The Arizona Coyotes’ 2022-23 season is nearing its merciful end, but the franchise’s perpetual arena headaches continue. Wednesday presented the latest wrinkle as the Coyotes and Bluebird Development filed a $2.3-billion claim against the City of Phoenix.

Because it’s the Coyotes situation, even the statement includes eyebrow-raising claims, including a remark about a “malicious dark money newsletter.”

In a statement regarding that $2.3-billion claim, the Coyotes and Bluebird Development said they’ve had enough of “bullying bureaucrats” and claimed the City of Phoenix “broke its word and decided to undermine a plan to convert a hazardous unlined Tempe-owned landfill into a new sports and entertainment district next to Tempe Town Lake."

This claim follows the City of Phoenix filing a lawsuit against the City of Tempe last week to stop the $2.1-billion arena deal. If you’ve followed the many lows and few highs of the Coyotes’ arena situations over the years, you may not be surprised to stumble upon some governmental squabbles, in this case about how the area is affected by noise due to air travel.

Some of the juiciest parts of the Coyotes and Bluebird Development’s statement addressed the air travel issues, not to mention the “dark money newsletter.”