Dee Karl: "Colton Signs" & Isles vs. NJD A little light viewing for the morning.

Dee Karl: "Colton Signs" & Isles vs. NJD
A little light viewing for the morning.
- Dee Karl

Fantastic. This is all very interesting

Fantastic. This is all very interesting
- Cptmjl

She skates better then KO.

XxNYIxX

i know visnovski's suspension is over, is he playing? when does he get back?

how sweet would this be?

http://www.nypost.com/p/n...ou_fr5G1LnsjlNKje6m8xHezN

Happy Saturday everyone...it's time to start today's discussion...This was in today's NY Post business section:

Wang’s got an Island-ers to sell you
By Josh Kosman
EXCLUSIVE

The New York Islanders appear to have started a new effort to find a buyer, The Post has learned.

Owner Charles Wang has been in talks with The Raine Group, a Manhattan investment bank, regarding the sale of the money-losing team, two sources said.

Talks between Wang and Raine are said to be preliminary and the team owner hasn’t hired Raine — so the effort could lose steam.

An Islanders spokesman said there is no truth to the story. Raine could not be reached for comment.

Over the last few years, sources said, Wang has quietly let it be known that he is open to selling the National Hockey League team — although no formal sales process was established.

Wang was hoping to sell the team for around $300 million, which some, sources added, thought was unrealistically high.

Recently, the team’s fortunes have changed as Wang, in October, inked a long-term deal to move the team from Nassau County to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center beginning in 2015.

The move is likely to improve attendance. The Islanders now draw the second-fewest fans in the NHL, averaging just 12,766 per game.

“The team is salable now,” a source said. “Now it is a legitimate process.”

Plus, Wang might be feeling more pressure to sell. His NHL team lost more than $10 million last year, a source with direct knowledge of its finances said, more than in any recent year.

The team has a roughly $75 million loan that comes due at the end of next season.

The NHL did not return calls.

how sweet would this be?

http://www.nypost.com/p/n...ou_fr5G1LnsjlNKje6m8xHezN
- Isles_since_6

I just posted it too...NY Post business section is pretty reliable with their exclusives...

i know visnovski's suspension is over, is he playing? when does he get back?
- dmarsden2988

Really???

Happy Saturday everyone...it's time to start today's discussion...This was in today's NY Post business section:

Wang’s got an Island-ers to sell you
By Josh Kosman
EXCLUSIVE

The New York Islanders appear to have started a new effort to find a buyer, The Post has learned.

Owner Charles Wang has been in talks with The Raine Group, a Manhattan investment bank, regarding the sale of the money-losing team, two sources said.

Talks between Wang and Raine are said to be preliminary and the team owner hasn’t hired Raine — so the effort could lose steam.

An Islanders spokesman said there is no truth to the story. Raine could not be reached for comment.

Over the last few years, sources said, Wang has quietly let it be known that he is open to selling the National Hockey League team — although no formal sales process was established.

Wang was hoping to sell the team for around $300 million, which some, sources added, thought was unrealistically high.

Recently, the team’s fortunes have changed as Wang, in October, inked a long-term deal to move the team from Nassau County to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center beginning in 2015.

The move is likely to improve attendance. The Islanders now draw the second-fewest fans in the NHL, averaging just 12,766 per game.

“The team is salable now,” a source said. “Now it is a legitimate process.”

Plus, Wang might be feeling more pressure to sell. His NHL team lost more than $10 million last year, a source with direct knowledge of its finances said, more than in any recent year.

The team has a roughly $75 million loan that comes due at the end of next season.

The NHL did not return calls.


- kear20

I think we all knew he was going to sell... except one poster!!!

I would be surprised if it was anybody but Prokhorov.

I can see him buying the franchise and then naming a big name President of Hockey Operations!!!

That may happen in the offseason...

If Wang owes $75 million in loans... he will need the money to pay it back.

Even Negative Nelly has to be somewhat excited by this!!!!

Maybe Not!!!

Please, please, PLEASE, let this be the start of one of the greatest days in franchise history. PLEASE.

Please, please, PLEASE, let this be the start of one of the greatest days in franchise history. PLEASE.
- potvin05

Even us old guys might see Lord Stanley again...

The Reason Why I'm An Islanders Fan!!!

I always get nervous playing against you guys. You always play well against us.

If Charles Wang sells this team, we're all getting together for a five-day, five-night celebration. Just not in a dry town.

- jimmc7722

I love that (frank)ing photo!! One of my favorites.

If Charles Wang sells this team, we're all getting together for a five-day, five-night celebration. Just not in a dry town.
- UIF

Im in

If Charles Wang sells this team, we're all getting together for a five-day, five-night celebration. Just not in a dry town.
- UIF

Without a doubt. Party in the ghet-tooooooo

I think we all knew he was going to sell... except one poster!!!

I would be surprised if it was anybody but Prokhorov.

I can see him buying the franchise and then naming a big name President of Hockey Operations!!!

That may happen in the offseason...

If Wang owes $75 million in loans... he will need the money to pay it back.

Even Negative Nelly has to be somewhat excited by this!!!!

Maybe Not!!!


- jimmc7722

Who the HEXXX are you refering to?

how sweet would this be?

http://www.nypost.com/p/n...ou_fr5G1LnsjlNKje6m8xHezN
- Isles_since_6

Could this be the changes Ek was referring to? I would think the Nets people would want to buy?

If Charles Wang sells this team, we're all getting together for a five-day, five-night celebration. Just not in a dry town.
- UIF

Free drinks for the Wolfpack

Could this be the changes Ek was referring to? I would think the Nets people would want to buy?
- ses111

Ratner and prokorov . There is also an out clause in the coliseum lease that ratner can break if he gets the rights to the coliseum site to bring them back to the island.

Free drinks for the Wolfpack
- ses111

We deserve em!

Could this be the changes Ek was referring to? I would think the Nets people would want to buy?
- ses111

I sincerely hope this is the case and it's accurate. I'm not sure how quickly the process would be but I really truly hope this is real.