The ship has sailed on Ryan Reynolds being part of the next ownership group of the Ottawa Senators, Postmedia has learned.
Reynolds has told anybody who was called in the last two weeks that he’s simply not interested in joining another bid.
Reynolds, Bratty and Remington opted not make a $1-billion binding pitch at last week’s Monday deadline because an attempt to get “exclusive” negotiating rights with the National Capital Commission and the City of Ottawa for a new rink was turned down.Advertisement 4When the request was denied, the people at the Remington Group took time for sober second thoughts and walked away.
The other groups reached out to Reynolds because they knew what he could bring to the table from a marketing standpoint.Article content Reynolds planned to play a big role with the hockey franchise, especially in marketing. He wanted to make the Senators a global brand, just like he and partner Rob McElhenney have done with Wales-based Wrexham FC.
“ is trying to draw this out to get as much money as they can,” a league source told this newspaper Saturday. “My guess is they’re probably where offering counter-offers.Advertisement 7The source told this newspaper Saturday Andlauer, 57, a minority owner of the Montreal Canadiens, is “confident” that he’ll be anointed by the NHL, GSP and the Melnyk family and that he’ll emerge as the preferred bidder and close the deal to buy the Senators.
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