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Hockey | Balsillie still in the hunt as would-be team owner
Rick Westhead Sports Business Columnist Billionaire Jim Balsillie contacted the owner of the Buffalo Sabres about buying the team earlier this season, a sign the Research in Motion co-founder is still seeking an NHL franchise after two previous high-profile flameouts. Balsillie phoned Sabres owner Tom Golisano around Christmas, according to a source familiar with the matter. Golisano indicated ...
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Balsillie Still Looking For An NHL Team
KK Hockey — ... Jim Balsillie contacted the owner of the Buffalo Sabres about buying the team earlier this season, a sign the Research in Motion co-founder is still seeking an NHL franchise after two previous high-profile flameouts. Balsillie phoned Sabres owner Tom Golisano around Christmas, according to a source familiar with the matter. Golisano indicated he would be open to selling the club – but not if Balsillie intended to relocate it. continued

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Puck Headlines: NBC calls Red Wings 'Dallas Cowboys' of hockey
Puck Daddy — ... Ingmar Bergman characters to sit in a circle and read my reviews to one another in hushed tones." Such an honor, in fact, that I'll still go ahead and link to their wickedly funny (though not entirely safe for work) Photoshop tribute to the New York Rangers. • That Jim Balsillie tried to purchase the Buffalo Sabres isn't the big news; it's that, this time, he didn't start selling season tickets in Hamilton for a team he didn't own. [Toronto Star] • Is the legal case against creepy former agent David Frost "dead ...

The Homewrecker
The Goose's Roost — From The Toronto Star: Billionaire Jim Balsillie contacted the owner of the Buffalo Sabres about buying the team earlier this season, a sign the Research in Motion co-founder is still seeking an NHL franchise after two previous high-profile flameouts. Balsillie phoned Sabres owner Tom Golisano around Christmas, according to a source familiar with the matter. Golisano indicated he would be open to selling the club – but not if Balsillie intended to relocate it. Golisano, founder of payroll processing company Paychex based in Rochester, N.Y., ...

Catching up on my reading
Die By The Blade — ... extra padding? Goalie:  Ah well, you still suck! League Rep:  The goal here guys is to get the score to be 7-6 every night and I don't care how we do it but we aren't leaving here till we figure it out! Goalie:  Do you have any Snickers because we aren't leaving for awhile. It will go something like what you see above. From ESPN- NBC picks up option on NHL games Who Cares!! Toronto Star- Reports about Jim Balsille buying the Sabres Truthfully this one deserves ...

Balsille inquires about Sabres
Die By The Blade — ... wrote a story in the Toronto Star stating that Research in Motion owner Jim Balsille contacted Sabres owner Tom Golisano about purchasing the Buffalo Sabres.  The conversation was alleged to have taken place around Christmas time but the news just came out this week.  The news of a possible sale has many people in Buffalo upset and concerned about the possible relocation of the beloved Sabres.  Don't worry Sabres fans! ...

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Billionaire Jim Balsillie contacted Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano earlier this season about the ...