Just a Thought

This is an Islanders blog , but I also love to cover hockey in general so this is one of those times. Today I stumbled across http://savethecoyotes.com/, a fan made coalition to save the Coyotes from leaving Phoenix. The group has held as 2 rallies including one held last Saturday. A turn out of 500 people showed up to voice their support and a few local media and one Canadian news crew were also in attendance. As I explored more I followed links to Youtube videos of the rally and of a home made save the coyotes video. There I found something that is extremely upsetting not only as a hockey fan but as just a person. Here is one example of comments from some Canadian hockey fans.

HAHAHAHHAHAHA. What a fricken joke of a rally. Phoenix shouldnt have a team in the first place. Who the f**ck puts a hockey team out in the desert? Bettman is an idiot. Those dumb yanks are pathetic. I bet they couldnt even a name a person on the coyotes, yet ask any person in winnipeg and i bet he could name the whole 96 jets roster 13 years later. Put hockey where it belongs. Stick to your nascar racing and baseball.
　
Here is another example:

savethecoyotes is such a terrible website. Shut the f**ck up.You have the nerve to tell us that we're stupid for joining Make It Seven, yet your arguments to have an NHL team make no sense.Seriously, grow the f**ck up

Those are just a few examples of the comments I have seen while looking into this topic. I am in no way saying all or most Canadian fans use terms or talk down to phoenix fans, most are sympathetic but express their passion in a respect full way. The idiots who post comments like these do not further their case but make me feel less sympathetic to them. They of all people should know what is like to lose a team they love, but instead throw hateful insults onto the web in a display of idiocy mixed with hatred. Its sad to see it come down to stupidity on the internet. That’s just an opinion I encourage you to see for yourself. But in other news tomorrows Bankruptcy court hearing will begin what is likely to be a lengthy court procedure. The judge will make his ruling on who was/is in control of the team, expect an immediate appeal by the losing party and extreme anger if Moyes losses.