As me throwing myself out there outlandishly.
You said Vegas has always been a hockey town deep down. I said, you had a pro team for 6 years back in the 90s, so, without a team? For 17 years, there obviously wasn’t enough money in it to keep them in an arena, that says to me that there isn’t enough built in support.
I know you’re a local, you’re riding the wave of having a team, it’s all good. I simply pointed out the fact that a metro area almost three times the size of Vegas struggled to support the Coyotes. Very similar characteristics; sun belt team, transplant population and lots of other local activities. Once the shine wears off, it will be interesting to see if it's really gonna work.