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

[Dionysus]

Hf Sens minority stake. I'm not on Twitter, somebody get into Neko's dm's!

 

[IpsoPostFacto]

Honestly I am never going to use GSP if I want to sell a team.

We should all google review bomb them with 1 stars

"didn't like bidding process. Breakfast was not hot. 1 star"

 

[Flamingo]

Was there no pension plan or multinational beer distribution company interested in owning the Senators? This sucks.

 

[IpsoPostFacto]

Not defending Neko, laughing at the loser,
Thanks again for sharing.

oh, the loser has too much time on his hands.

 

[jhutter]

Not defending Neko, laughing at the loser,
Thanks again for sharing.

A guy that's supposedly buying an NHL franchise responds to Joe Blow on Instagram stating he has some "dough" and you're laughing at Joe Blow? Is it Opposite Day?

oh, the loser has too much time on his hands.

It'd take quite literally less than 30 seconds to send that message. The absolute absurdity of Sparks replying to that message should not be undermined, lol.

 

[bert]

I'd probably trade our entire 2021 and 2022 draft classes (which includes a 10th overall pick) for Matthew Knies.

That says way more about those drafts than Matthew Knies. In 2022 they had no picks until the 4th round and in 2021 it will likely go down as the teams worst draft in the history of the franchise.

 

[IpsoPostFacto]

Was there no pension plan or multinational beer distribution company interested in owning the Senators? This sucks.

I keep getting emails from a lovely lady in Ireland who has millions of pounds to give away and, lo and behold, I have been chosen. I should pass on Neko's dets.

A guy that's supposedly buying an NHL franchise responds to Joe Blow on Instagram stating he has some "dough" and you're laughing at Joe Blow? Is it Opposite Day?


It'd take quite literally less than 30 seconds to send that message. The absolute absurdity of Sparks replying to that message should not be undermined, lol.

well, it would take me longer for me. How do you spell the slang for money. Do, Doe, Dough, Dö

 

[Speatleysson]

The fact that the "clown show" bid is still being entertained by the NHL, GSP and the Melnyk estate contradicts your claim that the aforementioned have control, and that the sale is going according to plan.

That's not true at all if they haven't reached the step to notify bidders of elimination.

 

[Speatleysson]

All of the above has been reported by a dozen guys over the past 2 weeks

Garrioch a few days ago

"Bruce Garrioch says Andlauer and the Kimels may merge their bids to beat the top bidder- assumed to be Steve Apostolopoulos."

I understand there have been reports, but it is just my opinion that these reports are not and have not been accurate whatsoever. We've gotten nothing but speculation from our better reporters like Garrioch and Mendes.

"May merge their bids"... "assumed to be Steve Apostolopoulos".

I would think that nobody really knows what is going on outside of GSP and the Melnyk daughters at this point.

 

[DJB]

Someone wake me up whenever the decision has been made .

Arguing over everything else is a waste of time to me

 

[Gil Gunderson]

That's not true at all if they haven't reached the step to notify bidders of elimination.

Maybe that's why it's become a clown show. The team has been on the market for 7 months with a final bid deadline that happened 2 weeks ago, yet they are adamant on keeping a bid in the mix that doesn't have the money. Seravalli just reported that the three other bidders believe he's just there to drive up the price, despite not showing the bank how he's going to pay for it. That sounds like a clown show to me, even if these are just based on suspicions from the bidders.

It's pretty easy to see through. Even if Sparks managed to get the money in the 11th hour (GSP seems to have no idea when that is), his group clearly isn't getting the team based on several factors, and everybody other than Sparks knows that.

 

[MMC]

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Someone wake me up whenever the decision has been made .

Arguing over everything else is a waste of time to me

As annoying as it may be, it only really matters that they get this right, no matter how long it takes.

 

[Jhero]

BOG meeting on June 8 was it?

 

[BondraTime]

I understand there have been reports, but it is just my opinion that these reports are not and have not been accurate whatsoever. We've gotten nothing but speculation from our better reporters like Garrioch and Mendes.

"May merge their bids"... "assumed to be Steve Apostolopoulos".

I would think that nobody really knows what is going on outside of GSP and the Melnyk daughters at this point.

There has been lots of things posted that wasn't speculation, just a day or two ago we got wind of the email the Sparkes group sent out a few days ago to his investors stating that they need more funding, and that it is an urgent matter.

Serevalli just did an interview where he stated, not speculated, that the other three bidders say the league is using the Sparks bid to boost the price, and that Sparkes had reached out to other groups to tell them that they have won and that they should join him,

"In all my years reporting on this business, I've never seen anything like this"

 

[Golden_Jet]

Maybe that's why it's become a clown show. The team has been on the market for 7 months with a final bid deadline that happened 2 weeks ago, yet they are adamant on keeping a bid in the mix that doesn't have the money. Seravalli just reported that the three other bidders believe he's just there to drive up the price, despite not showing the bank how he's going to pay for it. That sounds like a clown show to me, even if these are just based on suspicions from the bidders.

