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

[Oscar The Grouch]

Whenever the franchise is sold, for whatever price, and the new owner(s) also have the relocation/arena costs in a few years, to Lebreton Flats….. don’t expect the new owner(s) to also start shovelling tons of cash into the day to day operations of the team/player acquisition…..

What makes you think the franchise is for sale? I've checked FB marketplace and haven't seen anything indicating as such.

 

[bert]

no it wouldn't lol

Yuck.

Would be unreal, 0 downside.

 

[Bileur]

I don’t really care which group buys the team, I just hope it’s a group so the team can avoid the issues of being at the whim of one person and likely have access to more financial backing.

Ideal would be a group with local ties like the farm boy guy + a fancy face like Reynolds + deeper pockets from someone else.

 

[GCK]

I’m curious as to where the negotiations are at with the NCC. There has to be some assurances that the buyer will have access to more Lebreton land in order to make the new arena viable.

 

[Silencio]

I assume Ryan Reynolds would own the Senators in the same way Jay-Z "owned" the Brooklyn Nets.

 

[Samboni]

Guess that means his wife will be at games?

Definitely not hard on the eyes, and nice personality too.

 

[Larionov]

I think Bettman, the Senators organization and whomever else is involved is doing a good job of keeping it under wraps. No news seems to be leaking out. Folks (myself included) are dying of curiosity, but it seems like we won't know anything until its pretty much a done deal. I have no idea on a timeline either and under the circumstances, I think it would be just a guess like pretty much everything else.

One thing about Bettman - he moves like a ninja. Everything is done quietly and behind the scenes. I get the sense that if you are someone who likes to grandstand or leak to the media, you would last about three seconds in his world before being frozen out. Again, back to Balsillie - he tried to elbow his way in and force the NHL's hand, and ended up with nothing.

 

[maclean]

One thing about Bettman - he moves like a ninja. Everything is done quietly and behind the scenes. I get the sense that if you are someone who likes to grandstand or leak to the media, you would last about three seconds in his world before being frozen out. Again, back to Balsillie - he tried to elbow his way in and force the NHL's hand, and ended up with nothing.

Evidence indicates that his stature
Merciless like a terrorist hard to capture
The flow, changes like a chameleon
Plays like a friend, and stabs you like a dagger
This technique attacks the immune system
Disguised like a lie paralyzing the victim
You scream, as it enters your bloodstream
Erupts your brain from the pain these thoughts contain
Moving on a ***** with the speed of a centipede
And injure any motherf***ing contender!

 

[robsenz]

If Ryan Reynolds buys the team (which he can't without partners) our goal song should switch to "I Swear"

 

[Crosside]

Asked if he's a fan of Ryan Reynolds: "Clearly I am," Smith said with a laugh. #Sens



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Bruce Garrioch

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Have been told Ryan Reynolds interest is “real and genuine”. Any interested party would be smart to try to bring him into the deal. #Sens

 

[DaveMatthew]

Having Ryan Reynolds on board as part of a group would be amazing for this community. And we're the type of team that would absolutely embrace it (small, scrappy, stuck between two major cities with teams that get way more attention...) I hope it happens.

 

[swiftwin]

So, is Reynolds going to be the face of ownership, or is it going to be Alfie? Or both?

 

[DaveMatthew]

So, is Reynolds going to be the face of ownership, or is it going to be Alfie? Or both?

Reynolds has a better shot at being a face of the ownership, because while he doesn't have the financial wherewithal to be a majority owner, he could finance a big enough chunk (i.e. ~10-15%). And he could certainly assemble a group with some big backers.

Alfredsson is more likely to be brought in in a President (like Shanahan in Toronto or Robitaille in LA) type role.

 

[Micklebot]

So, is Reynolds going to be the face of ownership, or is it going to be Alfie? Or both?

I'm not convinced there was ever any real circumstances where Alfie would be part of an ownership group. He could easily team up with a bidder, but I don't see him being an owner myself.

 

[JimmySpaetzle]

My ideal group would be: Desmarais and York, with Alfie and Reynolds pitching in as figureheads

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Just bring in the deepest pockets available. I don't want to see a hint of any penny-pinching from new owners (although I do NOT expect this to be a cap team until we are ready to contend). And we'll need deep pockets...buying the team and building an area has to be somethign close to a $1.5-$2 billion project at this point.

 

[Qward]

tickets would sky rocket if he bought the team

 

[DaveMatthew]

Also, just learned that Reynolds lived in Ottawa for some time as a kid and has a street named after him here. The more you know!

 

[Mingus Dew]

Anyone that doesn't want Ryan Reynolds to be part of the ownership group hates joy and children's laughter.

What an unbelievably awesome development it would be. The media attention alone would do wonders for this market.

If this has any legs I will be elated.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I'm getting a Blake Lively stitched jersey.

 

[bicboi64]

Reynolds used to live in Vanier? We got an OG over here from the hood.

If he end sup being involved into ownership that'd be awesome

 

[KingAlfie11]

Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian icon, anyone who meets him know right away that he's Canadian, Ryan Reynolds is Canada!

 

[SPF6ty9]

Reynolds used to live in Vanier? We got an OG over here from the hood.

If he end sup being involved into ownership that'd be awesome

Ya it would be sweet to have him on board. 1000x better than some of the other celebs pitched like Bieber, and I say that as someone that isn't even a fan of his humour and persona these days (Van Wilder and Waiting are classics though). Having him linked to the team would be worth a lot and any ownership group would be stupid not to bring him in if he's serious, it would be like turning down free money.

 

[bert]

So, is Reynolds going to be the face of ownership, or is it going to be Alfie? Or both?

Hopefully both. Reynolds did live here Briefly when he was with Alannis.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Ya it would be sweet to have him on board. 1000x better than some of the other celebs pitched like Bieber, and I say that as someone that isn't even a fan of his humour and persona these days (Van Wilder and Waiting are classics though). Having him linked to the team would be worth a lot and any ownership group would be stupid not to bring him in if he's serious, it would be like turning down free money.

Good point. This is actually a guy with a cool, respectable reputation. What a shame it would be to have a guy like Bieber being the figure head owner. Blech.