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The NHL's next big problem
What can Palace Sports and Entertainment do? I’m sure the executors of Bill Davidson’s estate want out of the hockey business, but they have a substantial amount of money at risk. If Pala...
Barrie goes out in a steaming heap
The auditor’s report listed more than 20 transactions going back to 2007 that it found questionable. In several instances, the report said, "we encountered several instances where we believe th...
Barrie's battle to keep the Bolts
Time's ticking on Len Barrie's ownership stake in the Lightning, and barring a ton of new investment money from a potential partner, the likely outcome is him walking away and producer Oren Koules get...
Bettman tells Barrie to come up with cash
Another chapter in the story of the Lightning's bickering owners will play out this week, as Len Barrie has a Friday deadline to come up with $10 million to prove he can continue funding the team. Th...
Lightning fiasco finally blows up
But, today, the fissure seems wide. The talk is that Koules wants to keep Lawton as GM, wants to trade Lecavalier to get out from under his $85 million contract and wants to pare the payroll to the l...
The circus is in Tampa
"Oren and I are 50/50 on control," Barrie said yesterday, looking more rock star than NHL owner with spiky, gelled hair, an open shirt and a heavy gold chain around his neck. "I can tell you we didn't...
Meet Len Barrie
"What you see is what you get. I call a spade a spade, and if you don't like it, who cares? I have lots of friends."— New Lightning co-owner Len BarrieThere was a great piece in The Globe back in la...
Double, double, Boyle and trouble
Dan Boyle's $40-million contract was about as nutty as they come when it was signed four months ago, but the craziest thing about the whole ordeal these days is that there's apparently quite a market ...
Boyle vs. Barrie
"I understand business is business and I would not have taken it personally if it was done the right way, and when threats are involved and my personal character and work ethic is questioned; when tho...
Mirtle vs Wyshynski Are Tampa Bay's new owners hockey saviors or hopeless sideshows?
James Mirtle is a staffer at The Globe and Mail and a hockey blogging pioneer. Greg Wyshynski is the editor of Yahoo! Sports' Puck Daddy blog. The only thing they can agree on is that they disagree mo...
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