It's finally officially over. Jerry Reinsdorf wins. Ice Edge loses.
The NHL got what it wanted all along.
No Jim Balsillie-owned team. No Hamilton team. No team even partly owned by Canadians. No games in Saskatoon. A team in Phoenix.
There was jubilant joy on the NHL website as Gary Bettman announced the Glendale Council decision on his way to Phoenix to see the Coyotes play Detroit.
Bettman also modestly said that he wouldn't put his name or any of the NHL owners on the Stanley Cup if the Coyotes won it.
The least he could have done was thank Ice Edge for their role in keeping the Coyotes out of the hands of Jim Balsillie.
The outcome was the usual in American business. Americans never give up anything they get their hands on unless there ...
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Article written by Steve Thompson
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