Confirmed with Link: Carolina Hurricanes Sale - He Dundon it.

[Stickpucker]

unless you live in this country you do not will not and can not understand how asinine and moronic the media here is and how much it loves to [MOD] pander to the witless masses

i would bet my truck (and it is a nice one) that 98% of the qc talk is not only factually untrue but also made up on purpose so rogers can get clicks and listeners and viewers because the xenophobic hockey 'puritans' who vehemently believe hockey should not exist south of philly and who think teams in raleigh, nashville, anaheim, etc are the sole reason why we do not have thriving clubs in saskatoon and moose jaw need something to [MOD]

Do you Raptor bro?

If so show me the Raptor claw.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

show me the Raptor claw

that's, like, the worst pickup line i've ever heard

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

it is cute that you dont think the same thing happens down here for non-hockey news

at least the media down there is entertaining

proof:

 

[DaveG]

I see only one entertaining person in that picture.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I assume you're talking about Papi?

Lebatard is pretty funny imo and Bomani is straight outta Raleigh

 

[DaveG]

Yes, Papi is hilarious. Dan ain't bad, but Bomani is just simply a grade A jackass. I mean sometimes a jackass can be entertaining but in his case forget it, he's nowhere near entertaining.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Sorry. I know Bo is pretty hard on hockey, and I know a lot of people resent him for some of the Canes disrespect back in the day, but I think he's one of the smartest and funniest guys at the WWL.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Yeah I think he's annoying and wrong most of the time, and it doesn't really have anything to do with the Canes stuff.

 

[GindyDraws]

I'm happy the show is back, with Stugotz replacing Bomani.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Bomani is a grade A troll. Maybe that is why I like him

Regardless, I think he is pretty funny and smart

 

[vorbis]

no 'pretty' about it IMO. he is funny and smart. but then I don't have him playing on the radio where I live 4 days a week or whatever it is.

 

[Novacane]

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article173366681.html

Chuck in town again trying to get more investors. Nothing much more said other than it seems to still be a thing

 

[HisIceness]

Alright, which one of you has the dough to be an investor? Get to it.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

ill invest my fist into your FACE, kid

 

[Lempo]

Do you Raptor bro?

If so show me the Raptor claw.

 

[CandyCanes]

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/canes-begin-camp-under-ownership-uncertainty/16948913/

Jeff Gravely with a little more insight

 

[Elsker]

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/canes-begin-camp-under-ownership-uncertainty/16948913/

Jeff Gravely with a little more insight

When Gravely says "...and I have been told that those groups are committed to investing in the Hurricanes." the source is probably Jim Goodmon, owner of WRAL and one of the minor investors in the Canes.

 

[tarheelhockey]

When Gravely says "...and I have been told that those groups are committed to investing in the Hurricanes." the source is probably Jim Goodmon, owner of WRAL and one of the minor investors in the Canes.

Yeah, it's pretty clear that Goodmon is sending signals to the community through Gravley.

One strong indicator... in February 2016, Gravley did a series of articles around the 10th anniversary of the Canes' Cup run. That was February 2016, mind you, 19 months ago.

Here are all of the articles that Gravley has written about the team during that 19 month timeframe:

7/13/17 - Hurricanes close to sale; team would stay in Raleigh

7/17/17 - Williams returns to PNC

9/5/17 - Canes begin camp under ownership uncertainty


So a guy who basically never writes about the Canes just happens to be the one writing the articles which give hints of the inside of the negotiating process.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

The followup question: what does Goodmon gain by leaking this information to the public?

Does he look better when the deal goes through and he is "forced" to take a bigger chunk of the team that he was already planning to buy.

Or is this damage control for his name when the deal falls through.

Or is he throwing a bone to a good company reporter.

 

[tarheelhockey]

My completely uninformed opinion is that he's putting out positive press that potential investors are sure to notice. Karmanos' most recent rounds of comments are the sort of thing that can spook potential partners, and this is basically the opposite of that.

 

[Elsker]

Also:

...Goodmon and Greenberg have a long-standing relationship that includes Greenberg’s purchase of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 2006 and Greenberg sitting on the board of directors of the Carolina League, the Pelicans’ league that was also home to the Capitol-owned Durham Bulls before their move to AAA in 1997.

Source

So agreed this could be a backfire to Karmanos comments that could be spooking additional investors.

 

[RodTheBawd]

Yeah, it's pretty clear that Goodmon is sending signals to the community through Gravley.

One strong indicator... in February 2016, Gravley did a series of articles around the 10th anniversary of the Canes' Cup run. That was February 2016, mind you, 19 months ago.

Here are all of the articles that Gravley has written about the team during that 19 month timeframe:

7/13/17 - Hurricanes close to sale; team would stay in Raleigh

7/17/17 - Williams returns to PNC

9/5/17 - Canes begin camp under ownership uncertainty


So a guy who basically never writes about the Canes just happens to be the one writing the articles which give hints of the inside of the negotiating process.

I was wondering why Gravley is suddenly talking about the Canes, because I couldn't think of a single other time. Makes sense that he's the mouthpiece for Goodmon.

 

[Novacane]

I was wondering why Gravley is suddenly talking about the Canes, because I couldn't think of a single other time. Makes sense that he's the mouthpiece for Goodmon.

I mean to be fair the sale of the Hurricanes is kind of a big ****ing deal which doesn't hurt

 

[tarheelhockey]

I mean to be fair the sale of the Hurricanes is kind of a big ****ing deal which doesn't hurt

It doesn't, and the actual sale would be in his wheelhouse like the Cup anniversary coverage. But according to the long established pattern of assignments, Adam Gold should be writing these check-in articles. The change to a higher profile writer really suggests that someone upstairs is pushing the coverage.

 

[CandyCanes]

Greenberg congratulated the Bulls on their championship. Goodmon owns the Bulls. Coincidence, I think not. I believe Greenburg was earning his investor brownie points with Goodmon by congratulating his team on their victory.