Sports Illustrated came out today with a link-bait piece rating the best and worst owners in professional sports, and when it came to the NHL section, look what we find:
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"No offense" to Sports Illustrated, but a creaking dinosaur of a sports rag rehashing a two-year old obsolete storyline doesn't make for insightful analysis.
And where did this "30 local investors" idea come from? The Predators ownership group consists of 10 individuals, including the discredited "Boots" Del Biaggio. Perhaps SI is thinking of the Edmonton Investors Group, which saved the Oilers from leaving town back in the late 90's, and more aptly fits the description of " a panicked consortium of 30 local investors put together a deal to keep the team from moving." At least if you're going to bash the Preds for being a small market team with group ownership, you could at least pick the right history to work from.