tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post1420097505511159093..comments2023-09-14T15:21:57.514-05:00Comments on The View from 111: Would You Buy A Used Blackberry From This Guy?The View from 111http://www.blogger.com/profile/01404928803945401527noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-33019092305763535422009-08-13T12:36:56.740-05:002009-08-13T12:36:56.740-05:00Nice info about that Nashville bid. I've becom...Nice info about that Nashville bid. I've become a fan of the Coyotes, and want to see them stay. Moyes sure has enough money for his lawyers, but not for the team he bought. He ran it into the ground and that's why he won't get all the money back that he put into it. Plus, he signed a deal with Glendale with that huge lease penalty. They should get all that money if the judge makes a bad decision to allow a move. Balsillie will do anything to bypass the NHL's rules, and I hope he never gets approved.<br /><br />I don't want any teams to move either, because I think they can all thrive with some better leadership leading to better play. Gretzky should've been gone a long time ago, but his ownership deal wasn't gonna get him the boot. I'm sure Hamilton would support a team greatly, but they can't go stealing a team to get it.mtjawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890171103387203704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-60332877792985918802009-08-09T03:42:50.093-05:002009-08-09T03:42:50.093-05:00Personally I don't care if the Predators staye...Personally I don't care if the Predators stayed in Nashville, or moved to Canada. Same with Phoenix. However, the league has a responsilibty to itself and the other owners to ensure a franchise can be sold for the highest good bid. A good bid does not force the current owner to lose everything invested.<br /><br />Also- look like this- what financial backing- bank or otherwise, can be expected for a franchise if the honest fact is the NHL will allow an inferior deal to force the backers to lose the investment. <br /><br />This would only seem to make a franchise less saleable, and devalue it. An across the board devaluation would be the worst thing to a league that has financial troubles already.<br /><br />I don't think Balsillie is the ideal choice- but at least his bid will ensure a stable market for all teams in the near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-71123927310981147182009-08-09T00:50:01.791-05:002009-08-09T00:50:01.791-05:00Not like there wasn't a pattern here...wasn...Not like there wasn't a pattern here...wasn't exactly up front in trying to buy the pens either. Shifty SOB, and glad to see the board doing what they can to have him uninvolved.<br /><br />That said, I still wouldn't be surprised if secretly he works for the NHL and helps to create a sense of urgency in failing markets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-72285746501682092432009-08-07T22:27:16.286-05:002009-08-07T22:27:16.286-05:00Great article. Speaking as a Canadian, I would lov...Great article. Speaking as a Canadian, I would love to see a seventh team, but I am firm in my belief that Balsillie is NOT the man to do it.<br /><br />And for the record, I remember in the mid 90s when there were so many threats to move the Oilers to Houston. I wouldn't wish that on anybody and I hope the Predators can be successful in the Nashville market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-19225662424580320762009-08-07T13:26:51.399-05:002009-08-07T13:26:51.399-05:00I give Leopold a little more credibility than Daly...I give Leopold a little more credibility than Daly. Still I have to wonder how much truth there is. This would explain Leopold's abrupt decision to drop negotiations for the Preds two years ago.<br /><br />But again, all of this wouldn't be an issue if the NHL didn't force teams into markets where they run up bad debts. The NHL could absolutely keep Balsillie out if the Coyotes didn't become deadbeats. This insistence that it's acceptable for franchises to continue to lose money and run up debts is the only reason this Bankruptcy route has a chance to work. If Phoenix were a successful market this wouldn't be an issue. <br /><br />At the end of the day I imagine the Coyotes will have to be relocated, but the Judge won't rule against Balsillie, unless someone else comes up with a comparable relocation bid (AEG and KC as alluded to on Puck Daddy?)Justinhttp://sotsohockey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-91053974701366045592009-08-07T11:33:51.028-05:002009-08-07T11:33:51.028-05:00Keep it Six!Keep it Six!Arizona Herdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617900050503054840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-78406662038280086962009-08-07T01:15:42.119-05:002009-08-07T01:15:42.119-05:00You don't see Balsille trying to drag people&#...You don't see Balsille trying to drag people's names through the mud. He just wants to bring a hockey team to a market that wants a team.<br /><br />This time he's going to do. Atlanta and Nashville are next once Bettman is gone. <br /><br />Bettman knows that once Balsillie is on the BOG that his days are numbered as commish. The day is coming soon!BettmanSuckshttp://www.garybettmansucks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-4671440973910058152009-08-06T23:14:27.472-05:002009-08-06T23:14:27.472-05:00Balsillie's bid is a joke, he pays $100 millio...Balsillie's bid is a joke, he pays $100 million to Moyes who isn't even a creditor and doesn't take into consideration the $500 million that Glendale would be owed if the lease is broken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-79919723453150790392009-08-06T20:20:46.001-05:002009-08-06T20:20:46.001-05:00Good article, maybe sheds some light on why now Mr...Good article, maybe sheds some light on why now Mr.Bettman and the NHL BOG are so against this guy after approving him as a potential owner a couple years ago. True hockey markets still deserve NHL teams when people with that much money want to put them there, they will actually make money, and it is not like a lot of past NHL owners have been choir boys, Boots, Bruce McNall etc. Hockey in Az will never produce a profit, there is simply no interest- even if the team wins on the ice, sadly the other bids for the team are a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-35192241516841525142009-08-06T14:57:04.423-05:002009-08-06T14:57:04.423-05:00Great, great work Mark. Man, I read through it TW...Great, great work Mark. Man, I read through it TWICE to make sure I caught all that info. Thank you so much for all the work-- there was no way I was going to go through and read all the declarations, etc....<br /><br />To answer your question: No, I wouldnt buy a Blackberry from that guy. But it wouldnt matter... because I wouldnt want to only be able to talk on it in Hamilton. :)Matt Reitzhttp://www.viewfrommyseats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8554085892956504771.post-88735369479993203822009-08-06T11:43:28.554-05:002009-08-06T11:43:28.554-05:00It's as if you gathered up all the bad taste t...It's as if you gathered up all the bad taste these two conniving Canadians left behind here in Nashville and expectorated it all at once. May the sputum cover Copps Coliseum! Many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com