In reading over the decision passed down by Arizona bankruptcy judge Redfield T. Baum, one thing has been made crystal clear: Jim Balsillie shot himself in the foot by demanding a decision had to be made by June 29th.
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It’s being thrown around all over NHL coverage. Pittsburgh or Detroit? Stats are flying left and right. The home team is 12-2 in the 14 game sevens Stanley Cup finals history. The last time the visiting team won a championship in game seven in the NHL was in 1971. In all of sports, it was the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (is that fate knocking that it was a Pittsburgh team?)
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It’s lost $300 million since leaving Winnipeg, having never turned a profit, but NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is dead set on keeping the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale. A hearing scheduled for Tuesday in the bankruptcy case may determine the future of the franchise (barring the appeals that will likely come from all sides involved).
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With the uncertainty still swirling around the future of the Phoenix Coyotes and Jim Balsillie’s plan to bring the team to Hamilton, the Toronto Legacy has surfaced as a new group interested in bringing a team to the Greater Toronto Area. And with already having a web site and a logo, the group has lofty plans for the team and its facilities.
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I’ll be the first to admit that I like it better when the referees put their whistles away late in a playoff game. I’d rather that the players decide the outcome, especially if it’s a close, hard-fought game. But this season, it’s almost gone overboard. Too many penalties are either ignored, or the refs just aren’t watching.
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Jim Balsillie, potential new owner of the Phoenix Coyotes, is making all the necessary moves to comply with NHL bylaws regarding new ownership, as well as relocation.
On Monday, Balsillie filed an application with the NHL to relocate the franchise to Hamilton. Today, through his spokesperson Bill Walker, he announced that he would be willing to keep the franchise in Phoenix one more season if there will not be time to relocate for the start of the 2009-10 season. “The NHL has raised some issues with scheduling that could be problematic, and we wanted to remove that impediment to Mr. Balsillie’s offer to purchase being successful,” Walker said.
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Game one is officially in the books, and the Detroit Red Wings have a 1-0 lead thanks to a strong team effort and a couple lucky bounces. The series quickly turns to game two tomorrow night. Will the quick turnaround favour the younger Penguins or will Detroit maintain home ice advantage?
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At the end of the Stanley Cup finals last year, Pittsburgh fans were quick to say that they’d be back and their team would win it all. I was quick to say that the Penguins would have a hard road back, and that it was unlikely that they’d do it.
Well, the Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings are both back, ready to pick up where they left off last June. Pittsburgh went through the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes to reach the Finals again. Detroit defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks.
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The NHL playoffs have delivered some of the most exciting action in recent years. Great goals, amazing passing, and some pretty incredible goaltending.
One negative that has seen an increase this year are the number of knee to knee hits occuring on the ice. The most obvious example would be Alexander Ovechkin’s hit on Sergei Gonchar in the second round matchup between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. Ovechkin was given a two minute minor for kneeing, while Gonchar was helped off the ice and missed two games, but is probably now playing through the injury.
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Since the Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes opted for bankruptcy protection, and tendered an offer from RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie for $212 Million, there has been strong debate about the future of the team.
The NHL instantly claimed that Moyes had no legal authority to file for bankruptcy after requesting financial help and signing away his rights essentially passing control of the team to the league. They want the filing tossed out, as well as Balsillie’s offer to purchase and relocate the Coyotes to Southern Ontario (a major stipulation in his offer). A hearing is scheduled for May 19th, 2009 to determine who actually controls the team.
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