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Will ownership issues hinder Wild's spending?

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08:41 AM ET 07.01 | The Wild, who have gone four seasons without making the playoffs, are actually in a position to afford both Parise and Suter, although the team's financial status became a bit complicated last week when 38-percent stockholder Phil Falcone, a New York hedge fund manager, had civil charges for impropriety filed against him by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Falcone and Wild majority owner Craig Leipold are believed to have right of first refusal to buy each other out if either wants to sell his interest in the team. Leipold, or someone else, would be expected to buy Falcone's share at fair market value if he were forced to sell to pay SEC fines. Meanwhile, word within the NHL is that Leipold might be willing to sell the Wild after a new league labor deal is in place. Signing Parise and/or Suter certainly would add value to the franchise.

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July 1, 2012  09:37 AM ET

Wild thread. 127 views and zero comments says it all.

July 1, 2012  09:38 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Wild thread. 127 views and zero comments says it all.

Nothing to see here, move along. LOL!

July 1, 2012  09:41 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Wild thread. 127 views and zero comments says it all.

I like your new avatar Canuck.

July 1, 2012  09:42 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

I like your new avatar Canuck.

Thanks BF but it's just for Canada Day.

July 1, 2012  10:00 AM ET

Rumours (see the o in there) is they are going to chuck crazy cash at ZP. I heard like 12 years and over 100 mil

July 1, 2012  10:24 AM ET

Happy Canada Day to the folks in the Great White North.

Our ongoing pools, with the latest entries:

Leafs elimination:
W2: February 15
Garbage Man: March 15
Rex Racer: March 25
Darkphoenixe: March 27
Stranger: April 1
Phantomphan MMT: April 2
Canuck, eh?: April 4
bruins6988: April 6
puttin on the foil: April 9
drysdale: April 10
Argo: April 12
Swamp Dragon: April 20

Burke's firing:
puttin on the foil: January 12
W2: February 20
Garbage Man: March 18
Rex Racer: March 25
Slapshot: April 1
Darkphoenixe: April 9
Phantomphan MMT: April 13
Canuck, eh?: April 14
Stranger: April 15
Argo: April 16
drysdale: April 20
bruins6988: None (no extension)
Swamp Dragon: None (5-year extension)

As always, if anyone post a date for either event or both and think I missed it because it doesn't appear in the updates, please FM them to me. I'll try to post updates regularly or when we have a Leafs thread.

July 1, 2012  10:28 AM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Thanks BF but it's just for Canada Day.

Maybe tomorrow you could use a real "beaver" for an avatar ;)

July 1, 2012  10:34 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Happy Canada Day to the folks in the Great White North.Our ongoing pools, with the latest entries:Leafs elimination:W2: February 15Garbage Man: March 15Rex Racer: March 25Darkphoenixe: March 27Stranger: April 1Phantomphan MMT: April 2Canuck, eh?: April 4bruins6988: April 6puttin on the foil: April 9drysdale: April 10Argo: April 12Swamp Dragon: April 20Burke's firing:puttin on the foil: January 12W2: February 20Garbage Man: March 18Rex Racer: March 25Slapshot: April 1Darkphoenixe: April 9Phantomphan MMT: April 13Canuck, eh?: April 14Stranger: April 15Argo: April 16drysdale: April 20bruins6988: None (no extension)Swamp Dragon: None (5-year extension)As always, if anyone post a date for either event or both and think I missed it because it doesn't appear in the updates, please FM them to me. I'll try to post updates regularly or when we have a Leafs thread.

They aren't eliminated already? They just lost Armstrong, how can this be....

April 8th will be elimination day.
Burke will be let go June 1st

July 1, 2012  10:35 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Happy Canada Day to the folks in the Great White North.Our ongoing pools, with the latest entries:Leafs elimination:W2: February 15Garbage Man: March 15Rex Racer: March 25Darkphoenixe: March 27Stranger: April 1Phantomphan MMT: April 2Canuck, eh?: April 4bruins6988: April 6puttin on the foil: April 9drysdale: April 10Argo: April 12Swamp Dragon: April 20Burke's firing:puttin on the foil: January 12W2: February 20Garbage Man: March 18Rex Racer: March 25Slapshot: April 1Darkphoenixe: April 9Phantomphan MMT: April 13Canuck, eh?: April 14Stranger: April 15Argo: April 16drysdale: April 20bruins6988: None (no extension)Swamp Dragon: None (5-year extension)As always, if anyone post a date for either event or both and think I missed it because it doesn't appear in the updates, please FM them to me. I'll try to post updates regularly or when we have a Leafs thread.

Playoff: May 10

Burke keeps his job.

I guess that goes against everything the pool is for, but I'm not confident in their futility this year and it's unfortunate :(

July 1, 2012  10:42 AM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Thanks BF but it's just for Canada Day.

Thought it was 'Ted' for a moment:) Cheep calendars never tell us anything. Happy Canadas' Day.

July 1, 2012  10:43 AM ET
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Playoff: May 10

Burke keeps his job.

I guess that goes against everything the pool is for, but I'm not confident in their futility this year and it's unfortunate :(

I can understand your optimism Danny. I hear Burkie and his multi-million dollar management team are poised to throw bags of cash at Olli Jokinen. Enjoy.

July 1, 2012  10:53 AM ET

And of course 'up the British" with the Constitution Act, of 1867 :) I will now play some Diana Krall, which I have alot of. Little Girl Blue, a favorite.

July 1, 2012  10:54 AM ET
QUOTE(#10):

Thought it was 'Ted' for a moment:) Cheep calendars never tell us anything. Happy Canadas' Day.

Cheep calendars? Sounds like it belongs to Chaco. :-)

July 1, 2012  11:19 AM ET

J Staal signed for exact terms Pitt offered him 2 weeks ago. Carolina must be the place to be...

July 1, 2012  12:00 PM ET
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Cheep calendars? Sounds like it belongs to Chaco. :-)

After me missing the Shultz deal yesterday, thought I'd try and give one back. It was B.C. (that's Before Coffee in the US)

July 1, 2012  12:03 PM ET
QUOTE(#14):

J Staal signed for exact terms Pitt offered him 2 weeks ago. Carolina must be the place to be...

Well, not yesterday anyway, record breaking heat.

July 1, 2012  12:08 PM ET

Leighton back with the Flyers. Insert many jokes here

July 1, 2012  12:17 PM ET

What is taking the Wings so long ?

July 1, 2012  12:45 PM ET
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What is taking the Wings so long ?

They're over in Windsor for the day.

 
July 1, 2012  12:50 PM ET
QUOTE(#19):

They're over in Windsor for the day.

Million Dollar Saloon. Why isn't it the Looney Saloon??

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