Postmedia has previously reported that seven groups are interested in purchasing the National Hockey League franchise.
“We’ve watched you cringe when talking about that turkey of a film. Great concept, brutal execution,” Willis wrote in the column posted Monday. “That sums up the Senators’ potential as a sports and real-estate play: attractive idea, insanely difficult to execute.”
Calling Reynolds desire to be part of the winning bid a “fan boy obsession” is over the top because he’s serious about this and has maintained connections to the city after spending part of his youth in Vanier. While the Senators have missed the playoffs for six straight years, they realized another goal of playing games that mattered down the stretch of the regular season, and it paid off as the club reported the largest increase in ticket sales in the 32-team NHL during the 2022-23 campaign.
The Senators are an attractive commodity because of the possibility of a move downtown to LeBreton Flats or Bayview Yards, a site suggested by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.“The economics of the arena don’t change if the Senators move to a potential new home at a site such as the LeBreton Flats, near Parliament Hill,” Willis wrote. “Government rules will still prevent lobbyists from treating political players to rink-side seats.
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