Sid reports that the Wild might be for sale at a price of $200 million. I've been wondering why the Wild didn't take the plunge into the free agent market when players were available at a discount following the lockout. Seems like maybe the owner wants to cash out.
What is delicious is this nugget from Sid:
The word from two sources is that the hockey team will earn about $20 million this year. However, the team has a debt of some $78 million, and the interest and other costs will eat up most of that profit.
Where I come from, interest expense is deducted with every other expense from revenues to get the net profit. You can rest assured that no team is going to say we made $20 million but we have to service our debt from that profit. But, Sid will carry the water for them with that little tidbit of questionable veracity.
The Wild have been playing decent hockey of late and it seems to me that a couple of middling veterans could have put this team in a position to be a real contender without burdening them down with a huge payroll. But, be patient fans. Next year, they'll make the plunge. Just like the sign on the roadside bar down in my in-law's neck of the woods -- free beer tomorrow.
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In Response to Pat Neshek is the Greatest Thing since Sliced Bread!,
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meat wrote: I'm with you as far as that movie is concerned. Gallery owners as a breed really put me off, too. They either fawn over you and kiss your ass (which is nice, but still off…
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In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 10, 2010,
davidwatts wrote: anybody watch 'Modern Family' tonight? ROFL at Flyza Manelli, Zsa Zsa Gaboa, and Shel Turtlestein
E-6 wrote: Ozzie is crazy...like a fox. Can't help it. I dig Señor Guillén.
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AMR wrote: When Ozzie's got you beat with a rational response, you know you said something really wrong.
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In Response to Spirit Of The West - Home For A Rest,
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In Response to Post-Oscar Review,
UncleWalt wrote: I guess just the basic concept of war cinema from the perspective of soldiers who participated is something about which I've never even thought. So I looked up some of the criticisms you referenced of…
brianS wrote: Aww, c'mon Rhu_Ru! Bubo was one of the highlights of that film.
brianS wrote: oooh, Kolchak reference! I loved that show.
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AMR wrote: My … was a WWII vet. All I know is that he saw some action in Europe. He had some sort of injury but never talked about it. He died about 6 years ago.
Moss wrote: You are absolutely right about the ETO/Japan distinction. Americans anymore seem to think that the war was about toppling Hitler and "saving" the Jews, but the time from D-Day to VE-Day was only 11 months.…
Andrew wrote: I agree with ending the film after James just stares at the giant wall of cereal. And thanks for your insight into the veteran's views on the subject of war cinema
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