FlyingJ
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This is great and all, but I don't see this changing anything from Melnyk. Hope I'm wrong. If (when) Melnyk is officially cut out of the process, he'll probably just stubbornly stay in Kanata and renovate the CTC as needed. I'd be happy if someone could explain why I should be more optimistic though, I don't know a ton about this project.
Ya I hope you're right. I'll be throwing a party when that day finally comes.When Devcore makes it public they want to buy the team when its for sale, im expecting the boycott and league pressure melnyk will be gone.
Lol...what the hell is this.
Oh sure, you mean that Devcore will deliver roughly the same project, except that instead of providing 50% of the proceed to Melnyk to build a stadium, they keep those profits and then offer Melnyk the land at a great price.
Or better put, we'll do Ruddy's half, and keep the land and Condo profits in a box under the bed until Melnyk cave's and decides to sell. This way we don't have any of the urgency Ruddy would have been under to build units before they sold, and by the time Melnyk decides to sell we'll have made enough to both buy the team AND build a stadium.
Why else would they set aside room for an arena if ^^^ was not the plan? FFS how is Melnyk not have enough from the condo's, team cash, his own cash (sorry, but cry me a river he has to put something in) to do this? Take on a minority shareholder if you have to but how do you let this opportunity go to waste. No way you ever get another spot in the city where most of your new stadium will get paid for by someone else.
The only thing I worry about is that the NHL BoG do not like outsiders trying to force their way in (see Balsillie). They're very much an old boys club. While I can't imagine they like Eugene much, he did at least go through the proper channels of buying a team that was publicly up for sale.Ya I hope you're right. I'll be throwing a party when that day finally comes.
I feel like I've read a lot about the other owners being tired of Melnyk, but maybe I'm making that up.The only thing I worry about is that the NHL BoG do not like outsiders trying to force their way in (see Balsillie). They're very much an old boys club. While I can't imagine they like Eugene much, he did at least go through the proper channels of buying a team that was publicly up for sale.
I desperately want this to go in Devcore's favour as it would likely force Melnyk to sell while keeping the team here, I just worry about said old boys club's reaction.
I think Bettman would be on board.The only thing I worry about is that the NHL BoG do not like outsiders trying to force their way in (see Balsillie). They're very much an old boys club. While I can't imagine they like Eugene much, he did at least go through the proper channels of buying a team that was publicly up for sale.
I desperately want this to go in Devcore's favour as it would likely force Melnyk to sell while keeping the team here, I just worry about said old boys club's reaction.
That's my big issue with Devcore's proposal: it's much too theme park like. I would imagine the NCC would ask them to rework the bid to be more community based while removing things like the aquarium and car museum. The beer museum I could actually see working.OK now ditch that stupid car museum and we're game.
It means Melynk just lost 50% of the Lebreton revenues if Devcore takes over. The big baby should've played nice iwth Ruddy, now he's on the verge of watchign the Lebreton golden goose go to someone else.
The Circque guy Guy Laliberté on Devcore?
All the stories about his interest on the team, Melnyk acknowledging he had received offers on the team however "they weren't good" could be lining up.
This whole thing is becoming so ridiculously transparent.
Devcore offer 450 because it's what the team is worth today.
Melnyk want 650 because Seattle and Lebreton opportunity
Devcore says fine, you believe that it's worth 650 after lebreton, you go build it.
Melnyk can't afford to build it...but still wants 650.
Devcore says F.U., we'll build it and wait for you to go broke.
True, but I think the BoG would see that this sets a dangerous, downright ruthless precedent for how franchises can be acquired. While Bettman and the BoG are likely fed up with Melnyk, their desire for stability for all likely outweighs that frustration.I feel like I've read a lot about the other owners being tired of Melnyk, but maybe I'm making that up.
Care to elaborate? LolWhat makes a developer let go of the largest dev project of his career, in a once in a lifetime location, in his home city?