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Originally Posted by troutman
I appreciate that you have access to inside information. TNSE made a presentation to the NHL back in 2007 (a year before the bankruptcy). Bettman approached TNSE in 2009 about potentially taking the Coyotes, and Chipman made a second presentation.
http://advantagemagazine.ca/2011/tru...entertainment/
In fact, Chipman later said the company “came within 10 minutes of acquiring the Coyotes”
I don't know when Atlanta became a potential target. |
Atlanta was the target even before the Coyotes declared bankruptcy.
The NHL asked True North to do them a favour and act as leverage in the Coyotes situation (which they did). Certainly, if Glendale had called the NHL's bluff they would have moved the Coyotes to Winnipeg but they were never the target of TNSE.