NHL buyout offer gets second wind
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This is cool. This is what we discussed in the previous thread. What if they manage to buy 22-24 teams?
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I think that is a bit high Mac .. I could see 8 maybe as many as 10 ..Mayor of MacAppolis said:
As business people its all about money .. Take Anaheim .. The were just purchased as were the Canucks ... If you could make a quick 10 -15 mil flipping them .. It would be tempting considering there is no attachment yet ..
Pittsburgh should really consider it .. I bet that if Bain got a hold of them the City of Pittsburgh and a new arena would be right around the corner ..
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go kim johnsson said:
The Leafs, Rangers, Flyers, Wings and every other big market team will still be a big market team. Why you think that they would suddenly become a small market teams baffles me. The "market" they are in doesn't change, only the ownership picture.
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There would be a lot of benefits to having 1 centralized ownership. It could really help competitive balance, and remove the instance where a couple of big money owners can throw everything out of whack. Wouldn't really need a salary cap to keep things controlled because they could basically get away with what was before collusion. There's not telling how they might run things though. Would they continue to let the big market teams spend away, and the small markets struggling to hold onto star players? And the big thing, with the current uncertainty already existing because of the lockout, who knows what effect bring in another huge uknown could do.
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Mayor of MacAppolis said:
They can't. League rules don't allow anyone to have controlling interest in more than one at a time, and quite possibly you're not allowed to own ANY piece of more than one team at a time, though I'm not 100% sure of that far.
They can buy all the teams by buying the entire league, with all 30 teams accepting the offer, or they can buy one team, or they can buy zero teams. That's their options.
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if impasse doesn't work for the NHL owners...this plan B option becomes a viable scenario. many owners would want out of the NHL if they can't get their way. BUT!!!!!! But, the large market owners will take some big time convincing to sell their team. should thus occur (FAT chance IMO), the NHLPA better fear for their lives. i would think such centralized ownership would allow for cost certainty of any value to be used.
yet, as far as buying individual teams go...see above post!
yet, as far as buying individual teams go...see above post!
i'd get rid of bettman in a flash but did you note the dig at the players - smells fishy - although go for it but go back 12 years and leave it alone - oi - beckham roolsBuffaloed said:
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I don't know about that. The new Ducks owner is a billionaire who is really excited to own a team. I don't think he got into it to make 10 million off re-selling.
I'm not a legal expert yet but, what if Bain Capital agreed to finance the teams under the the NHL's control. There have been many times when the NHL has been in control of certain teams, so why not officially have the NHL control these X amount of teams, but have Bain Capital finance them.
I will say this... if one Equity firm is going to buy the NHL, be happy that its Bain taking about it.
They are top of the line and are involved in the $11 billion SunGuard deal recently announced.
They are top of the line and are involved in the $11 billion SunGuard deal recently announced.
LPHabsFan said:
I can see how this would work. Bain would basically be providing a loan to the NHL for operating capital and instead of a fixed annual payment, they have a fixed return of profit.
Schlep Rock said:
Yup. And it's not illegal since no one person/group is in control of the teams. The NHL is the official team operator. The owners that want out can get out. And the owners that still want in can stay. The NHL gets the money they need to stay alive and prosper, and Bain Capital gets whatever they want from this deal.
RangerBoy
Dolan sucks!!!
Is this stupid issue still being discussed?I'm sure the big market NHL teams will want to sell their clubs when the league is on the cusp of getting a terrific CBA which will increase the franchise values and profits. 
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One thing not being discussed with all of this is Bain Capital could very well prove to be the financers for a "rogue league"
They were willing to take a $3.5 billion risk for the NHL... they might be willing to take a $1 bill risk for the "NHL2" (figure cap of $35, an additional $15 earmarked for for operating expenses and 24 teams).
If they can get a committment out of the NHLPA and a majority of its members, it could happen and leave the NHL owners with a COMPLETELY worthless corporation.
This NHL2 likely wouldn't have to play 2 games before NHL owners say, "let's deal" especially if they see legit teams set-up.
They were willing to take a $3.5 billion risk for the NHL... they might be willing to take a $1 bill risk for the "NHL2" (figure cap of $35, an additional $15 earmarked for for operating expenses and 24 teams).
If they can get a committment out of the NHLPA and a majority of its members, it could happen and leave the NHL owners with a COMPLETELY worthless corporation.
This NHL2 likely wouldn't have to play 2 games before NHL owners say, "let's deal" especially if they see legit teams set-up.
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