News and Notes XXI: The Dog Days of Summer

[Boom Boom Apathy]

At first I thought it was someone just trying to make a quick buck, but sounds like he is giving any money to the Kids and community foundation.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It’s Peter Karmanos.

 

[Joe McGrath]

It’s Peter Karmanos.

I assumed it was Greenberg.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I assumed it was Greenberg.

I’ve long wondered how it would work out if someone opened up ownership in an NHL team at $10 a share. Perhaps this is our chance to find out

 

[the halleJOKEL]

consider it an investment in healthy maintenance of your own psyche

 

[cptjeff]

I’ve long wondered how it would work out if someone opened up ownership in an NHL team at $10 a share. Perhaps this is our chance to find out

I'd love to see more community owned sports teams a la Green Bay. Sadly, they're grandfathered in, all the leagues ban it now. Probably because it's a major threat to their business model- exceedingly difficult to move a team or threaten to in order to extract concessions, fans would be more interested in keeping ticket and beer prices low than extracting every last ounce of cash, etc. It would be an arms race to make the leagues more pro fan/consumer, and the other owners could never stand for that.

What might be fun is to pass a federal law saying that every pro sports league playing in any taxpayer funded arena has to give a community owned corporation 6 months to match the price on any team sale. Make the teams a genuine extension of the community.

 

[DougieSmash]

quick everyone donate everything you have

i'll chip in 10 bucks

 

[cptjeff]

Does this work?

 

[Navin R Slavin]

OMG, the comment on that GoFundMe page is heart-crushing.

Is that like a 9-year-old kid trying to save the Canes? God help us.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I assumed it was Greenberg.

Jack Rogers as in JR?

And the first one to donate is Jason Rogers? Jason? as in Karmanos?

I think we know who is behind this.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Does this work?

Is that a smirk?

 

[cptjeff]

Is that a smirk?

Can't be, his skin isn't blue and he's not wearing a condom as a hat.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Can't be, his skin isn't blue

Are you assuming his skin color?

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

He could have been. Methemoglobinemia is real.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/blue-s...eveal-todays-genetic-lesson/story?id=15759819

 

[CandyCanes]

I assumed it was Greenberg.

Someone should tweet that GoFundMe to Greenberg

 

[Unsustainable]

Are you assuming his skin color?

 

[geehaad]

The Smurfs movie is on my TV right this moment.

 

[Unsustainable]

The Smurfs movie is on my TV right this moment.

My daughter loves those.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

after last night, i am pretty sure this is the best hockey team the hurricanes have ever iced and they can beat anyone

 

[garnetpalmetto]

I see your Bulgarian Levs and raise you however many Czech korunas and Euros I may have laying around.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Empty koruna, how much is that?

 

[Discipline Daddy]

I went to Gonza's Tacos & Tequila today in North Raleigh and saw none other than unsustainable Derek Ryan eating with his wife and kids. I stopped by and said hello. Nice chap, though he was pretty quiet. His wife was more talkative, actually.

 

[Brock Anton]

His wife was more talkative, actually.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

I went to Gonza's Tacos & Tequila today in North Raleigh and saw none other than unsustainable Derek Ryan eating with his wife and kids. I stopped by and said hello. Nice chap, though he was pretty quiet. His wife was more talkative, actually.

sorry that happened to you

 

[Hulkacaniac]

I went to Gonza's Tacos & Tequila today in North Raleigh and saw none other than unsustainable Derek Ryan eating with his wife and kids. I stopped by and said hello. Nice chap, though he was pretty quiet. His wife was more talkative, actually.

And you didn't kill him?