Confirmed with Link: Senators are for sale - and it’s a Gong Show

[Mingus Dew]

The most positive thing would be replacing an experienced GM with a totally inexperienced one?

Yes.

 

[Mingus Dew]

If there one thing we don't need, is Claridge involved in a massive development of that sort. would have been nice to bring in developers with fresh ideas/concepts from outside Ottawa.

Was probably always going to be a local developer TBH.

 

[1985ChevyCavalier]

Per the streets? Is this guy a legit insider?

I’d disagree and say his track record is pretty solid.

 

[Pancakes Pancakes]

Was probably always going to be a local developer TBH.

Ya, for sure, just nice to dream.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I’d disagree and say his track record is pretty solid.

it could be a good guess based on recent publications. But this guy is just a fan .. not an insider

 

[HoweHullOrr]

Senators should do a proper job of searching and hiring for a well qualified GM no matter who ends up being the new owner.

I have no idea if this tweet or its author have any veracity. I'm sure it will be debated ad nauseam of course.

 

[Tuna99]

Happy with Andlauer - the Habs went through a cultural modernization in the mold of Kyle Dubas so it makes sense to me now:

Andlauer knew he’d win the bid early, wanting to bring in true cultural change to Ottawa he approaches Dubas about the opportunity it’s in Ottawa and the chance to truely impact a franchise in a way he can’t in Toronto with so many layers of myth and Beauraucracy - not to mention Dubas gets better security under new ownership, a better team, more power and influence and a prime market close to home and a chance to manager his boyhood team without the Toronto media pests in the background. Dubas will become POHO and Spezza takes over as GM in time. Like Vegas did.

Next week we will see a photo of Kyle Dubas in Sens pyjamas with a poster of the Pizza line on his wall and the caption “dreams come true”

 

[Silencio]

A barely billionaire super obsessive hockey fan from Toronto who made his money in healthcare is about to purchase the Ottawa Senators…what could possibly go wrong

 

[HoweHullOrr]

it could be a good guess based on recent publications. But this guy is just a fan .. not an insider

Good (and/or semi-logical) guessers often masquerade as legitimate sources or insiders these days. Welcome to the Twitter/social media world I guess.

 

[maclean]

On the one hand, I just want it over and to move on, on the other, who?

 

[Speatleysson]

Happy with Andlauer - the Habs went through a cultural modernization in the mold of Kyle Dubas so it makes sense to me now:

Andlauer knew he’d win the bid early, wanting to bring in true cultural change to Ottawa he approaches Dubas about the opportunity it’s in Ottawa and the chance to truely impact a franchise in a way he can’t in Toronto with so many layers of myth and Beauraucracy - not to mention Dubas gets better security under new ownership, a better team, more power and influence and a prime market close to home and a chance to manager his boyhood team without the Toronto media pests in the background. Dubas will become POHO and Spezza takes over as GM in time. Like Vegas did.

Next week we will see a photo of Kyle Dubas in Sens pyjamas with a poster of the Pizza line on his wall and the caption “dreams come true”

meh.. as long as we don't have a Shanaplan then I'll be happy.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Good (and/or semi-logical) guessers often masquerade as legitimate sources or insiders these days. Welcome to the Twitter/social media world I guess.

I don't think he is trying to masquerade .. He started this per the streets thing a while back and he is just having fun with it.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

You want a collective ownership group with net worth certainly north of $2B. A lot more, ideally. You don't want 80% of their net worth tied up in the franchise. It's like buying a $1M home and you are only personally worth $1.2M. That is not a smart investment given the cash requirements of maintaining your home etc.

You also want a principal owner as part of the group with very deep pockets and substantial cash flow to help invest in the organization when required. That is the challenge with the Sparks group. This is also the challenge various Sens owners in past have run into. Eugene in his early days has really been the only flush owner the organization has ever had, and that changed after about 5 years with his departure from Biovail and other financial hits he took. The Sens have felt that at every juncture.

