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BigDKane t1_iqu7sm3 wrote

Such a great 30 for 30 from ESPN. It was a very interesting film. Not sure how close it actually was, but they play it up like he was very very close to pulling it off.

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bigbigjohnson t1_iqufxtr wrote

Came here to say this, great episode and a fantastic story! Like how many times did he use the “ohh they forgot a zero on that cheque” excuse and kept the NHL strung along..

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Unlucky-Cake-6773 t1_iqwu501 wrote

It blows my mind that he showed up to the original deal without enough money and the previous owner sold anyway.

He was supposed to bring a certain amount and showed up with less than half and the original owner went through with the sale anyway.

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bigbigjohnson t1_iqxhypv wrote

So many red flags! And wasn’t it the Dallas Stars he tried to purchase first and they were like uhhh hell naw this guy ain’t legit?

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jacobjer t1_iquhcgy wrote

So many hockey stories would be great 30 for 30s - the concussion issue - could use lindros - patty L - and move to Crosby - good luck getting the nhl to participate though.

The Steve Moore incident the lead up and the legal aftermath would be another.

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canuck_11 t1_iqv23lv wrote

They introduced him as the new owner at a game and the crowd was chanting his name. Such a bizarre story.

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-Tom- t1_iqv3nlv wrote

I can't believe how few 30 for 30s are about hockey. I think only 3? (The 4th being all sports with the OJ chase thing).

I cant specifically think of any hockey stories to tell but it blows me away that there aren't more

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The_Long_Wait t1_iqvb2z6 wrote

There’s a scene in that 30 for 30 where he’s talking about staying awake through nights trying to come up with some excuse that he could use to hold them off for just a little longer, and it gives me the stress version of a contact high any time that I see it.

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Unlucky-Cake-6773 t1_iqw8sfa wrote

I loved that 30 for 30, but I dont think they made it seem like he was ever close to pulling it off.

He said in the interviews he was wide awake all night thinking of how he would come up with another excuse. The closest thing was one person said they heard another company was going to give him a few billion dollars in loans if he got a TV deal or something, but that would have just been kicking the can a bit since he could obviously not afford to pay that back

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BigDKane t1_iqwkrra wrote

Might have just been the vibe I was getting.

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