Stoner Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) h/t to @Flashsabre Edited June 20, 2021 by PASabreFan Quote
PerreaultForever Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 Oh don't tease me like this...................... Quote
Pimlach Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 Sounds crazy. Torts hanging around with Billionaires that is. 1 Quote
SDS Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 Just now, PASabreFan said: Mods can we get a pin? Why? 😳 1 Quote
Stoner Posted June 20, 2021 Author Report Posted June 20, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oren_Koules 2 Quote
thewookie1 Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 To be honest I'd rather them not completely sell the team. Instead just sell a portion of it and let hockey people run it. I'd be terrified of them moving the team 7 Quote
SwampD Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, realtruelove said: Sell the Sabres and then build a new stadium for the Bills. I love it when a plan comes together. I’m putting 100 bucks on the Sabres making the ECFs next season tomorrow. 1 Quote
Stoner Posted June 20, 2021 Author Report Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) So Koules and Torts played together in the ACHL. But I see no evidence they are friends. Quite likely to the contrary. Edited June 20, 2021 by PASabreFan Quote
Stoner Posted June 20, 2021 Author Report Posted June 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, inkman said: I would also like to buy the Sabres Yeah? You think McLean put the rumor out there about someone without the ability to buy them? Quote
Brawndo Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, thewookie1 said: To be honest I'd rather them not completely sell the team. Instead just sell a portion of it and let hockey people run it. I'd be terrified of them moving the team OSP put a non movement clause in the contract when the team was sold to the Pegulas. And the NHL did not allow the Coyotes(yet) Panthers or Hurricanes to move why all of a sudden would Bettman allow the Sabres to move. 1 Quote
inkman Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: Yeah? You think McLean put the rumor out there about someone without the ability to buy them? No. I was just playing off the title of the thread. Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Claude Balls said: Please make it happen Where do you think he'll move the team? 1 Quote
Zamboni Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) Wait… John has a friend? Until there’s smoke, there’s no fire. And this IMO doesn’t even constitute a wisp. More like throwing a lure out in a swampy pond to see what sucker bites on it 😂 Edited June 20, 2021 by Zamboni 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Brawndo said: OSP put a non movement clause in the contract when the team was sold to the Pegulas. And the NHL did not allow the Coyotes(yet) Panthers or Hurricanes to move why all of a sudden would Bettman allow the Sabres to move. Because the franchise is worth double anywhere else, triple in Quebec City or Metro Toronto. Edited June 20, 2021 by PromoTheRobot 1 Quote
Flashsabre Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 It is just a rumour until any of the official insiders confirm it. IF the Pegulas sold the Sabres they would make sure they couldn’t be moved. They couldn’t own the Bills with any good will if they let the Sabres walk out of town. Quote
Brawndo Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Because the franchise is worth double anywhere else, triple in Quebec City or Metro Toronto. Quebec City was passed over for expansion twice and the constant rumors of relocation of Carolina and Florida have never come to fruition. Why, because the population of the metropolitan of Quebec City is less than WNY by approximately 300,000 residents. Couple that with Buffalo’s Favorite Quebec City Native explaining on the Instigators the reason QC would not get a team is the population size and lack of corporate sponsorship. He also went onto explain both The Existing Montreal and Toronto Franchises are pretty powerful and do not want to share their territories with other NHL Franchises, even in Toronto which could support two to three. Jim Bastille was in perfect position to buy the franchise during the bankruptcy phase but was blocked by Bettman, partially because the Leafs felt a team in Hamilton was too close, allowing one in NewMarket, Ontario is probably not happening Golisano did place a no move clause in the sale of the Sabres. Here is a link to John Wawrow’s Article. https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=6087856 Besides I do not believe 100% of the team is for sale. A portion up to 50% and day to day control of the team however maybe. 2 Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 His name isn’t John Bon Jovi by any chance. 5 Quote
thewookie1 Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 I could certainly see the Pegula's looking to sell a portion of the team to someone a bit more knowledgeable on hockey. I doubt they'd sell the team outright though as it would ruin their whole One Buffalo idea and about 6 years of consolidating roles between the teams. I could however see some sort of arrangement where they sell 35% of the team to a like minded individual who really wants to make Buffalo hockey even more great. Quote
Kristian Posted June 20, 2021 Report Posted June 20, 2021 6 hours ago, thewookie1 said: To be honest I'd rather them not completely sell the team. Instead just sell a portion of it and let hockey people run it. I'd be terrified of them moving the team We have hockey people? Kim Pegula “knows stuff”, remember? Or have I been into the diesel can again? 2 Quote
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