Katz gets approval, just not from Edmonton media

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Puck Headlines: Live long and Propsal for new Tampa regime
Published 6/18/2008 at Puck Daddy
... merry band of financially challenged partners are now the proud owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning. First order of business: Trading two draft picks for the exclusive negotiating rights to Vaclav Prospal from the Philadelphia Flyers. Do you really need exclusivity to tell a guy, "Hey, you love it here and Tortorella's no longer the coach?" Guess so. • The Edmonton Oilers also have a new owner approved. Pessimism reigns. [Battle of Alberta] • Patrick Marleau has been rumored to the Columbus Blue ...

Around the NHL blogosphere
Published 6/19/2008 by Dave at Gorilla Crouch
... fashion, have been quite embarrassing for the league. So Nashville is going to end up in more or less the same situation Edmonton was in when they had like 125 part owners instead of just selling the team to the Ontario version of Daryl Katz. Yeah, turning your nose up at a stone cold billionaire in Jim Balisillie was a solid move here. ...