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Old 08-19-2014, 11:16 AM   #1
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BREAKING NEWS: Charles Wang has agreed to sell the #Isles to John Ledecky, former co-owner of the Capitals, and investor Scott Malkin.

Arthur Staple @StapeNewsday
More to come on newsday.com on #Isles sale, which is pending NHL BOG approval.
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Old 08-19-2014, 11:18 AM   #2
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It's a shame the circus is over. Edmonton is now the biggest act under the big top.
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It's a shame the circus is over. Edmonton is now the biggest act under the big top.
bwahahahaha just what i was thinking
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Old 08-19-2014, 11:23 AM   #4
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Well, the Wang finally pulled out...
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Old 08-19-2014, 11:26 AM   #5
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^^^

You must have been sitting on that for years.
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You must have been sitting on that for years.
I'm sure it just popped up with the excitement of the thread.
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You must have been sitting on that for years.
Pretty easy when you got Wang as a base .
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You must have had that one tucked away ready to whip out for years.
Fixed
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First move get rid of Snow?
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Old 08-19-2014, 11:47 AM   #10
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Apparently the agreement is that Ledecky and Malkin will buy minority share of the Islanders immediately and take over majority ownership in 2 years.
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It's great that Evgeni Malkin can join Penguins owner, Mario Lemieux, as part of the small ranks of owner-players.
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Old 08-19-2014, 12:02 PM   #12
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It's great that Evgeni Malkin can join Penguins owner, Mario Lemieux, as part of the small ranks of owner-players.
Shhh, Scott is his code name. You weren't supposed to figure it out.
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Old 08-19-2014, 12:04 PM   #13
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This sale is going to ruin all the best jokes.
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I don't want to besmirch Wang, I believe his intentions were good, he bailed them out and pumped a lot of his own money into the team when nobody else would.

I believe his decision to trust Milbury did him in from day one. milbury set the team back years, he pissed off the fans and I think he might have had more acceptance for his Lighthouse project had the team been more successful.

Having said that, this is good news for the Islanders.
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Is this mean Garth Snow will be gone as soon as the Board of Governor approve the sale?
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Old 08-19-2014, 10:55 PM   #16
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Apparently the agreement is that Ledecky and Malkin will buy minority share of the Islanders immediately and take over majority ownership in 2 years.
So it's actually just an agreement to buy.
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Old 09-30-2014, 03:12 PM   #17
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BOG approved the sale today:

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Bettman says Isles sale unanimously approved. Not final yet b/c it hasn't been closed but hope is to have that done before season starts.
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