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Balsillie Shot Down By Daly
by Paul on 08/13/09 at 07:34 PM ET
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from Michael Traikos of the National Post,
According to the National Hockey League, “there is no truth to the suggestion” that the Toronto Maple Leafs are blocking another team from moving into southern Ontario.
PSE Sports & Entertainment, the company Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie formed to pursue ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes, filed a document into bankruptcy court on Wednesday accusing the Leafs of exercising their territorial veto to prevent Balsillie of purchasing the Coyotes and then moving them to Hamilton....
“At no time has the Toronto franchise or any representative of the Toronto franchise voiced an opinion at a Board of Governors Meeting even remotely consistent with the allegation that is being made,” NHL deputy commissioner Billy Daly wrote in an e-mail to the National Post Thursday.
“In other words, its a total fabrication, that has no basis in fact or in law.”
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I don’t doubt that Bill Daly says here. But the real point is that there’s no need for Peddie or anyone from the Leafs to outwardly express the sentiment they don’t want Balsillie. The league knows, and is doing the Leafs’ dirty work for them.
Posted by Nathan from Jonny Ericsson's ice cream truck on 08/14/09 at 07:05 AM ET
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Bill Daly is disputing something Jim Balsillie said - you don’t say? Next thing, you’ll be writing that Richard Rodier is disputing something Gary Bettman said!
At some point, these little statements from each side should cease being, um, “news”, right? News is something out of the ordinary. This is completely, utterly ordinary.
Posted by Josh from Fort St. John, BC on 08/13/09 at 07:01 PM ET