Move the Coyotes to Philadelphia...they need an NHL team badly!
- Glak18

If Wayne Gretzky can be traded, anyone can be traded.
- OLDSCHOOL#6

If Willie Mays can be traded, anyone can be traded

No. Let teams do what they do. The NHL has already made a mess of the draft lottery, they need to quit meddling.

I mean it's not like the Coyote's GM is trying to suck forever. If they move on from Chychrun, I'm assuming it's because they think it is the best thing for the franchise. Trying to "build around" chychrun may be a whole lot worse plan than trying to build around Shane Wright and Bedard.

Trade him to the Avs for Samuel Girard, Shane Bowers and a 3rd

I mean it's not like the Coyote's GM is trying to suck forever. If they move on from Chychrun, I'm assuming it's because they think it is the best thing for the franchise. Trying to "build around" chychrun may be a whole lot worse plan than trying to build around Shane Wright and Bedard.
- Hawkeynation

I'm sure the thinking is that by the time the Yotes believe they'll be competitive again, Chychrun will likely be finishing his current contract and be a 27/28 year old defenseman that will be looking for a massive payday that they can't afford. So they're maximizing their asset now when his value is sky-high.

I'd tend to agree with the line of thinking, but overall think the Coyotes are an utter embarrassment and a problem that should be dealt with sooner than later.

Trade him to the Avs for Samuel Girard, Shane Bowers and a 3rd
- Avsrchamps01

I think Pocklington tried to trade the entire Oilers team for $50million in 1980. Not sure if the league stepped in.
- tincup

yes, he did, but the league didn't step in.

He was trying to arrange that, and needed money, as he was going broke. Before the discussion got too far, he "found" a bit of money and no longer needed to make the trade. So he himself nixed the trade, not the league.

From The Hockey news in 2010: Sources say there was a deal in place last June to trade Lecavalier to the Montreal Canadiens for goalie Carey Price, center Tomas Plekanec and a prospect, but the deal was blocked by Bettman after Barrie refused to approve the deal.

https://thehockeynews.com...-blocked-lecavalier-trade
- Karine Hains

is that really bettman blocking it? one of the co-owners of the franchise refused to approve. i suspect if both owners approved, the trade would have gone through.

I mean it's not like the Coyote's GM is trying to suck forever. If they move on from Chychrun, I'm assuming it's because they think it is the best thing for the franchise. Trying to "build around" chychrun may be a whole lot worse plan than trying to build around Shane Wright and Bedard.
- Hawkeynation

if they were to trade him, and end up with one of those 2 (or both), plus another few good young assets from Chycrun, that's not a bad little haul.of course, it seems like the yotes are perpetually drafting good young players and then trading them for a rebuild. They're like the league's farm team.

If Willie Mays can be traded, anyone can be traded
- Sharks77

sure, but if Willie Mays Hayes can be traded, THEN anybody can be traded

What's the story on that dog?
- Atomic Wedgie

Well F him.

Back in the day wasn’t there an issue where a trade had to be reconfigured per the League’s intervening due to Trevor Lewis being injured at the time of the deal and it not being disclosed? Think it was a deal with Edmonton…?

Heck, move em to Johnstown, PA (population about the same as a full hockey arena), rename them the Chiefs, and keep the ownership a mystery to everyone.
- mikeyo27

this triggered a thought about one of my favourite sports stories. TSG Hoffenheim of the German Bundesliga. Very cool story.....

- The founder of SAP played for Hoffenheim many years ago, when it was a border line beer league team. He loved soccer and loved his old team. So he bought them.
- The bundesliga has a rule against corporate or individual ownership of Budndesliga teams. the fanbase/city or town, must own 50% plus 1 vote. So one person or company can't fully own a team.
- when the founder of SAP bought the team, he started to bring players in to make the team better. They jumped up a division almost every year, until they made the bundesliga..... This guy took a team in the FIFTH division, bought them in 2000, and by 2008, they were in one of the best soccer leagues in the world...

- They are one of 2 or 3 teams in the bundesliga that has a single owner with more than 50% of the shares of that team. other teams were grandfathered before the rule came in.
- because of the way this all came about, this bundesliga team is from a small town in Germany. Population about 3000. Their stadium holds 30k.
- Germans hate the idea of their soccer league being corporate, like most other leagues in the world, and therefore have a strong dislike for Dietmar Hopp (the SAP guy). on several occasions, the crowds have broken into some pretty nasty, violent chants against Dietmar. Like, way overboard type stuff.
- on 2 such occasions, the players decided they were not going to play while fans were chanting such vile stuff, and protested. Refs didn't stop the match. So, the teams did this (yes, that is two of the top soccer teams in the world, refusing to play, and passing the ball back and forth to the other team, in a live league match)------




such a cool story about this team.

Move Chychrun to a competitive city along with the rest of the team.

On the trade call, the League will a) review the terms of the player contracts and ensure that teams are aware of their respective obligations to the player (s) involved; b) ensure that, should a player have a no-trade clause, that the player has waived that right; and c) ensure that any conditions to consummation of the transaction have been clearly defined and agreed upon.

Heck, move em to Johnstown, PA (population about the same as a full hockey arena), rename them the Chiefs, and keep the ownership a mystery to everyone.
- mikeyo27

Who own de Chief?
Owns. OWNS!

Who own de Chief?
Owns. OWNS!
- Levit8

Against the rules. You know, you're stupid when you do that. Just some English pig with no brains, you know.