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Balsillie to open the wallet in Nashville

Forechecker posted 6/7/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Nashville Predators fans have been worried that Jim Balsillie might pull a "Major League" and kill off local fan support by gutting the on-ice product so he could hijack the team to Southern Ontario. Today, news from his camp comes that he wants a Stanley Cup, and is willing to pay the price to make that happen...

Balsillie plans to bankroll Preds' Stanley Cup run - Nashville, Tennessee - Thursday, 06/07/07 - Tennessean.com

KK Hockey found this 6/7/2007 on www.tennessean.com

Well, it all sounds good in theory, but there are a couple things working against him. If the deal doesn't get done by June 30, then the Preds will completely miss the boat on free agency. Right now is the time to start negotiating and talking to ...

Balsillie's attorney to appear on Nashville radio today

Forechecker posted 6/8/2007 from forechecker.blogspot.com

Nashville Predators fans finally get to hear from Jim Balsillie's representative about his intentions for the team, as he appears on local radio for an interview this afternoon.

Expansion looming for NHL to Vegas, K.C.

Larry Brown Sports found this 6/8/2007 on www.thestar.com

Kevin McGran SPORTS REPORTER Even when the NHL swore that expansion was off the table, no one was buying it. So it comes as no surprise that the league now appears to be in talks to expand to 32 teams. It's a safe bet those two new teams will be in ...

TheStar.com - Sports - Putting a team in Las Vegas would be disastrous for NHL

james mirtle found this 6/8/2007 on www.thestar.com

Rick Westhead Some blunders, you can predict long before they happen. When the NHL abandoned cable TV channel ESPN for the Outdoor Life Network, it wasn't going out on a limb to suggest the deal would backfire. Same thing when the Philadelphia Flyers ...