FriendlyGhost92
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Man constructed the greatest top 9 in the history of the NHL and gets canned, shame.
Can the Sens get out of paying him out his contract? Could they not argue negligence which has now cost them a valuable asset.
Why even keep Bettman? Take the opportunity to replace him with someone who won't completely disgrace the sport and will hold the corrupt DOPS and officials accountable.They do, but so should the NHL since theyre the ones brokering the deal and doing the investigation. They are all over the tranascation themselves, they can't plead ignorance.
All of this stuff kind of just calls into question what is the actual point of having a head office..so they sign off trade calls but don't apparently maintain a list of NTC, that's on the teams to inform each other. Lmao okay. They find prospective buyers and need to approve of any corporate transactions, but don't need to disclose any investigations theyre doing on the team itself, that's on the seller (their current franchisee). Lmao okay.
Like seriously, they are a franchisor. They don't just get to cop themselves out of all liability between their franchisees, otherwise defund them, cut Bettman back to 4M a year, and run a small team for player safety.
NHL looks like it fumbled the bag hard on this, especially that something so simple took 18 months to investigate, which was of course neatly timed to not blow up the sale of the team.
Makes sense. The failure to upgrade their coaching, the Pinto Situation, and now losing the draft pick make it real tough to keep a GM who has made the playoffs once in 7 years.
Apparently you can do a bunch of shit against the rules and then sell the team and the new buyer doesn't have to suffer any of the consequences?
I guess the owner is trying to whine as hard as the fans.
Andlauer is upset at the league
Sorry but just because these things happened under previous ownership doesn't mean you escape punishment.
I mean technically could he have not gone through back channels? hes been a part owner of the Habs for years, he must know someone somewhere thats connected to the comings and goings.
Regardless, he shouldn't be surprised. NHL knew he was their best option for a Sens owner and wasn't going to risk losing the sale.
I can't wait for Chiarelli to get the job and hire Claude Julien
I like that when Andlauer was talking about Pinto and the pressures and temptations a 21 year old with money faces, he briefly mentioned Wayne Gretzky and MGM ads.
I find that what a terrible person Wayne Gretzky is doesn't get mentioned enough in hockey forums.
Greedy and selfish enough that he partakes in convincing young people to develop gambling addictions. As if he doesn't have enough money already. Pure sociopathic behaviour. I give guys like Matthews and McDavid a break as they are young, probably enjoy gambling themselves, and are naive about the societal implications.
Gretzky is also a raging MAGA. I don't even consider him Canadian anymore. Just a terrible selfish me me me person.
These are absolutely things the league should be disclosing to potential buyers
Due diligence,
The owner was aware of the Dadonov Saga, maybe not Pinto's.
Julien said on the french radio that he is open to come back as HC (or other jobs). But he will not rush anything.
Ottawa would be a perfect destination as he lives nearby.
Let’s not act like the NHL doesn’t have liability here. They knew full well disclosing two ongoing investigations would prevent a sale or hinder the top dollar coming forward, therefore hurting value of all franchises. They can’t point fingers at the franchise without taking responsibility
That price was negotiated in 2018.Oh okay. 650.
Less than the Sens. The point stands. Unless the last expansion team was sold for more than the Sens, it would have been better to wait.
Didn’t he have to pay down millions in debt? Did the NHL withhold that from him too?
Honestly if I was a Senators fan, I'd be really excited from the words of Andlauer because he seems to genuinely care about the team and wants it to be better. He's totally right that it was completely bush league that the NHL didn't disclose either of these at the time of the sale.
I'm waiting for him to appeal the league's decision and call them hypocrites and and point out all the shitty rulings the NHL has made and ask them to explain themselves publicly.
The NHL needs to own up to their BS.
DJ Smith is probably next. The Melnyk regime was probably the most incompetent in recent history. Dorion was gonna have to eat the sin of it probably no matter what. Like I'm not sure even Dadanov was all his fault. Good luck to him
He said an appeal would be futile, a subtle dig at Gary. A lot of the press conference was calling out their hypocrisy, be it negligence or gambling.
If they ever do a movie - I want Dorian to be played by Steve Carrell doing his Brick Tamerlane:Goodbye to the dumbest man in professional sports!