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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/devils_feeling_heat_nIVGW6G4UyBYpbR6F9zLeO?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business

Despite the team’s unexpected postseason run to the Eastern Conference finals, owner Jeff Vanderbeek, months after he began looking for a co-owner to help bail him out of an overdue $80 million debt, still hasn’t found that angel investor.

And the July 1 deadline is looming ever closer.

Beginning on that date, lenders can force the team into default.

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I love the unnamed source -

“Winning doesn’t change the value,” a source said, especially since the team already has a good long-term media deal with the MSG Network.

“Playoff appearances are random,” another source said. “I don’t think anything that can happen on the ice changes the story.”

What a load of horse sh!t. Winning and playoffs = making more money. Not rocket science.

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I love the unnamed source -

What a load of horse sh!t. Winning and playoffs = making more money. Not rocket science.

They mean more money now but they have little effect on the value of a non-controlling 50% stake in the team. An extra $10 million to Vanderbeek is not going to solve the debt problems.

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Actually, I think it was the Knicks who were feeling the heat from, well, the Heat.

But clearly the Devils are in some deep financial sh!t...we'll find out just how deep soon enough. In the meantime I'm going to enjoy this run while it lasts and not think about this situation.

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Devils doing well and the Rangers on the verge of elimination? Rerun the same doomsday article again.

This.

Just like how their sources said Zach would be gone by trade deadline.. 2 days before, all of a sudden there is a rushed article about some mystery investors saving the day and keeping Zach (after Lou announced Zach was staying).. 2 weeks later, another article about how the investors backed out when they found out about the routine investigation that anyone buying a team would have known about beforehand (but apparently they had no idea and Jeff didn't tell them, in the hopes that the NHL would forget to do their routine procedure)

Can't wait to see what they make up next!!

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Typical NY Post, trying to stir sh!t up.

This.

Devils doing well and the Rangers on the verge of elimination? Rerun the same doomsday article again.

And This.

They just need to find a way to make us look bad even when we're succeeding.

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Whether you like it or not the fact that there is no denial from JVB is telling. Not good at all.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

JVB put out his statement long ago. He doesn't need to respond to every silly update from the only source that is pushing this. You may get an update or a status quo, but it won't be telling either way.

Where there's smoke there is fire may be a phrase that should be retired with 24 hour news cycles and the internet. :lol:

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Whether you like it or not the fact that there is no denial from JVB is telling. Not good at all.

Where there is smoke there is fire.

That's fine, but a lot of teams go through this. Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Dallas, St Louis, Phoenix, etc. The NHL works hard to keep these teams where they are and to make the situation work. It's not even close to the doomsday predictions people come up with. More than likely, JVB is going to have to accept that he's going to need to allow a new part owner to make decisions with the team if he wants someone to help with the debt.

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That's fine, but a lot of teams go through this. Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Dallas, St Louis, Phoenix, etc. The NHL works hard to keep these teams where they are and to make the situation work. It's not even close to the doomsday predictions people come up with. More than likely, JVB is going to have to accept that he's going to need to allow a new part owner to make decisions with the team if he wants someone to help with the debt.

That's how i see this and really this should be filed in the "sh!t that we can't do anything about" part our brains unless someone here has that much money.

I don't think it's a doomsday scenario but it's far from ideal.

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That's how i see this and really this should be filed in the "sh!t that we can't do anything about" part our brains unless someone here has that much money.

I don't think it's a doomsday scenario but it's far from ideal.

Agreed.

Besides, they have enough of my money at this point hahaha.

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There are so many damn variables to this it's straight up annoying,

I agree this is the same story over and over. nothing new here.

I was reading in an article the other day the average fan spends 8 dollars outside the arena( on average) and 13-16 dollars inside the aren(on average). Times this by the 18,711 tickets printed....( not saying sold, printed)

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