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Re: The Battle of Glendale
by DipsMcgee on Thursday, September 17, 2009 JB wants this team bad. He has put up a offer that is pretty respectable, And plans to move to a way better market, Hamiltion. It makes no sence why the NHL would turn this down. There are far to many arguments for why they shouldnt bring the team to Hamiltion. All of them terrible excuses. Bettman needs to get over his whole "anti-canadian" thing as some people call it. The Franchise should go to the highest bidder (JB) and move it after this season is over.
Re: The Battle of Glendale
by allin44 on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1. How do you think already struggling teams like Tampa, Atlanta, Nashville, Buffalo feel about having a 5 or 6 million dollar cash call to fund a team in a shit market. 2. This bid, unless it is over the 212.5 that JB put up doesn't really do much more than a Reinsdorf bid or Ice Edge Holdings bid, as it all comes down to the decision at the start of September on whether the right of the creditors supercede the right of the NHL BOG to determine where a team goes. 3. Stupid by the league to throw a bid in on such short notice, what are the odds their bid includes a revised contract with Glendale on the lease agreement. Not great. 4. This could turn out to be a clusterfuck. The NHLs constitution says that no owner can own more than 5% of more than one team. If the league takes control that gives about 3.4% ownership of the 'yotes to each owner, and some already own close to the 5% threshold of other teams.
by Kerrzy on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 I didn't know that about the constitution...that'll make for an interesting September should the league win the bid. The Reinsdorf bid (or at least rumours about it) were ridiculous from what I heard...for example, after five years if the team was still losing money the city would owe him a big chunk of change AND he could move the team. The whole situation is just crazy. The NHL says its not personal, but its oh so clear that the league is out to make sure Balsillie doesn't wind up with a team. Should be fun to watch from here on out
by allin44 on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Even funnier because they were backing Reinsdorf who was basically booted out of the NBA.. IE he doesn't go to league meetings, hes an owner only in the sense he collects the cheques
by WhiteyD26 on Saturday, September 05, 2009 I still think it's incorrect to call Phoenix a failed hockey market. You can call the Coyotes a failed hockey franchise, but it has nothing to do with where they're located. It has to do with hockey people making bad hockey decisions and not fielding a team that's at least consistently competitive. Attendance and popularity for the franchise have never been a problem in years where they were competitive, particularly from 1996 to 2002. If you have a team that's playoff caliber, people take notice and care. People love hockey here and love their local teams but they need a reason to pay the money and go to a game, especially in this economy. When you're in a new market you don't have the luxury of multiple consecutive bad seasons. Building THAT loyal of a following does not happen in 13 years when half of those years you're not in the postseason and competitive, which all comes back to on-ice product thus leading to poor management by hockey operations. Not poor location. |
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