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snafu said:What I don't like about this is the fact that during all these discussions about who is in trouble, who needs help to survive, who should be sold &/or moved, the subject has been the Carolinas, Panthers, Pens, etc.
Never have we considered that a contender and "established" team would be in this boat.
I'm a Wings fan, but I find it disturbing for the NHL overall that the owner of the Blues would want to sell NOW. It is the worst time, IMO, to sell...and what does it say about the Blues' ownership's confidence in Bettman, the league and the new CBA?
As I've already said... it says more about Bill Laurie than it does anything else. He was the one who bought the team with the sole intension of getting an NBA team. He was the one that decided to spend $60M+ on players. And he's the one that is now citing financial losses that he incurred only because he chose to as a reason to sell.
And that's exactly why you've been hearing about the Carolinas of the league and not the Blues. The Blues are in the middle of the pack in revenue generation and near the top of the league every year in attendance. They only lost money because Bill Laurie decided to and they won't be losing money once the league returns w/ a cap.