I have written a lot about the Phoenix Coyote situation the past several weeks so let me get back to addressing some hockey issues. Dany Heatley Wow, this guy is getting lambasted here in Ottawa for asking for a trade. Two years ago at this time he was a hero in Ottawa coming off back [...]
Jim Balsillie spokesman Bill Walker and Lawyer Richard Rodier held a press conference this morning and made some very interesting points. 1. Jim Balsillie hasn’t given up his quest to move the Coyotes to Hamilton and it is likely that they will submit another bid to purchase the team with a different timeline. No details [...]
If you haven’t heard yet, Judge Redfield T. Baum has ruled against the Balsillie bid to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Hamilton. This means that the Coyotes will remain in Phoenix for at least one more season. In the 21-page document he said the court didn’t believe there was enough time to [...]
Over the past couple of days I have heard all kinds of numbers thrown out on what a reasonable transfer would be, most of these numbers just picked out of the air and given little thought from the people tossing them out there. I have heard numbers like a $300 million transfer fee plus additional [...]
Ever since Jerry Moyes decided to take the Phoenix Coyotes to bankruptcy the NHL has chosen to take a hard line against the Moyes-Balsillie scheme but when it comes to the court proceedings their hard line stance has been softened by the judge. Initially the NHL claimed vehemently that Jerry Moyes did not have the [...]
A week ago the NHL issued a press release stating the start dates of the upcoming Stanley Cup finals. If both Conference Final series have been decided by Tuesday, May 26, the Western Conference winner would host Game 1 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on Thursday, May 28. Otherwise, Game 1 will be played [...]
There seems to be some misinformation out there regarding territorial rights of the Sabres and Leafs. There is still a lot of speculation that either the Leafs or the Sabres will attempt to block the move of the Coyotes, or any team, to Hamilton. NHL rules dictate the Sabres would need to approve a team [...]
There are many interesting things that we are learning from the Phoenix Coyote’s Bankruptcy case because so much stuff is now becoming public knowledge that had previously been a well kept NHL secret, or at least a well denied rumours. Information that the general public had not gotten their hands on included things like the [...]
Tomorrow is a big day for the NHL, the Phoenix Coyotes and Jim Balsille’s bid to purchase and move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton as tomorrow is when a judge decides who actually is in control of the Phoenix Coyotes. The NHL claims that the they took control of the Coyotes franchise from owner Jerry [...]
I gotta get these conference finals predictions out before the games begin so here goes. I didn’t have a great round last round only getting the Pittsburgh series correct but there were all pretty close series that with a few bounces going differently the results outcomes would have been different as well. Pittsburgh vs Carolina [...]
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