Comments on: Jim Balsillie buys Nashville Predators. What the hell?

By: Anymouse

Anymouse — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:21:07 +0000

Make it 5.
Bummer from here. Live about 90 miles from Nashville and went to games when able. Previous owner said low attendance and ticket prices did him in. $80 US for a decent seat is not low for this house. However as pointed out the US seems to care as much about Hockey as Soccer. Too bad best game around IMO.
Back to watching the minor league team du jour in Huntsville and trying to find the NHL on the tube.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:42:01 +0000

obviously you arent much of a fan if you cant spell gretzky or lemieux…

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 24 May 2007 06:55:04 +0000

Yea ESPN didn’t even mention this going down on Sportscenter. Really shows how much America loves hockey…probably a bad move to make their playoffs the same time as the NBA playoffs as well. Bring Gretsky and Lemiux back.

By: CarBob

CarBob — Thu, 24 May 2007 05:33:09 +0000

Well BG, I guess I must be one “of the 3 people that cares” about Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of RIM, buying the Nashville Pradators. If you live in Toronto and are part of the ‘LEAF NATION,’ i.e., someone who lives or dies with the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Team, this is the best news we have heard in a long time.

Now there will be someone who not only owns a team but understands the great game of hockey. The fans will have another team in Ontario that they will be able to see. If Jim Balsillie moves the team to Hamilton, Ontario, this would set up a great rivalry between the Toronto and Hamilton fans.

Bring it on Jim!!

By: Tom Wood

Tom Wood — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:30:14 +0000

More on the deal at NashvillePost.com, which had it first:

http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2007/5/23/sources_preds_sold_