Obviously we can go back and forth all day and night. I want a team in Phoenix, you want them in Canada. We can spin stuff around all day long...
The terrible lease deal is a major problem. If they don't get some sort of concessions from the city of Glendale, the team will never be successful and may as well just move.
Rumors(granted its rumors and who knows whats true and whats not) are that the city was working with the proposed new ownership group that wanted to keep them in Glendale to make some concessions in order to keep them in Glendale. The city of Glendale obviously does not want to be stuck with a brand new stadium sitting empty 75% of the time.
But your right, they cannot be succesful in Phoenix without the city of Glendale giving them some help. That lease deal is killing the team.
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Originally Posted by Joe Canadian
I think most people would consider 13,000 fans a night as terrible. ESPN shows that the average attendance numbers this year were 14,875, that's 85% of capacity. Leaving 15% of the building empty every night, in addition to the horrible lease agreement they have... how is the team supposed to be successful, even under new ownership?
I'm sure a lot of this can be placed at the feet of bad ownership over the years, but when you're in a non-hockey market there is no room for mistakes.
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