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NHL 2024: SLC Puck

Jimjamesak said:
Interesting part is that players weren't vocal about to the public. There were signs that things weren't right but everything public was pretty unified.
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It's probably not unusual for players to bite their tongues and say nothing about the coach during the season, with him controlling playing time and all. I guess if I were in the organization, I'd ask Francis whether exit interviews were conducted after last year's relatively successful season, what the players said then, and how that compares with this year's interviews. If the interviews last year were mixed or maybe raised some flags, I'd want to know why the extension was given or the issue wasn't addressed. If nothing came out last year, I'd ask the players who are critical this year to discuss what changed.
 
ESPN with deep dive into coyote- Utah timeline and some new stuff in there.

a fun one :
The team's creative accounting was a constant source of concern around the league. There were incidents over the years of the Coyotes skimping on money. The Coyotes would try to stay at lesser hotels than the collective bargaining agreement stipulates. Ownership tried cutting corners when they could, like removing the printer and copying machine from the coaches' room.

Multiple sources told ESPN that the Coyotes were either late paying their hotel bills or sometimes just crossed out the total and paid a different amount. Other sources indicated local businesses would come to the team seeking payments, would be offered a fraction of what was owed and then would be negotiated down to take less than what was actually owed.

Then this bit about why Shane doan left

”Doan worked for the Coyotes after his retirement as chief hockey development officer but had higher aspirations, eventually seeking to become their president of hockey operations in 2023. According to a source, he was told he "wasn't ready" for the position, a verdict handed down by the owner's son Alex Meruelo Jr., the team's chief brand officer who had taken a more active interest in the hockey operations department.“
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
ESPN with deep dive into coyote- Utah timeline and some new stuff in there.

a fun one :
The team's creative accounting was a constant source of concern around the league. There were incidents over the years of the Coyotes skimping on money. The Coyotes would try to stay at lesser hotels than the collective bargaining agreement stipulates. Ownership tried cutting corners when they could, like removing the printer and copying machine from the coaches' room.

Multiple sources told ESPN that the Coyotes were either late paying their hotel bills or sometimes just crossed out the total and paid a different amount. Other sources indicated local businesses would come to the team seeking payments, would be offered a fraction of what was owed and then would be negotiated down to take less than what was actually owed.

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That’s not really new, it was known the organization was doing things like this. You don’t get to be a billionaire like Meruelo by actually paying your bills.
 
Jimjamesak said:
That’s not really new, it was known the organization was doing things like this. You don’t get to be a billionaire like Meruelo by actually paying your bills.
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Id heard rumors but nothing concrete

then there’s this gem on why Shane Doan left

“Doan worked for the Coyotes after his retirement as chief hockey development officer but had higher aspirations, eventually seeking to become their president of hockey operations in 2023. According to a source, he was told he "wasn't ready" for the position, a verdict handed down by the owner's son Alex Meruelo Jr., the team's chief brand officer who had taken a more active interest in the hockey operations department.”
 
I guess it didn’t hurt them in the sense it was still 0-0, but only getting one shot on goal in the first 27 minutes didn’t help things for Boston.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
And either way, the majority of us all win.
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