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Interesting Morning.
My rumour update is almost done and I am still tweaking the Chart, but I wanted to get this up quickly.
First off I am chasing down a rumor that Johan Franzen is about to sign an extension with the Red Wings. Not sure on the money yet, but it looks like another very long deal. It will be interesting to see how the Red Wings are going to make this whole thing work.
Also, I am checking into a rumor that the NY Islanders are indeed officially for sale. I am a huge fan of this organization and its fanbase and I truly don't want to see this team leaving the area. In my time covering hockey I have always been amazed by the passion of Islanders fans. I would put them in the top 5 American Hockey fanbases for passion and knowledge.
I have heard the price for the Islanders may be under $100M. I have been hearing for a while that Charles Wang would not keep the team if he felt the Lighthouse project was not going to happen. In these times it is hard to get a project of that magnitude going although I do believe they have tried.
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One of the possibilities for the Islanders that I have heard, and that do believe would be a slam dunk, would be to move the Team to Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, while it is in the shadow of New York City, is one of the biggest cities in America. Brooklyners are NOT New Yorkers and they will be the first to tell you that.
I am also looking into reports that the Rangers are seriously considering Vinny Lecavalier. The asking price would be steep and would start with Staal, but the possibility is very much there...
Here is that link to the Gary Bettman interview last night on
CBC's THE HOUR. I strongly recommend watching the interview.
Also to note the Flyers/Rangers Game next Saturday, Feb 15 in Philadelphia has been moved to a 12:30 start and will be the NBC game.
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