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No To Jim
by Paul on 07/01/08 at 06:05 AM ET
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from Rick Westhead of the Toronto Star,
So with the U.S. economy swooning and a number of NHL team owners facing uncertain and potentially tumultuous futures – some investment bankers say they figure at least a dozen NHL franchises are on the market, either officially or otherwise – what are the chances BlackBerry co-creator Jim Balsillie might land a franchise in the near future?
Not good, current owners say.
While Balsillie’s battle is sometimes viewed as a one-on-one against NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, the reality, according to at least four NHL owners interviewed, is that Balsillie has annoyed many of the 30 team owners and probably wouldn’t be approved as an owner even if he was willing to overpay for a team.
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