BREAKING NEWS: Sabres Sale expected within 72 hrs!!!!!!

[TigerJ]

I had understood that the Hammister bid was kind of a lowball bid. Golisano talked with Bettman after the election and was still talking a good game but I heard he never actually submitted a bid. If Hammister submitted a lowball bid, it could mean one of two things. Either he's a shrewd businessman who wagered his competitors weren't very serious, or he's just plain cheap and got lucky. I hope it's the former. The Sabres are going to have to spend some money or they are going to take up permanent residence in the league cellar. He's got to know that the team is going to bleed money for a while until they win fans back (real paying fans and not the people who got free tickets as part of the Adelphia promos during the Rigas years). Sabres fans have been screwed by the league, the players, and the ownership for so long they are going to demand proof that the new owner intends to build a winner before they will start to buy tickets. again.

I am not a Golisano fan in the least, but at least we knew he had deep pockets. I'm not convinced Hammister's pockets are deep enough to do what needs to be done.

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[Sabre Ally]

Originally posted by TigerJ


I am not a Golisano fan in the least, but at least we knew he had deep pockets. I'm not convinced Hammister's pockets are deep enough to do what needs to be done.

Deep pockets are irrelevant if the person in question has deep pockets because he's afraid to spend.

Note: I don't know anything about Golisano, so I'm not talking about him specifically.

[lordofgun]

Originally posted by Sabre Ally


Deep pockets are irrelevant if the person in question has deep pockets because he's afraid to spend.

Note: I don't know anything about Golisano, so I'm not talking about him specifically.

Why the hate for Golisano?

[Sabre Ally]

Um, didn't I say in my post that i wasn't talking about Golisano? LOL. I was actually thinking of the Rigas' when I wrote that.

[lordofgun]

Yeah, but why do you hate Golisano?

[Sabre Ally]

I don't. Where did you get that idea?

[lordofgun]

It's so obvious.

[Sabre Ally]

Oh, hush. I'm trying to pretend to show support for Hamster even though he was my least favourite choice to win teh bid, and you're ruining my plans.

[MissBuffalo]

The time is getting closer!!!

Looks like it's down to Hamister and Golisano!!! Here's part of the article and the link:

"NHL sources also confirmed executives were actively talking with both bidders and hinted a decision could come as early as today.

The sudden flurry of phone negotiations was ignited by the long-awaited submission of Golisano's official offer. While Hamister presented his acquisition package to the league in mid-September, the failed gubernatorial candidate's bid was not submitted until Monday. Once the two offers could be weighed side-by-side, league officials were finally in a position to kick the selection process into high gear, according to an NHL source who requested anonymity."

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20021120/1007252.asp

Someone, Anyone!!! Please save us from the depths of Hockey Hell!!!!!!!!

[Judge]

Originally posted by Sabre Ally
Oh, hush. I'm trying to pretend to show support for Hamster even though he was my least favourite choice to win teh bid, and you're ruining my plans.

Why has he been your least favorite choice? He's been the only one until Golisano's bid to step up to the plate, and he didn't do any BS show-off type stuff that could come back to haunt him like Bsssin did.

Hamister has some Wall Street guy as a big bucks partner too, I heard. Bettman referred to him as "Mr. Berman" last week. I don't recall exact details about the guy, but he allegedly is LOADED.

[Sabre Ally]

Just personal preference really.....something about him rubs me the wrong way. But that's ok, I'm just glad someone is finally going to own the team!

I never took Golisano seriously, I'm sure his 'bid' (if he even submitted one) was just political maneuvering.

What BS show-off type stuff did Bassin do? I don't watch Empire 24/7 like some of the people on here do (I hate the channel in fact) so most of the news I get is from here or The Buffalo News.

[Judge]

Originally posted by Sabre Ally

What BS show-off type stuff did Bassin do? I don't watch Empire 24/7 like some of the people on here do (I hate the channel in fact) so most of the news I get is from here or The Buffalo News.

He had a big press conference in front of the arena, said a deal was imminent, went on every radio and TV station for long interviews, Ted Nolan started talking.

It was a dog and pony show that suddenly got silent after about 2 weeks.