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Originally Posted by TX_Flame
Buying the Thrashers back from their owners and operating them would have been a highly unattractive option considering they were already in that situation with the Coyotes. How many money pit teams were the owners going to want to be pouring $$$ into at a time?
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As it is, the only reason why the NHL bought the Coyotes in the first place was they were the only group at that point ready and able to take ownership of the franchise. The only real alternative at that point for the bankruptcy judge was Balsillie, and the NHL sure as hell wasn't going to let him into the club if they could avoid it.