If this Financial Invenstment Co.. That throws around 3.5 Bil like we do pocket change ..wazee said:Seems to me the owners are currently addressing their problems. I think a low salary cap will be a drastic enough change to get the results needed.
The Messenger said:If this Financial Invenstment Co.. That throws around 3.5 Bil like we do pocket change ..
Perhaps Bettman is leading the NHL in the wrong Direction ..
Maybe stop the bleeding is the best answer ..
not water down the NHL and more of the same ..
I think this Bain Capital Co... has merit .. at least it makes business sense .. IMO
Well a Businessman would do a market study .. Are these Bad Markets for Hockey or Badly run teams .. Depending on the results the proper action could be and should be taken ..me2 said:Wasn't it your plan to cut the biggest money losers? The list might look a little like (forbes)
Blues
Ducks
Canes
Wings
Caps
Devils
Sabres
Islanders
Coyotes
Kings
Want to change your criteria?
Drury_Sakic said:I don't think it would work to have them own and manage all the teams, but....
if they were to set up the finacial structure by which the league is going to be run..(insert several options regarding league cap, blah, blah, blah)
Then they "lease" the Avalanche to say Stan Kronke for a set fee.
Kronke pays all operating costs, player payroll, and such.
Bain gets a 5-10% cut of all profit made by the franchise.
If at any time Bain decides Kronke does not meet standards that they created for being a "leasee", they can revoke his franchise rights by giving Kronke his fee he paid plus interest.
Bain, is in charge of marketing, sales, and other PR portions of the league.
bah.. I don't know enough about the legalities of it all..but its interesting to think about a situation in which a company owns the NHL, then leases out the franchises under its system....Kinda complex and will never happen, but interesting to think about..
You don't have to have a league buyout to learn something from this report.mooseOAK said:What they would do is buy the league and then sell off the franchises, make a quick profit and then move on. Would the situation be better afterwards, I doubt it.
It isn't happening anyway.
This is inaccurate. Let's not forget Major League Soccer and NASCAR, both of which are doing well enough for second-tier sports in the US.dolfanar said:You know this wouldn't be the first league run by a single owner... the XFL being the last one... *cough*
That's correct you don't need just 1 owner ..Bohologo said:This is inaccurate. Let's not forget Major League Soccer and NASCAR, both of which are doing well enough for second-tier sports in the US.