He has to (gasp!) own the team first - hence the "has no right to own a pro franchise" statement.
And where I say he did? All I've said I don't think the BoG is going to turn him down. Not only does the sale benefit them, they aren't going to screw (I forget his name) the current Predators owner over.
They understand the potential ramifications of letting him in and call the shots as he wants - and that's a threat to all of them
But I thought their by-laws were total and binding.....
The Boy Scouts and those private colleges were getting federal funding - hence they had to follow federal guidelines. Show me where the NHL receives federal funding.
Not when I was in them, nor have I ever seen anything that tells me its changed.
I'll be impressed if you can just explain how the NHL not approving the sale gives him actual legal grounds to sue
I didn't, I have (or least tried too, maybe I misspoke) always said he has to get hte team first, and I don't see them saying no. I've said he has legal grounds to move the team. You seem to have moved into this "right to buy the team" thing cause it easier to argue.
I'm going to extremes? Hardly - I'm not the one who's been pointing to the exorbitant price being offered for a franchise valued at $140 million as a huge reason the owners would approve the sale - because it instantly makes their franchises worth much more. It doesn't.
Yes, it does. If a team is valued (ie - sold) for a higher price it makes the teams worth more money cause they can use that price to justify charging more. Just like a house.
Of course, if you really think the sale of a $150,000 house for $400,000 makes every other house worth $160-175K, then it implies that you also agree that the sale of a $150,000 house for $95,000 makes every other house only worth about $130-135K. It would also imply that the value of every other NHL franchise in fact decreased when the Ducks were sold for only $75 million - and I can absolutely guarantee that didn't happen.
As far as I know, no team was sold since the Ducks, so we don't know much that affected the price of the teams. However, seeing a team sold for 75 million was not good for any owner because it devalues their own investments, if a team is only worth 75 million you can't charge someone else 200 million (unless they are willing, like Balsillie).
Remember these are products on a shelf, when they are solid there is negation, like with a home. If you're trying to buy a house and the last one sold a week ago for 95,000 and they are asking for 130,000 where is your offer going to come in at? Just like if the last house sold for 400,000, are the current owners to keep their price at 130,000 or jack it up a little and point to the 400,000 as the reason? When you become a home owner, you'll understand.