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Originally Posted by transplant99
Interesting.
I have to believe that should the NHL decide they have had it with the nonsense in Phoenix, that the Coyotes will indeed head to Winnipeg ahead of the Thrashers as the BOG will not want to fund the team for another year.
That may truly lead to a contracted Atlanta team..something unfathomable just a few weeks ago.
Though KC has the arena at the ready, I am not sure they have a viable owner at this point as the AEG group needs to disconnect from LA I believe before anything there can be discussed....though i may be wrong on that.
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The owners in Winnipeg are not fools and are making a profit without the NHL. They have time on their side. The purchase price of Phoenix has to be dropping every day as Atlanta and other owners start to look at getting some money back on their investment by selling their team to Winnipeg.
The NHL BOG has to be looking at minimizing their loses and keep 30 franchises even if one sells for a below "Bettman market price". A contraction would knock a considerable amount off the value of their asset. Depending on how it is being financed they may have to actually put in more cash to secure their current loans if their equity drops. Bettman is like a Realtor who is telling the owners not to panic, that their franchise fee is still worth the $200M he said it was before 30% of the neighborhood ran into financial problems.
Winnipeg is in a buyers market right now.