Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) Discussion

[Jagged Ice]

Winnipeg people in that X thread still can't help but bash Arizona...jeezus you got your team back and we lost ours, what else do you people want?

5 million valley residents could die in a nuclear explosion and they'd say it didn't happen soon enough.

 

[TheLegend]

 

[TheLegend]

 

[Kai Yo T]

Is anyone actually surprised? Just another L for Meruelo. All big talk, putting the cart before the horse again. Saying he's going to do something before even looking into the details to see how possible it is.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

He can burn the roadrunners down for all I care. Inconvenience the nhl club as much as possible. f*** slc

 

[TheLegend]

Craig just tweeted Rio Nuevo approved the proposal unanimously.

 

[TheLegend]

Is anyone actually surprised? Just another L for Meruelo. All big talk, putting the cart before the horse again. Saying he's going to do something before even looking into the details to see how possible it is.

When you’re looking to negotiate a deal you always try to get the most you can out of it knowing you have to give back.

It’s not a win or loss… it’s a process.

 

[TheLegend]

More info….

 

[Kai Yo T]

When you’re looking to negotiate a deal you always try to get the most you can out of it knowing you have to give back.

It’s not a win or loss… it’s a process.

He straight up said he was going to move the Roadrunners to Tempe. 6 games is as much of a negotiating win as losing the team to Utah, but keeping the brand rights was a W.

He said he would do it before knowing if he even could (or should.) He said himself he "spoke to soon."

 

[Kai Yo T]

I would just like to see him actually do something he says he's going to without the severely watered down results he ends up with. To be able to take what he says at face value.

 

[TheLegend]

I would just like to see him actually do something he says he's going to without the severely watered down results he ends up with. To be able to take what he says at face value.

You may find all this humorous but this is how a lot of these things go.

Only difference is with pro sports teams the dirty laundry gets aired out more.

 

[TheLegend]

He straight up said he was going to move the Roadrunners to Tempe. 6 games is as much of a negotiating win as losing the team to Utah, but keeping the brand rights was a W.

He said he would do it before knowing if he even could (or should.) He said himself he "spoke to soon."

He said he wanted to move them…. massive difference but you do you.

 

[Kai Yo T]

He said he wanted to move them…. massive difference but you do you.

And you do you lol. I donr see "want to" in there.

"Meruelo appeared on "Burns and Gambo" on 98.7 Arizona Sports Thursday, saying in definitive terms, "I kept the AHL team, which plays in Tucson. We're gonna move them up to Mullett Arena."

https://www.kvoa.com/news/meruelo-walks-back-roadrunners-relocation-we-havent-made-a-decision-yet/article_7f57450e-fe82-11ee-8d1e-f72797817d08.html

 

[TheLegend]

OFFICIAL:

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

As long as they’re associated to Utah they’re dead to me

 

[TheLegend]

And you do you lol. I donr see "want to" in there.

"Meruelo appeared on "Burns and Gambo" on 98.7 Arizona Sports Thursday, saying in definitive terms, "I kept the AHL team, which plays in Tucson. We're gonna move them up to Mullett Arena."

https://www.kvoa.com/news/meruelo-walks-back-roadrunners-relocation-we-havent-made-a-decision-yet/article_7f57450e-fe82-11ee-8d1e-f72797817d08.html

So??

His original intent was to move them and now it’s changed to just 6 games.

His original proposal for TED was so terrible even I would have voted no. Turned out to be a damned good one but they botched their campaign on it.

 

[Kai Yo T]

So??

His original intent was to move them and now it’s changed to just 6 games.

His original proposal for TED was so terrible even I would have voted no. Turned out to be a damned good one but they botched their campaign on it.

Lol. Whatever dude

 

[TheLegend]

Lol. Whatever dude

Look….. if you want to turn every opportunity into a “shit on Meruelo” affair I’m not really going to care. There’s plenty a reasons out there for that.

I just don’t feel this is one of them.

 

[Kai Yo T]

Look….. if you want to turn every opportunity into a “shit on Meruelo” affair I’m not really going to care. There’s plenty a reasons out there for that.

I just don’t feel this is one of them.

Good for you!

I'm not turning it into anything. He's the one setting expectations.

 

[TheLegend]

Meruelo will be getting a rent break and a ticket fee will be removed.

Marquez told News 4 Tucson Rio Nuevo passed some incentives to keep the team in Tucson, including plans to pay half of their rent and associated expenses up to $240,000 dollars and removing the $2 per ticket fee that goes toward facilities.

https://www.kvoa.com/townnews/television/tucson-roadrunners-to-stay-in-tucson/article_438719a4-1d4b-11ef-8d5f-4f3479f21544.html

 

[TheLegend]

PNHX Hockey will have a podcast at 11am today to cover all of this.

 

[TheLegend]