The NHL: Kings of Due Diligence
OK, I plead ignorance in a large piece of Tampa Bay Lightning franchise history that seems swept under the rug and forgotten about more often than anything...
Jonathan Willis at Copper and Blue gives you the story of Phil Esposito and the Duke of Manchester -- one time prospective investor in the Tampa Bay professional hockey franchise now known as the Lightning.
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