The Latest with Elliotte Friedman: Will the Salt Lake Franchise Be Aggressive?

The Jeff Marek Show

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🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Jeff and Elliotte look at the potential aftermath from Alex Meruelo’s sale of the Coyotes, if the sale could be wrapped up in the coming week and how aggressive Ryan Smith will be this coming off-season. Next, they discuss why the NHL would want Smith as an owner, Auston Matthews’ pursuit of 70 goals and how complicated the Hart Trophy race gets if he accomplishes the feat. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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0:00.0	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sportsnet Radio Network.
0:08.9	In the new digs, if you're watching on Sportsnet 360, welcome to it, Merrick Show on the air Monday to Friday, starting at New Eastern.
0:15.0	Glad to have you aboard today.
0:17.4	And coming up today, Elliot's going to drop by here in a couple of moments from Florida.
0:21.0	And by the way, as Elliot has mentioned numerous times.
0:23.6	And this year, no different.
0:24.6	Whenever Elliott goes on vacation right before playoffs, big things happen.
0:28.5	So today we'll talk more about the Arizona Coyote situation and the inevitable march to Salt Lake City.
0:34.2	It sounds very much like everybody wants to get this announcement done this week.
0:38.3	The NHL does.
0:40.0	Historically, the NHL doesn't like any kind of business interfering with the playoffs.
0:44.1	And that's on the horizon.
0:45.0	So the NHL wants to get this done.
0:47.2	Alex Morella wants to get this done.
0:48.9	Ryan Smith wants to get this done.
0:50.5	Everyone wants to get this done.
0:52.6	And whether it's done or close enough to being done,
0:56.3	I would expect something coming up a little bit later on this week where they make it official
1:00.6	that Arizona is headed to Salt Lake City. But there's a lot from this that falls that we'll get
1:05.7	into with Elliott. One of the things that I wondered about last night, we'll talk to Elliot about
1:10.1	this coming up in a couple of moments, what happens to Alex Morello's gambling license? Now, in Arizona, you can be granted
1:18.7	a gambling license if you own a professional hockey team or any kind of sports team for that matter.
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