Monday, June 22, 2009

Disputes Between Lightnings Ownership

In the St.Petersburgh Times, John Romano reports about the dispute between Oren Koules and Len Barrie, the two owners of the Tampa Bay Lightnings. According to Romano, the conflicts between these two men are much bigger than we might of thought to the point where they are requesting a meeting tomorrow with the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to find out who may have the authority to make decisions for the team.

It is said that Koules wants to keep Brian Lawton as GM and trade Lecavalier in order to get rid of his huge contract. On the other hand, Barrie does not support Lawton and wants to build the team around Vincent Lecavalier.

Romano urges the Lightnings and Gary Bettman to resolve this problem quickly since they only have 10 days before July 1st when Lecavalier's no-trade clause contract will come into effect.

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