A lot of assuming going on here about this potential sale being a positive for the team. Just want to stay realistic here and not get myself excited about something that never happens or that doesn't meet my high expectations. So I'm trying to stay grounded about this rumor.

...And I'm gonna blow this rumor up until my head explodes!

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I think the fact that it was reported by a legitimate reporter by a legitimate hockey publication gives it more weight than just a rumor.

In other news, Bulldog is really talking himself into a corner today. He's basically admitted that he's shilled the company line for the Sabres in the past because LQ asked him to say something, and he did because he trusted LQ.

I wish he'd go back to delivering pizzas.

Who is Bulldog again? I'm getting confused with all those twitterers, bloggers and journalists. Hard to tell who is legit and who is just fishing for attention.

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A bingo! If it was just to be spelled off as yet another rumor as LQ insists has happened in the past with this team, why all the coverage on a topic that is supposed to be a non issue?

I smell something cooking…

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If it's a tight squeeze, spit on it! - NyI

He's a middling AHL player who had the good fortune of a drunk arbitrator. - The Squanto re: Tim Kennedy

Local sports radio blowhard

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Oh, that wgr guy, right. My bad.

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He's on WGR550, the local sports talk station.

He admitted that on more than one occasion, LQ told him a rumor wasn't true, and asked him to say that it wasn't true on the air. He then said that he did it because he trusted LQ.

This is just bullshit. He did no research, investigated nothing, and just parroted the Sabres company line that he was given. Completely pathetic.

Some interesting comments from Yahoo Sports:



And this was a curious statemnt:



I think it's BAD news for Darcy that not just Buffalo people view him as timid. Also, I don't know what to make of the "cheaper than Phoenix" comment.

Phoenix is a bigger market than Buffalo, hockey or not. Simple as that.

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@TJLuckman550

Bigger market, yes.

Bigger hockey market, no.

We're talking about the sale of a hockey team. The hockey market can't be just discarded.

It certainly has something to do with it, not to mention the amount of debt they're in. The Sabres are in a much different situation than the Coyotes as well. Where as BTG would be selling the Sabres for profit, the NHL is selling Phoenix to get their money back. That might cost more than the profit.

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@TJLuckman550

This from Forbes.com:

http://blogs.forbes.com/kurtbadenhausen ... elsections

If Paychex founder Golisano gets $150 million for the Sabres it would represent a decent price as the market is currently flooded with NHL teams for sale. At least 7 franchises are on the block including the Atlanta Thrashers, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes and St. Louis Blues. None of these are elite NHL teams financially and only the Stars and Kings can expect to attract bids of more than $200 million.

Consider the recent sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Former Fidelity Magellan fund manager Jeffrey Vinik bought the team in March for the cut-rate price of $93 million from Oren Koules and Len Barrie. It was $113 million less than Barrie and Koules paid just 2 years earlier. The fire sale came as a result of poor play on the ice, mounting financial losses, bickering in the owners suite and a $100 million debt burden.

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Yea, The Hurricanes are only selling off a minority stake for 110 million or something, it's like 49% I think last I remember.

But TG's shares must be 150 million then, because how much does LQ own? Wasn't it like 15% of the team since TG owns something like 60-70% of the team?

I'm not sure though. Anyone know those figures?

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ya know what, wrong thread for this, but can we PLEASE just end this coyotes nonsense already? move em to hamilton or winnepeg, i say! fuck even seattle.

enough with the coyotes!

as for this sale... im already excited. please let this move forward.

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Well. This was good news to log on to see. I'm tentatively excited.

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‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

FUCK karmonos. that guy is a fucking scumbag.

i still cant believe he tried to move the whalers to detroit.

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Hahaha, yea he's still the majority owner or will be if anyone steps up and buys the Canes. If a bank would let me loan that much out, I would do it haha. I would be the poorest minority hockey owner out there.

I'd be able to pay back 100 million in no time if the team turns profits.

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lol...listen to Miller's interview about it. He doesn't believe that the Sabres are going to be sold for $150 million.

http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/201 ... abres.html

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Hockey Night in Buffalo

Ken Campbell from THN has posted a blog expanding on the initial brief report.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/3 ... -sale.html