It looks to finally be official. The Tampa Bay Lightning sale has been approved by the NHL. Something that should be a relief to the Bettman and the rest of the league.
Boston businessman Jeff Vinik will take over the team from the semi-disfunctional Oren Koules and Len Barrie who have seemingly been fueding since they purchased the oft-sold franchise.
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The Barrie-Koules group spent a ton of money and didn't generate tons of results for the Lightning. Though they haven't been bad, they haven't duplicated the success the team had under the late Bill Davidson either.
The one thing this does do is hopefully bring some stability. Though the Lightning are not among the teams on that "List" of potential movers, this should make sure that they are Tampa for a long, long time. The official announcement is expected when the Bettman is in Tampa on Friday.
Here is an interview with Vinik from when the planned sale was announced. Thanks Fox13 Tampa Bay.
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