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Originally Posted by New Era
I'm betting Houston or Portland comes calling. There is a reason why two groups paid the huge expansion fees they did. There's money in the NHL.
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Maybe they should be self-sufficient then?
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
If they are thinking of relocating the team, I take it for granted that they are selling as well. That's how relocation in the NHL works. First you try to sell to owners who want to keep the team where it is, and if you don't find any, you look for owners who want to buy the team and move it.
So we have, in fact, been talking about whether Edwards & Co. want to stay in the pro sports business right from the beginning.
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That's not how it tends to be talked about. There are a million steps that have to happen first.
The only way the team moves is:
1. 'Keep the team local' buyers (don't necessarily have to be local) are unable to meet Murray's price
2. Relocation owners will meet Murray's price AND pay a $150M+ relo fee (probably $200M).
3. Another ownership group would not accept a price lower than Murray's for their team (ARI, CAR, FLA, OTT, etc.).
4. League approval, etc.
If the golden goose for #2 actually exists, do we think Murray is willing to sell for less than one of the 'troubled' teams is? In other words, would Murray Edwards sell the Flames for less money than any other owner in the league?
Even this is oversimplified, but 2&3 are unlikely to exist at the same time.