That's like condone versus endorse. People used condone incorrectly for years, so eventually the dictionaries just gave in.
Interesting that this references multiple offers to Melnyk to try to buy the team, one of which being 650 million. So much discussion here about it and whether real offers were made and how much.
OHL owners Andlauer, Tullio team up in bid to buy Senators | TSN
Hamilton Bulldogs owner Michael Andlauer and Oshawa Generals owner Rocco Tullio have formed a partnership in an attempt to buy the Ottawa Senators, according to the Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch.www.tsn.ca
Thanks for sharing. Wow. Partnerships are forming, and this is moving along. Good stuff. Looks like this could get done (i.e., be official) by May. I'd wonder if its status quo then on the trade, player acquisition & new contract commitment front then until the summer (offseason)?
After all the debate here about whether legit offers were ever made, with rumored numbers being closer to 350 mil being called lowball offers, I found it interesting to see two offers to Melnyk basically confirmed in there, one of which for 650 mil.
Ya, the debate and that theory in general that was going on in here was "interesting" (I'm sure you'll catch the subtlety). Those folks seem to have either disappeared or significantly quieted down shall we say. I found the motivation for such a downer attitude and philosophy was kind of intriguing and interesting. I think there could have been something else at work other than general cynicism, but I suppose that is a topic for another day (or place).
I don't think dictionaries have the definition of the word "condone"; People may be using it incorrectly, but the definition is still basically to pardon or overlook an issue, as opposed to the more proactive "endorse" in the "approve" sense.
Its that definition now, but it wasn't many decades ago (it was the opposite). I'm old & have old dictionaries.
Yes it seems its been let go of for the most part. I guess to their credit, so many of these things weren't known when those debates were had.
Condone still means, and always has meant to “look the other way” about something, no? You neither pardon, nor make excuses about something, you know it’s wrong but choose to do nothing about it.
Ya, I really wonder about some the reporting. It's often hard to tell when its the author/media guy speculating, or whether he has a source and info of substance. You can see if the words selected are things like "I believe" or "I think", but even then, who knows. I do think there's a lot of latching on to things right now given the circumstances of where we are now in the standings. Oh well, wait & see I suppose.
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For sure. Something like Friedman speculating about Karlsson to the Sens yesterday saying he "believes" those conversations between Dorion and Grier have taken place are obviously born out of speculation and maybe some hearsay, but not direct reporting like some of the times.
I believe the term would be "de-discondone"
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I'm on the Desmarais and Kimmel partnership train as well, but Andlauer and Tullio should get their due. Andlauer's net worth is about $1.2B (including 20% stake in the HABS) and Tullio had the proper net worth and financials in place to make a $650M offer to Melnyk previously. Just the fact that Andlauer is known to Bettman should make him one of the favourite with all offers being equal.
‘couldn’t care less’I believe the term would be "de-discondone"
Either way, I could care less. Now there's a pet peeve.
Freidman is reputable, he wouldnt say something publicly unless he had a very reliable source.
I agree, its not from thin air and didn't mean to imply that, but I think the way he frames it is important for context.
Oh I agree their family’s dollars would be most welcome in an ownership setup (as would any of the local names mentioned) I just don’t want their bait and switch construction “optimization” expertise anywhere near the new rink.
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