The internal issues preceding the Arizona Coyotes' relocation dates back years, and a new report from ESPN's Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski shed further light into how bad things had gotten behind the scenes.
Kaplan and Wyshynski reported how the Coyotes' "creative accounting was a constant source of concern around the league." Part of that included choosing "lesser hotels than the collective bargaining agreement stipulates" to save money on accommodations.
"Multiple sources told ESPN that the Coyotes were either late paying their hotel bills or sometimes just crossed out the total and paid a different amount," per the report.