Keep the chatter going. You’ll see someday that the fact the Coyotes are in Phoenix has little to nothing to do with their attendance numbers.

P.S. I’m assuming since there are two Miami’s on your list here that you mean both Miami, FL and Miami, OK?

Despite the fact that he probably means well, Doan is nonetheless a “predictable” nincompoop. Ice hockey will “never” be viable in the land of hot desert and scorpions, as it’s simply not an “indigenous” game for the people of the Southwest ! Quite frankly, it makes about as much sense as some fool starting up a “banana-growing plantation” in Canada’s high arctic. And you can also forget about trying to entice all those well-healed Easterners & condescending Canadians in Scottsdale. That’s already been done for over a decade now and they simply aren’t buying ! The bottom line is that Bettman’s “Sunbelt” dream is a complete & utter failure and only when he finally admits as much, can the damage then start to be undone. In the meantime, the league’s financial woes will simply continue, though it’ll probably even worsen.

Other “sunbelt” forecasts for Friday November 2nd:

Miami – 80 degrees and sunny
Dallas – 88 degrees and sunny
Miami – 80 degrees and sun/cloud mix
Tampa – 81 degrees and sunny