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Henry Hank wrote:Well, this is the kind of thing that could worry me. I tend to think this is still posturing. If Houston was that interested, wouldn't they have expressed that weeks ago to make sure they could compete with KC? When the Pens say they're going to give them an answer in a month, you'd think that any other seriously interested party would have made an offer ASAP. I gather from the article that it's Lemieux and his group that have initiated this.
DrBoni wrote:I am very worried about the future of the Pens.
Though I'm not so worried about Houston. It definitely seems like Mario's the one scheduling an appointment with Les and the Toyota Center and not the other way around. I don't think Houston is prepared to try to make a bid for an NHL team, at least not in this process.
However, if Houston did or does show interest, then I'd be extremely worried.
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JDJ8766 wrote:DrBoni wrote:I am very worried about the future of the Pens.
Though I'm not so worried about Houston. It definitely seems like Mario's the one scheduling an appointment with Les and the Toyota Center and not the other way around. I don't think Houston is prepared to try to make a bid for an NHL team, at least not in this process.
However, if Houston did or does show interest, then I'd be extremely worried.
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Channel four said that Houston has made an invitation to LG.
Draftnik wrote:Alexander already has the non-NBA revenue from Toyota Center. The Pens can't be used as fulcrum to get the non-sports revenue because he already has it.
If the NHL wants to enter Houston, put a natural rival in place for Dallas, and let Detroit go to the Eastern Conference there could be compelling reasons to move the Pens, but the valuation will be less since the Pens would get more revenues/profits if they were taking over all revenues for all events in a new Pittsburgh arena.
The Pens should unleash an 11th hour firestorm. Rendell said they were posturing so they have to up the ante. Rendell checked and now it is the Pens turn to bet...
Draftnik wrote:
The Pens should unleash an 11th hour firestorm. Rendell said they were posturing so they have to up the ante. Rendell checked and now it is the Pens turn to bet...
Guins wrote:I will just warn you that this came from Bob (BOZO) Smizik last night on the nightly sportscall on the CW but he said he heard that Burkle wants to own the team after they get a new arena,Also Pompeani said he's heard that MC is REALLY working hard to buy this team behind the scenes & quietly
newarena that's about all he said & then a caller brought what ML said in Dallas & said he didn't know about what he said,which would make sense since he was covering the Tomlin PC,and then he had the tape of him saying that at 11.I don't know if you or anyone else knows this but Burkle has a reputation as a HARD*** negotiator even though he's a big time Democrat he busts unions like kids break toys.So my belief is this is him playing bigtime big boy leverage games with the politiciansnewarenanow wrote:Guins wrote:I will just warn you that this came from Bob (BOZO) Smizik last night on the nightly sportscall on the CW but he said he heard that Burkle wants to own the team after they get a new arena,Also Pompeani said he's heard that MC is REALLY working hard to buy this team behind the scenes & quietly
Did they say anything else? If the current ownership (ie. Burkle) wants to own the team, then I think that gives Pgh leverage. If they didn't care, and was looking for the highest selling price by getting great arena deals in multiple cities, then it would be up to whoever bid because they wouldn't have to live with it.
Did Pompeani say anything else about him believing a deal would be done, or is he starting to worry too.
spi wrote:How can Houston compete with KC or Pittsburgh. The Rockets certainly will not donate half of their revenues, and if they are both owned by the same guy, I hope he plans on owning them forever. If he tries to sell one of the teams, the asking price will be very low due to the split revenues.
I think this is a two horse race, KC or the burgh. KC is the underdog.
A week ago if you would have asked me if I thought the deal would get done quickly I would have said yes, my only concern was that Rendell would try to show up the Pens. Low and behold, DB enters (***** Bag or Don Barden, whichever works). Had the pols proposed what they did without him there I think that it would not have insulted Lemieux but Ed put him on the spot.
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