Hockey Fans, These Aren’t The Wings You’re Looking For

Team Saving Rally? Or Lunch Rush?

In case you missed it (and if the attached picture is any indicator, you did) there was a “Save the Coyotes” rally at the Native New Yorker in Glendale on Saturday.  According to reports, there were between 250 and 500 people attending the rally.  In other words, the usual crowd for a Tuesday night game against the Predators.

To everyone supporting the cause – kudos for trying (but it isn’t going to work).  To smug a-holes like me, at least someone is trying (but it still isn’t going to work).  Sorry.  As an Arizona sports blog, maybe our support and optimism should be higher, but come on.  It’s been a decade between playoff berths and they moved to Glendale.  But hey, at least you got some great wings, right?

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Quick Hitters

• Former Cardinal Travis LaBoy could miss the entire 2009 season – Now the Cards releasing LaBoy looks even smarter than it did last week. I haven’t had the story confirmed yet but I’d imagine that LaBoy’s bones are made up of a combination of paper mache, spit, and chewing tobacco.

Coyotes Mascot Howler Correctly Identifying Which Direction the Franchise is Headed.

• Westgate City Center says no to Coyotes rally – The planned “white-out” rally to save the Phoenix Coyotes ran into a little hitch as Westgate is preventing the Save the Coyotes Coalition (catchy) from holding their rally at the Westgate City Center, citing that it may be too political in nature. Can a lost cause really be political in nature? Also what’s the word for when something is both hilarious and somewhat depressing at the same time? Because this is that.

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Coyotes File for Bankruptcy; Fans Surprised Coyotes Still in Phoenix

On Tuesday, the Phoenix Coyotes filed for bankruptcy protection.  Who knew having a losing hockey team in the middle of the desert, losing 60 million dollars over the last two years, and having an owner who lost his shirt on Arizona real estate was not a recipe for success?  Amazingly, the bankruptcy filings revealed that someone is interested in paying $212.5 for the financial albatross honor of owning an NHL team.  Advice to Jerry Moyes: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN!

Jerry Moyes hopes to complete a sale beneficial for all parties soon. Suckers!!

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Short Answers to Complicated Questions

Tough Questions Require Me to Think While Sitting on a Question Mark

On the azcentral sports front page (left sidebar) an article by Dan Bickley contemplates the following question: “If Coyotes Left, Would you Care?“.

Answer: Absolutely not.

Thanks for reading SoD.

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