It's pretty easy to see through. Even if Sparks managed to get the money in the 11th hour (GSP seems to have no idea when that is), his group clearly isn't getting the team based on several factors, and everybody knows that.

Well 7 months is a bit of hyperbole there, non binding bids weren’t due until early March.

BOG meeting on June 8 was it?

Not likely, thought it was week leading up to the draft.

 

[Speatleysson]

Maybe that's why it's become a clown show. The team has been on the market for 7 months with a final bid deadline that happened 2 weeks ago, yet they are adamant on keeping a bid in the mix that doesn't have the money. Seravalli just reported that the three other bidders believe he's just there to drive up the price, despite not showing the bank how he's going to pay for it. That sounds like a clown show to me, even if these are just based on suspicions from the bidders.

Right.. I'm just assuming that last week's meetings between the Melnyk daughters/GSP with the bidders allowed them to ask the clarifying questions. Obviously they had a lot of questions regarding Neko Sparks' financing situation, and I'll assume they got the necessary information out of that interview in order to proceed into the coming weeks. Doubt they would have just dropped Sparks without having a chance to get a clearer picture.

There has been lots of things posted that wasn't speculation, just a day or two ago we got wind of the email the Sparkes group sent out a few days ago to his investors stating that they need more funding, and that it is an urgent matter.

Serevalli just did an interview where he stated, not speculated, that the other three bidders say the league is using the Sparks bid to boost the price, and that Sparkes had reached out to other groups to tell them that they have won and that they should join him,

"In all my years reporting on this business, I've never seen anything like this"

Serevalli should know that the league isn't in control of this at all.. The league will wait until GSP/Melnyks pick a winner, and then they will approve it or not approve it. Keeping the Sparks bid alive is GSP/Melynks, not the NHL.

 

[IpsoPostFacto]

Right.. I'm just assuming that last week's meetings between the Melnyk daughters/GSP with the bidders allowed them to ask the clarifying questions. Obviously they had a lot of questions regarding Neko Sparks' financing situation, and I'll assume they got the necessary information out of that interview in order to proceed into the coming weeks. Doubt they would have just dropped Sparks without having a chance to get a clearer picture.


Serevalli should know that the league isn't in control of this at all.. The league will wait until GSP/Melnyks pick a winner, and then they will approve it or not approve it. Keeping the Sparks bid alive is GSP/Melynks, not the NHL.

 

[PlayItAgain]

Since everyone is speculating and conjecturing, I have my own ideas. The Spark’s bid is actually the highest bidder by a decent amount and is more well funded than people here think. I think the Spark’s bid initially included a % ownership reserved for canadian partners to be determined later but GSP doesn’t like that and wanted actual names of canadian partners listed. This is why there was that influx of only Canadians added late in the process.

I believe the Sparks group is not actually the preferred bidder by GSP or the NHL, but they are in the unexpected scenario of being highest bidder. Now they’re scrambling to get the other bids to match.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Since everyone is speculating and conjecturing, I have my own ideas. The Spark’s bid is actually the highest bidder by a decent amount and is more well funded than people here think. I think the Spark’s bid initially included a % ownership reserved for canadian partners to be determined later but GSP doesn’t like that and wanted actual names of canadian partners listed. This is why there was that influx of only Canadians added late in the process.

I believe the Sparks group is not actually the preferred bidder by GSP or the NHL, but they are in the unexpected scenario of being highest bidder. Now they’re scrambling to get the other bids to match.

Those last second urgent e-mails to potential investors are real, unless we're being duped by credible reporters.

 

[PlayItAgain]

Those last second urgent e-mails to potential investors are real, unless we're being duped by credible reporters.

And it was specifically reported by Mendes that they were well funded internationally but were looking for Canadian partners. The last second emails align with the need for Canadian investors urgently.

 

[Flamingo]

Since everyone is speculating and conjecturing, I have my own ideas. The Spark’s bid is actually the highest bidder by a decent amount and is more well funded than people here think. I think the Spark’s bid initially included a % ownership reserved for canadian partners to be determined later but GSP doesn’t like that and wanted actual names of canadian partners listed. This is why there was that influx of only Canadians added late in the process.

I believe the Sparks group is not actually the preferred bidder by GSP or the NHL, but they are in the unexpected scenario of being highest bidder. Now they’re scrambling to get the other bids to match.

So Frank's report that the Sparks group has asked the other bidders to join them is a plea to ask them to beat themselves? That would be hilarious.

 

[swiftwin]

Someone wake me up whenever the decision has been made .

Arguing over everything else is a waste of time to me

This is my stance too. I'm just avoiding all news for now until something concrete comes out.

 

[Tap on the Ankle]

Hearing this will be "wrapped up by the end of the week" for the 3rd or 4th week in a row now

 

[Relapsing]

This is my stance too. I'm just avoiding all news for now until something concrete comes out.

It's much less frustrating when you don't have timeline expectations or become personally invested in the outcome of one owner vs another.