ADB Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Well... I never called Illich a genius but having hockey smarts, past business success and knowing when to hire the right people is what makes a successful a good owner. He hired Ken Holland, that wasn't just one good decision that was an outstanding decision. He's also made many more before it. Hiring Scotty Bowman wasn't exactly a bad one. MLSE hires JFJ (Illich would NEVER have hired JFJ)... That gave us Toskala as our starting goalie when Belfour ran dry. That gave us Maurice when they got rid of Quinn.. It's been 7 years, they've made a lot of mistakes in the first 5 and it'll take years before they ever get back to over 100pt/season again. Oh yea, also how are those Raptors doing too? MLSE you rock. Hiring Scotty Bowman...a real diamond in the rough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2fish85 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I think Brian Burke was a great choice but as for Ron Wilson I wouldn't be sad to see him go I think Quinn was far better even with young kids. Wilson is a great coach if he has good, older players but he doesn't understand that benching everyone isn't teaching them they may need his help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'll take ANY change in ownership right now.... It would just be nice to shake things up a bit, and it not like it could get much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 If you had 2.3 billion in the bank. And you knew you wouldn't be allowed to buy something that you wanted. How much would you throw into the pot just to piss them off given that the going rate is 1.3 billion? I would honestly toss in a cool 2billion just to piss them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 It would be interesting to watch the teachers pension plan sweat it out and throw 700 million in the garbage. Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadadude Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Who would spend 1.3 billion for MLSE, are they outa there minds, you could buy the New York Yankees and the LA dodgers for that kinda cash.Even in a great market both franchise are at best worth 500 mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Who would spend 1.3 billion for MLSE, are they outa there minds, you could buy the New York Yankees and the LA dodgers for that kinda cash.Even in a great market both franchise are at best worth 500 mill. $1.3B represents the 66% share the pension plan owns of MLSE. MLSE represents alot more than just the Maple Leafs (though obviously it's the crown jewel). Raptors, TFC, Air Canada Centre, Ricoh Centre, BMO Field and god know's what else. If you buy the Yankees for $500M, Yankee Stadium ain't comin' with the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governator Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 The Yankees team alone is worth 1.6 Billion (Forbes most valuable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctranter Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Who would spend 1.3 billion for MLSE, are they outa there minds, you could buy the New York Yankees and the LA dodgers for that kinda cash.Even in a great market both franchise are at best worth 500 mill. I think we should let the financial experts determine what the value of the company is, rather than make ridiculous claims backed by nothing on a fishing forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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