Phoenix Coyotes, Whatever

So yesterday, Phoenixians rallied to "Save the Coyotes" in the hockey hotbed of Phoenix, Arizona. Well, a couple of 'em, anyway. Five-hundred people turned out to support their lame, bankrupt team, reports TSN. Well whoopee-doo dinglefuck. For perspective, I attended a couple "Save The Jets" rallies in Winnipeg back in the day. One of them, during a working weekday lunch hour, had a turnout (my estimate) of around 500 people, matching the Phoenix Saturday turn-out. I also went to a weekend rally at the Forks (sort of Winnipeg's equivalent to Wascana Park, but with lots less park and lots of shopping) that thousands showed up for. The newspapers at the time said 50,000 if I recall correctly, but that's kind of cheating because the Forks always has thousands of visitors on weekends. But 20,000 is plausible.

Screw Phoenix. Move the team to Canada. And move Nashville too, while you're at it. I like the Preds--with no resources they're consistently one of the best-run teams in the league. But seriously, screw Nashville.

And, just because I'm all worked up and I freaking hate that Phoenix has an NHL team, here's a (Finnish) flash from the past...



Stupid NHL!

UPDATE: Well, NHL commish Gary Bettman sure knows how to take the vinegar out of critics. He's apparently saying that if the team moves, it should go back to Winnipeg. Does he mean it? Who knows. But it's a good way to undermine support for Balsillie here in Canada. (CBC)