eastender,
My sources tell me that this is not the case. Perhaps your sources are in the financial community as well ?
My sources tell me that this is not the case. Perhaps your sources are in the financial community as well ?
StripperLover said:spin,
Montreal cannot afford Lecavalier, (financially or trading of multiple players for him) there is no upside to getting him. Just because Montreal fills the Bell Center every night don't take that to mean that they are financially secure, they're far from it. They pay the highest property taxes of any team in the NHL. That combined with very little broadcast revenue generated as compared to Toronto & the other bigger hockey markets south of the border, doesn't allow them the $ flexibility to grab the highest echelon free agents
StripperLover said:eastender,
My sources tell me that this is not the case. Perhaps your sources are in the financial community as well ?
The Canadiens did not turn a profit this past season. They needed to get fully through the 2nd round of the playoffs in order to do so, which they did not.
Where are you getting your info on broadcast revenue ?
StripperLover said:spin,
I never mentioned revenues but rather profit.
How are they going to be assured increased profit by obtaining him ? They'd have to be assured to go further in the playoff rounds if they obtained him & that too is a subjective argument.
StripperLover said:spin,
I never mentioned revenues but rather profit.
How are they going to be assured increased profit by obtaining him ? They'd have to be assured to go further in the playoff rounds if they obtained him & that too is a subjective argument.
Originally Posted by Spin
Now if I were the Canadians GM I would do everything I could to get Lecavalier including trading Koivu - How about Aebischer, Koivu & Ribiero for Lecavalier - I'd even throw in a case full of those $300 sticks for good measure.
We have to get rid of Aebischer he makes way too much money to be a back up.
Now if you're the GM in Tampa do you make the deal???
StripperLover said:eastender,
Here is the link below to the ever-reliable sports journalist AL STRACHAN. And the same article as the media so often does is just issue a one liner in making a statement.
The statement is so non-sensical that it is laughable. He doesn't say where the so-called dividend was derived from, which business or division & he also doesn't state that all of George Gillett Jr's other enterprises, like Le Club de Hockey Canadien are all privately owned & no one, in this case could know what the actual facts are except those investing in his businesses, himself or the various Cdn & American revenue agencies.
http://torontosun.com/Sports/Columnists/Strachan_Al/2006/06/22/1647085-sun.html
List of George Gillett Jr's Business Enterprises.
Club de hockey Canadien, Inc. - Privately Owned - Sporting Activities
Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc. - Privately Owned - Sporting Activities
Swift & Company - Privately Owned - Meat Products
S&C Holdco 3, Inc. - Privately Owned - Meat Products
picasso said:The Habs' most pressing need is a high-scoring forward to supplement Kovalev and getting LeCavalier would be the ultimate match in heaven. I don't know that Gainey can pull this off because the market has a surplus of defensemen but very few front-line goal scorers and there are plenty of teams besides the Habs who will be bidding for scoring forwards. I believe Gainey has already hedged his bet by signing centers Begin and Murray. There's also Higgins, one of my favorite players, still a pup but tremendous upside at the center position. If I were Gainey I'd offer Bonk, Koivu, Souray, Ribero, even Ryder to Tampa just to get LeCavalier. The guy is a stud, is only 26, a prolific scorer but more importantly plays hard-nosed which is the kind of team personality that Gainey and Carbonneau will be aiming to develop next season.
Originally Posted by picasso
The Habs' most pressing need is a high-scoring forward to supplement Kovalev and getting LeCavalier would be the ultimate match in heaven. I don't know that Gainey can pull this off because the market has a surplus of defensemen but very few front-line goal scorers and there are plenty of teams besides the Habs who will be bidding for scoring forwards. I believe Gainey has already hedged his bet by signing centers Begin and Murray. There's also Higgins, one of my favorite players, still a pup but tremendous upside at the center position. If I were Gainey I'd offer Bonk, Koivu, Souray, Ribero, even Ryder to Tampa just to get LeCavalier. The guy is a stud, is only 26, a prolific scorer but more importantly plays hard-nosed which is the kind of team personality that Gainey and Carbonneau will be aiming to develop next season.
Daringly said:The only problem with what cma proposes, is that vancouver would never make the deal. Luongo combined with vancouver's scoring punch makes them immediate cup contenders. Aebisher is not a no.1 goalie. He is a back up at best. The only reason he had the job in colorado is because of Roy's retirement and they had no other option. They realized they could't win with him and got rid of him.
The guy is a stud, is only 26, a prolific scorer
and Ribiero (Vignault knows him well)