Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – The Hair and Sizzling Air episode, on the upcoming NHL Board of Governors conferences.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Bukauskas: “All proper, the Board of Governor conferences developing in New York on Tuesday, Elliott. You’re going to be there for them, something of curiosity on the agenda that we ought to be maintaining an eye fixed out for?
Friedman: “Properly, I don’t assume there can be something vastly substantial. It doesn’t sound prefer it. I might all the time be confirmed to be fallacious, however that’s the place it type of stands proper now.
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I’d anticipate that the Tampa sale for $2 billion, in that space is, relying on who you discuss to. It’s anyplace from like, like $1.8 (billion) to $2 billion.
I feel that one will get permitted, though I don’t assume meaning you’re going to see a lot change in the way in which the Lightning are run for a short while, I feel that is going to be a gradual course of, however I feel that one will get labored out.
Enlargement. I do know there have been some rumors about enlargement. I don’t anticipate something too big out of this one in relation to enlargement. Though I’ve little doubt on some stage, they’re going to speak about it or be up to date about it. It appears to me that in relation to enlargement, the NHL, it’s nearly like, previously, you opened up the method and then you definately waited to see who got here.
I feel it’s going to be nearly the reverse. It’s going to be, we’re going to know precisely who’s on the market, precisely what all these bids can do, after which type of announce enlargement when all people’s prepared. And I don’t assume they’re near that proper now.
I don’t know if this can be a part of the Board of Governors, however there are two resolutions coming, anticipating this week, and I feel all people hopes they type of get achieved this week.
Primary, you already know, the Columbus Blue Jackets, clearly, they must take care of their, their cap scenario, and I feel they’re hoping to get that achieved this week.
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And the opposite one, Kyle, that has to get sorted out is Robin Lehner and Vegas and their cap scenario. And I feel there may be hope to get that sorted out sooner moderately than later, as properly.”
