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Originally Posted by Joe Canadian
I have no idea why the league and other owners (outside of Buffalo & MLSE) have been so steadfast in their opposition to Balsillie owning a team and moving it to southern Ontario.
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I would presume because neither of those teams wants any additional competition in "their" territory. Such is the problem with the closed league model.
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Originally Posted by Joe Canadian
Does the league still hold the delusions that hockey is going to work long-term in some of the markets they've moved into?
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Apparently yes. Or perhaps they (or more likely Commissioner Gary Bettman) don't want to admit it's been a mistake.
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Originally Posted by Joe Canadian
The problem is, does an bankruptcy court have the right to okay the offer given the condition that the team must move to southern Ontario?
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I thought the whole question of a club owner having the right to move his club to a new city whether the league wanted him to or not was settled years ago when Oakland/Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis won his case against the NFL. Or am I remembering the Davis case incorrectly?