ottawah
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The league can't block him from moving fyi.
Oh yes they can. That all came out in the Baissle debacle. The league says where franchises go, he cannot unilaterlly move it.
The league can't block him from moving fyi.
What the hell is he talking about? Can anybody translate?
The Senators are not going anywhere because things would have to be pretty bad for Melnyk to move the team & the Senators are still making money besides he just saying this to get that new arena that he wants in downtown Ottawa but if push comes to shove & he dose move the team he should move it to Hamilton considering Ottawa was not supposed to get that expansion team in the early 90's Hamilton was until Jacobs , Knox & Leafs conspired to give the team to Ottawa who did not even have an arena at the time .
Oh yes they can. That all came out in the Baissle debacle. The league says where franchises go, he cannot unilaterlly move it.
The arena in Quebec is already run by Quebecor. It would only make sense if they were to buy a majority stake in the Sens.
Quebecor would not to give up the building revenues for a 3rd party. Melnyk would not make more money being a tennant just to sell 3000 more tickets per game max and most of them would be the lower priced upper bowl.
Would be better off selling to them but if there are local buyers then does it make sense?
The league can't block him from moving fyi.
It might just be how much the land underneath the arena is worth.Wonder how much he makes off non-NHL events in Kanata. Browsing the event schedule, looks like he gets 1-2 non-NHL events per month booked.
I bet if someone from QC offered $500 mil he'd sell PDQ.
Wouldn't any move have to be approved by BOG? I don't think moving a team is as easy at some think.
Sens fanbase is irate. I think that's about as polite as I can put it at this point.
Hamilton will never get a team. Aside from the economy having tanked in the last 25 years they would have to pay compensation to Buffalo and Toronto, which would likely drive the price to over a billion dollars.
then where's the ownership there, and please Andlauer isn't the answer..... I'm surprised the Bulldogs should've ceased operations once the Canadiens bolted, not been awarded an OHL Franchise, SIMPLY PUT Hamilton will never, ever, see pro hockey and is barely supporting the Junior team it has now, so STOP advocating for a Hamilton franchise, it's NEVER happening no matter what factual claims are made.Have you been living under rock for the past 25 years Hamilton economy is booming right now with billions of dollars in building permits being issued just in the past 5 years alone not mention the population of the city has ballooned to 767.000 & if you include the rest of the GHA. the population is around 1.4 million do to influx of people moving to Hamilton from Toronto for cheap housing & as for the price tag of an NHL. franchise in Hamilton you are looking at about $550 million - $650 million not a billion
Oh yes they can. That all came out in the Baissle debacle. The league says where franchises go, he cannot unilaterlly move it.
Quebec isnt close to as good a market as Ottawa, Half the population and a way lower average dual home income. People need to start doing some research. Melnyk is an absolute moron and the biggest reason attendance is down. I know hundreds of people personally that refuse to support the team because of him and him alone. He is not a good person, his treatment of former employees, and everyone around him is disgracefull.
The reason the negotiations are going to poorly is all his partners want nothing to do with him as he is impossible to deal with. Thats why his bid has no chance of happening, he has no money and has leveraged his other failing business's off the sens.
Have you been living under rock for the past 25 years Hamilton economy is booming right now with billions of dollars in building permits being issued just in the past 5 years alone not mention the population of the city has ballooned to 767.000 & if you include the rest of the GHA. the population is around 1.4 million do to influx of people moving to Hamilton from Toronto for cheap housing & as for the price tag of an NHL. franchise in Hamilton you are looking at about $550 million - $650 million not a billion
Quebec might have a lower income level than Ottawa, but as stated before, with the fact that most people in Ottawa are government employees it makes the whole season ticket/box thing a lot less lucrative. A team in QC would have a much easier time selling boxes and corporate seats. And trust me, I don't want Ottawa to move. One of my favorite parts of the year is a trip to Edmonton me and a friend from Ottawa make to watch the Oilers vs Sens each time they play.
Have you been living under rock for the past 25 years Hamilton economy is booming right now with billions of dollars in building permits being issued just in the past 5 years alone not mention the population of the city has ballooned to 767.000 & if you include the rest of the GHA. the population is around 1.4 million do to influx of people moving to Hamilton from Toronto for cheap housing & as for the price tag of an NHL. franchise in Hamilton you are looking at about $550 million - $650 million not a billion
Balsillie wasn't an owner at the time, that's why they were able to block him. Melnyk is a current owner. This is looking like the same situation as the North Stars to Dallas.Oh yes they can. That all came out in the Baissle debacle. The league says where franchises go, he cannot unilaterlly move it.
Technically yes, but they can't actually block him I believe.Wouldn't any move have to be approved by BOG? I don't think moving a team is as easy at some think.