In a new arena Coyotes will become the anchor tenants

Preliminary discussions have already taken place Stolmy Pimentel White Jersey about the possibility that the Coyotes will become one of the anchor tenants, along with the NBA's Phoenix Suns, in a new arena in downtown Phoenix. There is also preliminary interest in building a new facility for the two professional teams in Scottsdale that would be part of an existing gaming resort and Major League Baseball spring training facility, a source told ESPN.com. Team CEO and part-owner Anthony LeBlanc said after Friday's vote that the Coyotes are happy to put the lease issue to bed, and he hopes the two sides can work on a longer-term lease arrangement in the future. But LeBlanc also noted the short term of the new lease agreement that was voted on Friday leaves the team little option but to start considering other options for the team. "We've bought ourselves some breathing room," LeBlanc told ESPN.com Friday. The two sides can operate now without pressure heading http://www.authenticphilliesshop.com/authentic-4-jimmy-foxx-jersey.html into the 2015-16 season, but if a year from now the city and the team haven't decided on a longer-term lease arrangement, that will turn up the heat on finding a Plan B for the team. Phoenix councilman Michael Nowakowski said everyone is pleased the team and Glendale have come to an agreement that will keep the team in Glendale short term, but he was cautious about appearing to be angling to poach a neighboring city's sports team. But Nowakowski reiterated the Suns have been looking for a new building in Phoenix for some time, and having a facility that could accommodate both an NHL and NBA franchise would be ideal from the city's perspective. "We need to hold our options open to make sure the new arena's designed to where hockey could fit into that equation," Nowakowski told ESPN.com. If the Coyotes and the Suns want to enter into some sort of partnership, "that's welcomed," he added. One of main issues confronting the Coyotes since moving to the municipally funded arena in Glendale in 2003 has been the distance the bulk of the team's fan base has to travel from Scottsdale and Phoenix to get to games. Many feel the team would be far more successful if it was located in Phoenix, where it played when the team first relocated from Winnipeg after the 1996 season, even though the arena where the Suns play is not ideal for hockey. Scottsdale would also be a more desirable geographic location for the team, and there is some preliminary interest in building a new arena that would expand the Talking Stick Resort, which is currently home to the spring training facilities of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. One source familiar with the local sports marketplace told ESPN.http://www.officialmarinersshop.com/authentic-18-hisashi-iwakuma-jersey.htmlcom that the new lease agreement in Glendale has the potential to be a "gold lining" for the Coyotes long term if they can find a better geographic location in a new building when the current lease expires. The team and the NHL both publicly denounced the municipality's move as having little legal basis, but ultimately the uncertainty over the Coyotes' status in Glendale in the short term was hampering their ability to do business, including re-signing current players and free agents, which led team officials to work with Glendale officials to rework the deal. Many in the hockey world were surprised that the municipality asked for just a two-year term. The new lease also erases an out clause in the original lease that would have seen a payout to the municipality of $15 million if the team opted out of the lease after five years and $50 million in losses accrued over that time. Under the terms of the current lease the team can walk away without paying anything to the municipality -- another factor that suggests the team will be leaving Glendale at the end of the lease, assuming a suitable alternative presents itself in the area. As for what the city's plans might be for the arena at the end of the two-year lease if the Coyotes move on, one source told ESPN.com that it's believed the city is looking at a minor pro hockey team. However, it's difficult to believe any league would relocate to the Phoenix area if an NHL team is still nearby, unless that minor pro team is directly tied to the NHL team, which isn't likely to happen in Arizona. Although Tim Lincecum Black Jersey the short term of the lease will lead to more speculation that the Coyotes will relocate to another location like Quebec City, which recently was one of two teams to submit a bid for a potential expansion team, LeBlanc was very clear that he still sees the team's future in Arizona.