any NHL teams being available for a while and I hope they wouldn’t think about expansion.

By: badintent

badintent — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:18:36 +0000

Quebec is a narco-state ! Run by the Bloc, but controlled by drug cartels.Gary doesn’t want to send a team to a place(province) that has Riots all the time , over hockey, college tuition,etc and was the tax $$ dumping ground for 17 years under the Liberal party. It took those idiots 20 years to pay for a roof on Olympic Stadium, the roof, not the entire building, the roof.!Pathetic

By: eastcoastcynic

eastcoastcynic — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:15:41 +0000

It’s really dependent on how soon Hansen can land an NBA franchise since that’s when he’ll start building. I recall an interview with him where he said that the Key Arena was such a substandard place for hockey in terms of seating that any prospective Seattle NHL ownership should wait until he builds the arena then place the team in the new arena; He gave an approximate 3 year time frame for that. If the Maloof ownership decides to sell to the Hansen group in the near term since the Arena deal with Sacramento went kapoot, I could see the time frame happening; No other NBA teams are out there in the near term for the purchase. But if the Coyotes per chance were available to a Seattle ownership group if the Glendale deal falls apart, they’d probably have to use the Key or in all likelihood lose the shot at the Coyotes.

By: redwingsfan999

redwingsfan999 — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:46:39 +0000

I hope they eventually get a team cuz they have a great sports fan base, but I would rather see Maine get a hockey team first

By: tmoore4075

tmoore4075 — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:26:00 +0000

The guys on TSN were talking yesterday they think the Coyotes will move because of the ongoing situation with the Glendale City Council. They all assume Seattle, probably based on the gaping hole in that area of the country for an NHL franchise. However the news a while back about how they had no plans for just an NHL franchise leads me to wonder if the Coyotes were on the move would Quebec be much more likely? Hard for me to believe the city of Seattle would turn down a waiting NHL franchise but…we’ll see.

By: blomfeld

blomfeld — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:02:18 +0000

I know, as there is that possibility that Bettman acts like a madman and let’s Phoenix become his Waterloo ? Hopefully not though. Despite the fact that he’s obviously “determined” on that score for whatever reason, surely he can’t be that stupid ?

By: quizguy66

quizguy66 — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:21:02 +0000

Why don’t you have a seat over there Seattle…

-QG

By: eastcoastcynic

eastcoastcynic — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:31:12 +0000

I hope you’re right, but its hard to get a read on Bettman with regards to the Phoenix situation if it craters. Plus, our contentious local politics and the lawsuits will probably draw this arena situation out a lot longer than we think.

By: blomfeld

blomfeld — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:08:17 +0000

Desertfan – I concur 100% with you. Whether it’s right or wrong, I suspect that Bettman would be loathe to send the Coyotes back to Canada, especially Quebec. I also agree that both the Key & Rose arenas would make for more than adequate short-term venues.

By: desertfan

desertfan — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:43:45 +0000

Not so sure.

If Phoenix craters Bettman would really prefer the Pac Northwest Seattle Portland market, TV etc than Quebec.

In addition the Key Arena or the Rose in Portland would be ideal short term solutions in anticipation of the new rink.

No contest!!!

By: eastcoastcynic

eastcoastcynic — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:09:07 +0000

If the NHL decides to expand, Seattle is hopefully first up to the plate. But that may be a long time coming since Hansen has no intention of putting the shovels in the ground for the arena until he gets an NBA team. The NHL to him, unfortunately, is a secondary benefit that potentially pays off the arena quicker than the NBA by itself.

I’d rather them get an established team, e.g., Phoenix, assuming that deal gets scuttled, but I believe Quebec will get the first crack if that happens since they’re farther along in their arena politics and plans.

By: spizzjr

spizzjr — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:36:42 +0000

Give the replacement refs some skates