ownership Stories - Raw Charge
More Coyotes Ownership Rumors - Will There Ever Be An End?
There have been a fair bit of rumors and speculation being tossed around on the Phoenix Coyotes ownership front over the past two days. We have (and will continue) to be lax on our rumor-mongering, but this merits a bit of discussion considering the primary source. As has been widely circulated,...
Respect the Discussion
It's not the discussion that's the problem. It's how and where it takes place. It's not the fact that ownership is willing to listen to the fans (if not heed them) or try to re-assure them, it's the conversation at the top and among themselves that needs to be tempered, with more discussion than...
The reign of Mediocrity is Over
Today's been a good day... Some good business got done, some good things are happening in life... ...And the Gruden/Allen ineptitude complex at One Buccaneer Place is history. Check out Buc'Em for the latest blogging and discussion about the news.
Everywhere. Nowhere. Your Tampa Bay Lightning 30 games in
Mike Chen can't look away at the train wreck here in Tampa, and who can blame him? Ooh, blame... Good subject for an article Mike! Have at it! The real culprit? I can see why people can point fingers at one guy or another (though Stamkos is absolved of everything other than simply being an...
Welcome to Tampa, Oren and Len
You are not making the most of first impressions in hockey circles. Just saying.
I'm in denial.
He's gone. It can't be so... But it is? The last few months I have not been comfortable with the direction of the Lightning. Seeing Brad Richards go was painful - though I am told it was a done deal for a while. Now this. John Tortorella may have lost the players at one point or another but I...
Knee-jerk and jerk-jerk
My frustration from last night (and recently) is chronicled. We'll leave it at that. I'm not a sell out though. I'm a Lightning fan. I've endured the Lightning through expansion mediocrity, to first-time-playoff mediocrity, to sub-abysmal status during the late 1990's... I've seen the lows,...
Exclusivity and Fearmongering
It was announced yesterday that Oren Koules and Co. at OK Hockey have entered into exclusivity with Palace Sports and Entertainment to purchase the Tampa Bay Lightning, the lease to the St. Pete Times Forum and 5 and 1/2 acres of land: "I am excited we were able to take such a positive first step...
ownership suitors more competitive than the team?
The St. Pete Times found it more relevant to update the fans about the Lightning suitor situation this morning -- putting it on the non-Bucs cover of the Sports section. Within the article, you're reminded of the fallout between Jeff Sherrin and Oren Koules, re-introduced to the fact Koules has...
Absolute Hockey falls down, goes boom
This falls squarely under the "WTF" category... The sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning from Palace Sports and Entertainment to Absolute Hockey LTD. has fallen through Palace Sports nixed the purchase agreement when Absolute Hockey did not come up with a required $5-million payment. Now the...
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