Comments on: Report: Jamison to close on Coyotes purchase Wednesday or Thursday

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:31:00 +0000

Probably because half a season was just lost to “fix the system” for poorer teams and Phoenix is the poorest of them all. They’ve been there since 96 and not once have they made a profit. If you put this tam in Toronto there’s probably $100 million difference in income, put in in Quebec and the difference is at least $50 million….that seriously changes the landscape of the entire league.

By: proudliberal85392

proudliberal85392 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:22:33 +0000

gbrim: Thank you. Not sure why these clowns are so against the Coyotes.

By: gbrim

gbrim — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:48:43 +0000

Sannucks has a very good reputation as a business reporter here in Phoenix. He is a business guy, not a sports guy, and not a Coyotes rooter. He has even been known to tweet some snarky posts about the Coyotes long-term prospects over the last year or so.

Pick on the deal if you like, but don’t trash a good reporter with an excellent track record.

By: sunk500

sunk500 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:32:57 +0000

lol! The Phoenix Business Journal and Mike Sannucks have as much credibility as Lance Armstrong.

I’m not saying it may not happen but I’m very very skeptical and if it does happen its a sad day for the NHL because this team should have moved on yeara ago. Add it to the list of Gary Bettman’s fiasco legacy he’ll leave behind.

By: tmoore4075

tmoore4075 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:47:56 +0000

It’s not just that it’s taken the full 60 days. It’s that it’s taken 4 years for anyone to come this close. That’s why no one believes it. On top of that it was reported what back in December that he was close and yet here we are. Hard for me to believe anything about this situation. If they prove me wrong…great. But the NHL has lied about this since the all-star break in 2009. Bettman said everything was fine and it was far from it.

By: ron05342

ron05342 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:00:29 +0000

Yeah, sure.

I guess it does get pretty complicated when you are trying to purchase a hockey team where the sales price is $170 million, the value of the team is considerably less than that, and you have secured about $12,500 in investor money, which falls short about $169,987,500.

By: proudliberal85392

proudliberal85392 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:36:25 +0000

When will you people learn the fact that multi-million dollar, complicated business transactions usually close on the last day. You want to buy something quickly? Go to your nearest 7-11 or Circle K.

By: giantssb42champs

giantssb42champs — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:21:21 +0000

Seattle NBA 1, Seattle NHL 0.

By: guitarmy204

guitarmy204 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:55:15 +0000

First excuse was the team was bad and that’s why no one went. Now its because they don’t have a stable owner. What’s the next excuse gonna be? My guess is it will be a raise in ticket prices/parking if Jamison finds people dumb enough to invest with him.

By: sundaysetsashes

sundaysetsashes — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:35:38 +0000

chances theyll stay in Arizona?

By: thailer35

thailer35 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:31:45 +0000

To be fair, those things can only do so much. I truly believe people here are mostly just concerned about spending money on a team that they can’t be sure is going to be around for long. Stable ownership alone should help bolster attendance.

By: thailer35

thailer35 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:26:53 +0000

Please please please please please please PLEASE get this thing done!

I’ve already bought my unborn daughter a jersey, and I’d really like it to not be a vintage item before she gets a chance to wear it.

By: guitarmy204

guitarmy204 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:05:58 +0000

I’d still like to hear how he plans on getting more fans to go to games (while actually making money) since winning their division and having a good playoff run didn’t seem to do it.

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:30:03 +0000

Playing scratch tickets to try and get the money takes some time, now it just depends on when the bus schedule allows him to get to the lottery office to collect.

One question for everyone, if he does finally buy the team when are we subjected to the first stories that the Coyotes have no money to pay their employees or players? I’m gonna be an optimist and say November.

By: kwells44

kwells44 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:25:45 +0000

It’s been mentioned that the NHL was willing to help out with the financing and, if that’s true, it’s not only a bad sign, but Jamison would use every last minute to find investors to replace the NHL’s money.

By: tmoore4075

tmoore4075 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:37:10 +0000

It’s like retweeting, I’ll believe it when I see it. Why the hell did it take this long? Is this something the NHL should be proud of? It took 60 days for a guy to find investors for this franchise. It shouldn’t be this hard to sell a team to keep it in a city.

I’m sure his investors are psyched about being able to sit anywhere they want for games.

By: rushledger

rushledger — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:10:44 +0000

I’ll believe it when I see it

By: ron05342

ron05342 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:49:17 +0000

I don’t believe it.

Who are these sources? And why won’t Jamison confirm the story?

He’s had 58 days to close the deal and he waits until the last 2 days?

I will believe it when I see it. And I doubt this happens.

By: elemeno89

elemeno89 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:48:50 +0000

he was also supposed to close the deal five days ago, almost eight months ago. so ill believe it when i see it…