Written by yours truly, the Chief Justice of Idiots. For those who can handle complete sentences, check out David Shoalts’s article from the Globe and Mail
For simplicity sake, here are the important points to note from today’s court proceedings in Balsillie v. Bettman:
Instant analysis: Call me a pessimist if you must, but I have the strangest hunch that the mediation ordered by the Judge may not have the positive outcome that Judge Baum is hoping for. Maybe it’s the obvious animosity between the chief protagonists, Bettman and Balsillie, or maybe it’s the public acrimony between everyone involved, but I just don’t see them coming to a decision that doesn’t involve the banging of a Judge’s gavel.
It looks like the first hurdle that Team Balsillie has to overcome will be the ownership question, and that will be decided May 27. After that, Balsillie still needs the Judge to rule against the NHL’s relocation provisions, which even if it happens, will undoubtedly be appealed by the NHL.
Given that both sides targetted June 29 as a date when this issue needs to be resolved by, I think a lot will need to happen in the next 6 weeks for that date to be met. If Balsille proves successful during the first two acts of this melodrama, and the NHL appeals as I expect would happen, could we be faced with the situation of the NHL having to put the Coyotes franchise into hiatus for one year?
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