Coyotes accused of not making payments to hotels by NHL insider

DailyFaceoff founder and NHL insider Frank Serravalli dropped another bombshell on the Arizona Coyotes yesterday. Apparently, the team had not been paying their hotel bills at some point during the season.

The insider dropped this small piece of information on the dailyfaceoff live show yesterday. Unfortunately, he could not provide any further details about this situation. We therefor do not know how long this was going on and how many road games the Coyotes got away with this. As it is coming late in the season though, it is certainly possible the team has been delinquent a long time.






Seravalli also gave an update on the team's relocation to Salt Lake City yesterday. He revealed that the league has 'made significant progress' with a deal that would sell the team to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith. However, the deal has not been finalized and it may still be some time before an official agreement is announced.



That being said, all signs seem to point to this truly being the end for the Coyotes in Arizona. However, Serravalli did suggest that current Owner Alex Meruelo may retain the right to an expansion team with the same branding. This might not be the end of the Coyotes after all.