Unsubstantiated SabreSpace Rumormongering: Pegs is selling the team….

[Skooby]

I was told Pegs did the split to sell the Sabres at a profit, staying in-town wasn’t assured. Current arena is crap, he privately sold land all around there to eliminate assets. Wife won’t be around to change anything & she liked to run the Sabres organization into the ground, no longer a concern. 

Edited September 6, 2023 by Skooby
Yes

[Doohicksie]

My my cousin's barber's grandfather said none of that is true.

[pi2000]

  On 9/6/2023 at 4:49 AM, Skooby said:

Won’t spend the money necessary to revise the 1998 venue, league would like something modern somewhere new. Buffalo has decent tv ratings but small market. Oklahoma City looks to be the landing spot, other wealthy guy in town isn’t getting a hometown discount. 

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Funny..... my source is beating the same drum.    Heard Bettman is looking south... OKC, HOU, KC.   

Hold up on Dahlin contract is due to the fact that a pricey long term deal will make it more difficult to sell the team. 

If a sale can't be arranged soon, they're exploring all optiions... including playing the 2024/25 season at Holiday Twin Rinks or Sabreland.

 

[Skooby]

  On 9/6/2023 at 5:02 AM, pi2000 said:

Funny..... my source is beating the same drum.    Heard Bettman is looking south... OKC, HOU, KC.   

Hold up on Dahlin contract is due to the fact that a pricey long term deal will make it more difficult to sell the team. 

If a sale can't be arranged soon, they're exploring all optiions... including playing the 2024/25 season at Holiday Twin Rinks or Sabreland.

 

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All that land never built on, lots of promises but no action. It’s odd he’d put on this big a show to only fail, you’d think billions would be enough especially after the serious health issues. 

[Doohicksie]

Is this a parody thread?  Because it feels like a parody thread.

[ndirish1978]

What the hell is this thread?

[Turbo44]

Makes perfect sense. Bettman goes above and beyond to keep the team in ARI but he wants to move the BUF franchise cuz it gets way too high TV ratings and embarrasses other markets.

[Indabuff]

Is there gas in the car?

[LGR4GM]

  On 9/6/2023 at 5:21 AM, Skooby said:

All that land never built on, lots of promises but no action. It’s odd he’d put on this big a show to only fail, you’d think billions would be enough especially after the serious health issues. 

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Harbor Center. 

[pastajoe]

My Uber driver said he drove Bettman and Pegula in his Pontiac Sunfire, and heard that the new affiliation with ECHL Jacksonville is the first step of a franchise swap between the cities.

[Flashsabre]

Yes Pegula selling the Sabres and having them move out of town but holding onto the Bills would be a fantastic business strategy. People wouldn’t be upset with Pegula at all.😂😂😂😂😂

[mjd1001]

  On 9/6/2023 at 5:53 AM, Doohickie said:

Is this a parody thread?  Because it feels like a parody thread.

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Seriously, is this real or not?  I know some of the responses are real, but is there any truth behind this thread?  If not, this should be listed as a parody thread or some kind of joke because seriously there are a few of us that don't know if any of the posts are real.

[PromoTheRobot]

  On 9/6/2023 at 4:41 AM, Skooby said:

I was told Pegs did the split to sell the Sabres at a profit, staying in-town wasn’t assured. Current arena is crap, he privately sold land all around there to eliminate assets. Wife won’t be around to change anything & she liked to run the Sabres organization into the ground, no longer a concern. 

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Not happening.

[PromoTheRobot]

  On 9/6/2023 at 5:21 AM, Skooby said:

All that land never built on, lots of promises but no action. It’s odd he’d put on this big a show to only fail, you’d think billions would be enough especially after the serious health issues. 

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Refresh me. What other land besides the lot he built Harborcenter on does he own downtown?

[North Buffalo]

If he does not sure ill ever watch or go to another NHL game...

[Doohicksie]

  On 9/6/2023 at 10:54 AM, Indabuff said:

Is there gas in the car?

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Yes there's gas in the car.

[Doohicksie]

  On 9/6/2023 at 11:51 AM, PromoTheRobot said:

Refresh me. What other land besides the lot he built Harborcenter on does he own downtown?

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If he's selling land in downtown, it was probably purchased for the contingency of the new Bills stadium downtown.  Now that it's being built in OP no reason to hang onto any of this alleged land.

[Pimlach]

  On 9/6/2023 at 12:00 PM, Doohickie said:

Yes there's gas in the car.

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I think the people down the hall know who we are.  

[Night Train]

" I heard ! "

 

[Randall Flagg]

"Ermmm, source??"

"It was revealed to me in a dream"

[Skooby]

Kim Pegula was our 40-50 year owner, life expectancy for billionaire women is typically very high. This is simply not good. Also thinking a billionaire wouldn’t cash out for profit is naive, how do you think they got that rich ??

[Broken Ankles]

  On 9/6/2023 at 12:09 PM, Pimlach said:

I think the people down the hall know who we are.  

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Is that a Steely Dan reference? 

[Buffalonill]

Buffalo is one of the top NHL Markets

 

 What a load of crap

[Doohicksie]

  On 9/6/2023 at 12:42 PM, Broken Ankles said:

Is that a Steely Dan reference? 

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I don't know.  Do you want it to be?

[PalmTreeMafia]

  On 9/6/2023 at 4:41 AM, Skooby said:

I was told Pegs did the split to sell the Sabres at a profit, staying in-town wasn’t assured. Current arena is crap, he privately sold land all around there to eliminate assets. Wife won’t be around to change anything & she liked to run the Sabres organization into the ground, no longer a concern. 

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Sometimes when I fart, poop comes out. People around me can smell it. They point their fingers at me and laugh. Some shout, "hey, there goes Mr. Poopy Pants!" It makes me sad.