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I'll pop the champagne when Bettman announces the deal is complete.
 

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Pretty much a grasp at straws from what I can tell .... I think they'll be hard pressed to get anything related to open meetings, although i'm sure this isn't the end of the theater
 

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It was pretty predictable that the injunction wouldn't be granted

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/06/08/court-denies-golwater-institute.html

It seems like the real play by goldwater is what they did last time ... just enough stress and paperwork to try and scare off investors - they've stated that they will challenge the vot if it passes

just not sure on what grounds they'd be able to win a challenge and it seems like the league has a little bit more stomach for a fight this time around .... also, it seems like the league can hold the finalization of the sale until the dust settles as the money to finalize the agreement isn't exactly tied to the lease - it just makes the investment attractive

MH needed to sell bonds to complete the sale - goldwater was able to just scream loud enough to make bond buyers nervous (not to mention other potential issues with bonds) - these bond owners wouldn't be vested into the team, just the financing of the deal with regular bond owner rights

This time the capital is in place as long as the investors remain confident - while them screaming could shake some confidence, the league can rebuild that confidence by fighting back against goldwater and forcing their hand

either way, it's still very early in what will be a fairly long process - which is why linking back to the original post you're not going to see a lot of emotion and reaction at every step of the process

there is fatigue in place - when it's done it will be done and then people can react one way or another .... until that point it's kind of a waste of energy
 
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