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the New Cunning Linguist
Failed Bandwagon Opportunist
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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Location: I'm here, aren't I?
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 Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: New owner to address the troops today... |
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http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/25/Lightning/Lightning_brass_to_me.shtml
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The team's present, its front office, will meet with its prospective future,Oren Koules, behind closed doors to discuss the organization's direction as Tuesday's 3 p.m. trade deadline approaches.
The Lightning hierarchy is bracing for a conversation in which Koules will tell general manager Jay Feaster he wants to make massive changes within the next 24 hours, including trading forward Brad Richards, the team's highest-paid player, and determining defenseman Dan Boyle's future in Tampa Bay. |
Feaster already has offers from Columbus (roster players), Dallas (big package that includes G Mike Smith) and Vancouver (blue chip prospects, possibly including Luc Bourdon and/or Cory Schneider) for Richards, and Richards has been given the list of teams that the Lightning are considering; Richards wants to go to a playoff contender so that suggests Dallas and to a lesser extent Vancouver, have the inside track. It should make for a very interesting day... 
There's also a rumor that Koules will want the team to slash its payroll, and that would impact not just Richards but Lecavalier and/or St. Louis' availability this summer. That would be tragic for its fanbase.
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Tuzer
No longer Croozing
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 687
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: Re: New owner to address the troops today... |
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| the New Cunning Linguist wrote: |
| That would be tragic for its fanbase. |
Yeah,Al 3 of them  |
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Bosc Ulrich II
OTP Resident Historian
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Posts: 2499
Location: Your own blue line!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: New owner to address the troops today... |
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| Tuzer wrote: |
| the New Cunning Linguist wrote: |
| That would be tragic for its fanbase. |
Yeah,Al 3 of them |
Tampa is 7th in home attendance #'s at 18708. They're 15th in capacity %, but that's because their barn is I think 2nd in the league to Montreal in sheer # of seats.
I think they're also in the top-10 in revenue, accoring to an interview with Doug MacLean back when he had an offer for the team.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?sort=home_avg&year=2008
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Hounsy
Reigning King of One-Liners
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DH
Lloyd's Minster
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Location: Alberta
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| More like Albequerque Lightning or Kansas City Lightning or Houston Lightning or Las Vegas Lightning....Shreveport Lightning? How about Oklahoma? They don't have a team yet. |
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