Sens Vader
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Sparks should bring in Jimmy Kimmel to confuse GSP
Confirmed with Link: Senators are for sale - and it’s a Gong Show
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Sens of Anarchy
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Apparently the Kimels want a robust hockey ops department and heavy emphasis on analytics.
Welcome Dubas!
Welcome Dubas!
Golden_Jet
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Link to report, or is that more word on the street stuff.
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MMC
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A preferred bidder has not been selected just yet
I know there has been a lot of rumour and conjecture out there suggesting Michael Andlauer has already been tabbed as the new owner of the Senators. As of this writing, that is not something I can confirm with any degree of accuracy. Could that happen at a moment’s notice? Absolutely.But right now, I firmly believe that multiple groups are still in the running. And the feeling I get is that this isn’t just a two-horse race between Andlauer and the Kimel family. I believe at least one of the other groups — either headed by Steve Apostolopoulos or Neko Sparks — is still a legitimate contender. There is even a scenario where I think both of them are still in play because I’m not sure anybody has been explicitly told they’re out of the running. It sounds to me like these bids have been thorough, comprehensive and competitive.
Apostolopoulos is an interesting one to me, because his bid has really been wrapped in mystery. Externally, nobody seems to have a firm grasp on who is partnered with him on this bid. There was even some debate as to whether or not he would even submit a bid before last Monday’s deadline, but I wouldn’t be entirely shocked if his bid was the one that eclipsed the $1 billion mark.
MMC
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The Sparks bid appears to be alive right now
One of the wild cards in this process is the bid fronted by Sparks.Over the weekend, there were a handful of announcements related to their bid. On Friday, track star Donovan Bailey announced he was a partner with the Sparks bid. On Saturday, comedian Russell Peters followed suit. And then at 5:45 p.m. ET on Victoria Day Monday — a strange time for news to be revealed — a press release was distributed announcing that the investors from the television show “Dragon’s Den” had also joined the Sparks bid.
At the very least, I can confirm the Sparks group are very much in the running as of Tuesday afternoon. Again, I think it’s a pointless exercise to deem anybody favourites or say they are exuding confidence at this point.
But I’ll simply pass along that the Sparks bid now feels like they’re being taken seriously in this process.
MMC
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I think everybody involved in the process believes we are now reaching the end game. Getting a resolution by Wednesday might be a tad optimistic, but I do think everything points towards an announcement at some point before Friday of this week.
Golden_Jet
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Gil Gunderson
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If the Kimels get local partners, that seems like the best scenario, no? They got the mainstream exposure with the Weeknd, real-estate background for the arena, young and in-tune, want strong hockey-ops personnel, and I assume have deep-ish pockets.
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The York local investor group is willing to work with anyone from the sounds of it. However Jason York the brother of York leading that investor group seems very vocal on how good of a owner Andlauer could be for the sens without saying similar things for other ownership groups. I know currently Andlauer is hitched to that group but I don't think they will be like Ryan Reynolds if the Kimmels get it.
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Mendes: I think there are multiple groups that feel confident, and no group has been chosen
The Athletic's Ian Mendes joins The Drive to bring the guys the very latest on the sale of the Sens
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Golden_Jet
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Depends on Pittsburgh, imo. If they hire dubas or anyone else quickly, it settles the competition. But if there’s still competition, Toronto moves more quickly than the Sens sale does.
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Mingus Dew
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This is so lame. Reminds of LeBron and his “decision“ show….
His writing has improved since ChatGPT came around.
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I think you might be half joking, but I agree it doesn’t sound like the old Bruce writing at all. At least not in this article. None of the classic run-on sentences or weird grammar quirks.
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his copy/paste from old articles is still on point too
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As a fan of Weeknd's music I would be happy if the Kimels win out.
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this is why I wanted Pink Floyd
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Emerica
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When all this is said and done i’d love for someone to count all the ownership articles he’s created and how many of those articles are literal copy pastes with two or three sentences difference and a different headline
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