If you cut off the sleeve and solder the wire on
you may be able to mount the coil differently
on the laminates to get the wire to where it
exits or possibly drill a new one. If you think
this is worth trying put some goober on the
solder joint to keep it from arcing.
Here is how sbrown21 attached the wire on the motor
he was working on-
" Cut the sleeve off turned it upside down used the coil
pin like a sparkplug connector through the side of the
plug wire and put a zip tie around the coil to hold in place."
Give it some thought.
You may be able to come up with something better.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.