After a little research the top half of the GMs had a net worth of $3 B or greater. I'm not claiming this is empirical based or absolute but it might give some idea or concept.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

I don't think he is trying to masquerade .. He started this per the streets thing a while back and he is just having fun with it.

Well, OK. My comment was a general in nature versus this specific person who I know nothing about.

I just think using a little discretion and caution when reading internet info is wise practice in general. Tweets are typically one or two sentences long. Little info or background can be conveyed in this format. That's part of the problem with this medium. IMHO.

 

[Speatleysson]

After a little research the top half of the GMs had a net worth of $3 B or greater. I'm not claiming this is empirical based or absolute but it might give some idea or concept.

Well if this group is Andlauer + Malhotras + Jeff York+ others.. it is creeping near 2.5 billion

 

[LatteLarrys]

Per the streets? Is this guy a legit insider?

I’d be very surprised. Even if he’s correct, it’s a pretty easy prediction based on media coverage over the last week anyway. I remember this kid tried pushing that a Zaitsev trade was imminent in Oct 2022 because, “according to the streets”, someone saw a for-sale sign on Zaitsev’s property.

If we had a tier list of insiders, Benji is obviously S tier and Lalime’s Martian and Kevin Francis are probably in the E or F row.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

Well if this group is Andlauer + Malhotras + Jeff York+ others.. it is creeping near 2.5 billion

Yes, that's worth considering. IF was an important word in that sentence though. You may be right of course. It will be nice when the dust settles and we actually get some real details regarding ownership. Again, in the ideal world, I'd be more comfortable with $3 + billion FWIW. You really need to get into the balance sheets of course versus using crude measures.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Steve Staios next GM?

Since Andlauer won't officially own the team until August, will he ask the Melnyk girls to fire Dorion and hire Staios as GM say around June 1 so he can run the draft (basically pick who the scouts tell him to pick) and do free agency July 1? I doubt Andlauer wants lame duck Dorion trading players, making the Cat decision, and signing free agents.

What kind of qualifications and track record does Staios have? Being a former NHLer doesn't automatically make a person management material at the NHL level.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

I’d be very surprised. Even if he’s correct, it’s a pretty easy prediction based on media coverage over the last week anyway. I remember this kid tried pushing that a Zaitsev trade was imminent in Oct 2022 because, “according to the streets”, someone saw a for-sale sign on Zaitsev’s property.

If we had a tier list of insiders, Benji is obviously S tier and Lalime’s Martian and Kevin Francis are probably in the E or F row.

I haven't seen anyone that I'd call a true insider in here. FWIW of course.

 

[Six Assets]

this guy is a clown.

 

[Flamingo]

this guy is a clown.

it is show business

 

[R2010]

I'd say it's probably likely Lalime is onto something. Lotta moving parts in this type of deal - pretty bold to come out that explicitly if he hadn't heard something. Lots of potential sources with a sale. Not like hockey ops stuff.

Andlauer was always a good bet at getting it because he's in the ownership club already

 

[BondraTime]

I’d be very surprised. Even if he’s correct, it’s a pretty easy prediction based on media coverage over the last week anyway. I remember this kid tried pushing that a Zaitsev trade was imminent in Oct 2022 because, “according to the streets”, someone saw a for-sale sign on Zaitsev’s property.

If we had a tier list of insiders, Benji is obviously S tier and Lalime’s Martian and Kevin Francis are probably in the E or F row.

Kevin Francis stands alone atop the Tower or Sens insiders.

There has never been, and will never be another, insider as good as him.

 

[thinkwild]

I guess it's nice to have a multi billionaire (it seems just recently it was suggested that NHL ownership is for billionaires not millionaires. Now a billion is not enough) to smooth out the up and downs of yearly cycles. But i would assume they are all billionaires and should be able to handle that. But it doesnt seem plausible to me that any billionaire will cover the losses, rather they will more likely just put it on the team credit card as Melnyk did.

Thinking of Claridge completing the development though makes me worry they will just complete their ugly brown slums that maximize profit per sq ft.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

Only 1.2 billion net worth per the streets.

Ew