11-02-2022, 08:47 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Originally Posted by liamenator
Calgary-born and raised Ottawa transplant here. Understanding that there are sober economic conversations to be had, I am still always amazed at the speed and giddiness with which many folks on this board call for Canada's capital and fourth-largest city to lose its team. How loud would be the cries of injustice if the roles were reversed.
Ottawa-Gatineau is a great market with a devoted fan base that deserves an owner, team, and building worthy of it. Respectfully, please take your relocation fantasy talk and shove it.
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I also have roots there. Most people I know there are fans of other teams, especially the Habs. The Sens are second choice.
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11-02-2022, 09:56 PM
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#42
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by troutman
I also have roots there. Most people I know there are fans of other teams, especially the Habs. The Sens are second choice.
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Depends on age. With the older demographic for sure, cause they were a new team with anyone over 40, but if they can market and compete properly they can capture fans in the 20-40 range.
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11-03-2022, 08:26 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
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11-03-2022, 08:35 AM
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Oh whoops. I have that guy blocked. Oh well.
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11-03-2022, 08:59 AM
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Fearmongerer
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Very unlikely a sale proceeds until the arena issue is resolved one way or another according to Friedman on yesterday's Marek show.
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11-03-2022, 09:06 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Very unlikely a sale proceeds until the arena issue is resolved one way or another according to Friedman on yesterday's Marek show.
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That makes sense. I think this will very likely determine whether this is a local purchase or a relocation purchase.
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11-03-2022, 09:22 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
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He is going to need some partners. His net worth is $150M.
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11-03-2022, 09:35 AM
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Ottawa is great in the summer. Ottawa, the city of slush, sucks in the winter.
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11-03-2022, 10:11 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
He is going to need some partners. His net worth is $150M.
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Yeah, he's successful Hollywood actor rich, not NHL owner rich.
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11-03-2022, 10:38 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Originally Posted by Fuzzy14
Ottawa is great in the summer. Ottawa, the city of slush, sucks in the winter.
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I believe Ottawa gets the most snow on average of all the major Canadian cities.
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11-03-2022, 10:45 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
This is bad news, I don’t know if there are many billionaires around the Ottawa area who would be willing to put down money to keep the NHL in the Ottawa area. This painfully reminds me more of when the Nordiques left to Colorado, a bad team for many years that is finally starting to become a good team, in a small market, with a weak Canadian dollar. There are a number of markets in the states that would like a NHL club (Kansas City for instance) and governments who are more willing to offer lucrative subsidies.
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I disagree. Doesn't have to be a billionaire from Ottawa although there are some seriously wealthy folks there from tech.
It's probably going to be a more modern cap table similar to the Warriors. I can see a group of wealthy Canadians that may not all be in Canada or private equity. Or a combo. And I can think of one fellow off the top of my head based here that could write the cheque himself or would happily be part of a consortium.
Separately but a bit related, back when the sens were a basket case in the 90's, I was involved in a potential sale to a fund that was going to use the dire financials as an accelerated tax write-off. There was lots of interest.
Add in the fact Bettman hates moving teams.
Snowballs chance the Sens move.
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11-03-2022, 10:47 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
He is going to need some partners. His net worth is $150M.
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Didn't he just recently sell his gin company to Diageo for $610 million?
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11-03-2022, 12:37 PM
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Celebrity net worth guesses are hilarious.
The other two NHL teams in Eastern Canada are out of reach for the 'average billionaire'. I think there will be plenty of interest, and it definitely doesn't have to be local to Ottawa.
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11-03-2022, 02:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
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OK, so going by that, he will get about $122 million when the sale is final, which would put his net worth at $272 million eventually, not including anything that happens in the mean time.
But yeah, still not enough to be the sole owner of a team, but probably enough to invest as a core part of a larger ownership group.
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11-03-2022, 04:32 PM
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If an expansion team costs $600M, you gotta think an existing team with marketable stars (Stutzle, Tkachuk) would be worth at least that and more.
Not sure how someone worth a few hundred million could even be considered. Who will cover inevitable losses as the club finances rise and fall with team performance? Ottawa ain't exactly a cash cow.
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11-03-2022, 07:56 PM
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C'mon guys, we can have Deadpool dropping the puck for ceremonial faceoffs. It'll be fun!
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11-03-2022, 08:41 PM
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Poster
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Originally Posted by liamenator
Calgary-born and raised Ottawa transplant here. Understanding that there are sober economic conversations to be had, I am still always amazed at the speed and giddiness with which many folks on this board call for Canada's capital and fourth-largest city to lose its team. How loud would be the cries of injustice if the roles were reversed.
Ottawa-Gatineau is a great market with a devoted fan base that deserves an owner, team, and building worthy of it. Respectfully, please take your relocation fantasy talk and shove it.
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I know I'm nitpicking here but Ottawa is a distant 6th biggest city.
Calgary and Edmonton are your 4th and 5th respectively
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11-03-2022, 08:44 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Originally Posted by Pizza
I know I'm nitpicking here but Ottawa is a distant 6th biggest city.
Calgary and Edmonton are your 4th and 5th respectively
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Not by metro area. Ottawa is 4th. And growing faster.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ions_in_Canada
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