News and Notes XVIII: Déjà Vu All Over Again - See Post 121

[the halleJOKEL]

You figured it out

how much to rent the space?

7?

 

[tomdundo]

how much to rent the space?

7?

77.

Go find Joe Corvo.

 

[Roboturner913]

What's up with Nestrasil anyway? Did he have a setback or something?

 

[Joe McGrath]

What's up with Nestrasil anyway? Did he have a setback or something?

Numbers game I think. He isn't killing penalties and isn't on the PP. With Lindholm back at RW, it's between Nesty and Stalberg for the #4RW and Stalberg has been better and kills penalties.

 

[geehaad]

missionaccomplished.jpg

 

[the halleJOKEL]

RIP

http://www.985sports.ca/hockey/nouv...es-hurricanes-pret-a-vendre-son-c-808095.html

(98.5 Sports) - The owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Peter Karmanos, wants to get his money back at all costs. According to what the 98.5 Sports has learned, he is now ready to sell the team and accept a relocation.

The owner wants to take advantage of the added value of his franchise in connection with the Las Vegas expansion in the NHL.

According to our information, the out-of-court settlement of the $ 100 million lawsuit brought by his three sons against him also accelerated the process.

Mr. Karmanos, long involved in the day-to-day activities of the Hurricanes, is no longer as part of the team, nor in the Raleigh business community.

A few months ago, a credible source said the owner of the Hurricanes had taken steps to find investor partners right here in Carolina. Steps that have proven unsuccessful.

According to ESPN, the Hurricanes ranked 30th and last in the NHL in terms of audience. They attract, on average, 11,189 spectators.

In their last four games, less than 9,000 tickets have found takers.

The team ranks 14th in the East with a 14-point crop in 15 games since the start of the calendar.

The Hurricanes receive the Canadian on Friday night

 

[Wolfpuck]

More noise from the echo chamber.

 

[tarheelhockey]

This **** gets so tiresome.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

not like the team gives them any reason to not make these rumors

 

[Dishface]

And. Here. We. Go.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

you guys wanted hockey chat in news and notes and now look what happened!

good job fellas

 

[DaveG]

I seriously get beyond sick of this ******** from the god damn francophone media. They're ****ing clueless and quite frankly nothing more then ****ing vultures.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

hilarious that this news just HAPPENS to come out the day we play montreal

they were like oh yeah this team exists let's stir the pot a little

 

[Blueline Bomber]

not like the team gives them any reason to not make these rumors

That's pretty much it. We all know how sparse the crowds have been, and we know the reason why. This kind of talk shouldn't surprise.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

would be nice if we had local media that would do their job and like... report on things

and stuff

 

[DaveG]

There's no need to report on what people simply pull out of their ass.

 

[CandyCanes]

would be nice if we had local media that would do their job and like... report on things

and stuff

Seriously. Like has our media even bothered to ask management if there's been any local offers? Even if they aren't meeting the market price for the team...

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Yawn.

Lemme know when there's a story in English.

 

[Novacane]

hilarious that this news just HAPPENS to come out the day we play montreal

they were like oh yeah this team exists let's stir the pot a little

Also convenient this comes out 4 days after the Coyotes announce plans for a new arena

 

[MinJaBen]

would be nice if we had local media that would do their job and like... report on things

and stuff

My sources say the Sun is about to explode. I wonder why the local media and NASA don't comment on this story?

 

[tarheelhockey]

It'll go away when the team starts winning, the crowds come back, and the business proposition for keeping the team here looks more viable.

Until then, honestly I'm just tired of dealing with it. This stuff makes it not fun to be a fan.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I mean, hey, this stuff is possible, and we shouldn't forget it.

But when one considers (a) it's the only pro sport in this market, (b) moving now would be selling low, (c) Bettman says "not moving, period" and (d) the NHL actually operated the Coyotes while they looked for a local buyer, it just doesn't seem likely. Moving one team out of the Sun Belt was bad; moving two out would be a strategic capitulation for Bettman.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Would be nice if we could grow our own Auston Matthews too.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Hard to say. There's plenty of reasons to believe it could be true or not true, and none of it really matters. Nobody involved can be trusted completely from the league, to the other cities, to anybody running our franchise. It really sucks for the people that will feel the need to go onto the business board to dispute things as if it really matters one way or the other.

At the end of the day, the franchise needs to do better, and get a new owner. Not necessarily even a local one, even though that's ideal. Just anyone that doesn't obviously have moving the team as their angle.

 

[MinJaBen]

At the end of the day, the franchise needs to do better, and get a new owner. Not necessarily even a local one, even though that's ideal. Just anyone that doesn't obviously have moving the team as their angle.

We don't have one now, we certainly don't need one to go forward.