On the Forecheck, a Nashville Predators community

The former would-be owner of the Nashville Predators, who schemed to relocate the team to Canada, appears to be on his way out as chairman of Research In Motion.

A deposition from Jim Balsillie was recently filed which outlines his involvement in the failed purchases of both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators. It makes a fitting followup to the statements by former Preds owner Craig Leipold prior the Board of Governors' rejection of Balsillie's ownership application earlier this summer.

Jim Balsillie plans to relocate the Coyotes to Hamilton immediately if he wins control of the team in bankruptcy court. How might that impact the travel burden on other NHL teams?

In a statement filed as part of the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy, former Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold alleges attempts by Jim Balsillie's legal representative to undermine the team as far back as 2005.

This afternoon the NHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the bid for the Phoenix Coyotes by Jerry Reinsdorf, while unanimously rejecting the application by Jim Balsillie.

As the hockey world settles in to hand out the yearly awards Vegas style, much is going on elsewhere. Key players need to be resigned, the draft approaches, and Jim Balsillie has a new tactic up his sleeve in his attempt to swashbuckle an NHL team off to his lair in Hamilton.

Jim Balsillie's hopes for a quick sale and relocation of the Phoenix Coyotes was denied by a court ruling today. His fight to acquire the team, however, is unlikely to be over.