Hockey : Should the other 29 NHL teams being playing rent free like the Coyotes this season?

No, that leaves taxpayers to subsidize 29 other franchises. With the Yotes bleeding money and Phoenix likely holding out hope that new ownership can find a way to keep them in town that seems to be the motivation here (plus they cant pay the bills anyways). The city still makes money on parking, fans spending time around the arena eating, shopping and otherwise dropping their dime so while maybe not right it still provides income on many different levels. At different times other struggling franchises in all the major sports have needed the help of their city to cut their losses and often it paid off with the rebound of the franchise and longterm influxes of cash for their city. As an older Red Wings fan I recall the 1970's before Joe Louis Arena was built, the old Olympia stadium was a dump of a barn and fans were as scarce as wins (and wins didnt happen often back then). The city stepped in and even the auto industry did, they gave away tickets, they gave away new cars and eventually the city got repaid when Illitch bought the team and went about spending major money to entice fans back (and the Joe was built). Winning cures most of what ails any city and the brass in Phoenix are likely hopeful the kids are close to being contenders and new ownership will both keep them there and spend the money to build a winner.

Hey Howler I got a question. My friend has Coyotes season tickets and so she can sometimes get inside info or whatever. She said the Coyotes are moving to Portland. I gotta admit, I don't watch much hockey, but there hasn't been any word on ESPN. Have you heard anything of the sort? Sorry for not answering your question.

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Under that theory every team should be raising season ticket prices 3.5% and charging 6.50 a beer and hold exactly 18532 people in the arena and ... Well you get the point. Every team has a deal worked out with a local arena, No two teams have the exact same deal. I think its kinda nice that the city is trying to help out he team, or rather some private investor which ever the case may be.

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The Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and Edmonton Oilers already do.

It's easy if you you own your own building (keep in mind that in the case of the Rangers and the Flyers - rent is paid.....but it's like moving money from the left hand, to the right hand)

No.

If a team needs such help then more power to them. Perhaps this development can be a permanent one so as to accomodate the Coyotes permanent stay in Phoenix.

In my town, living rent-free is called "ghetto". Are they on food stamps too?

Yes... Hockey is lame in AZ. Please move the team to a cold weather state or Canada.