BOG May Be Talking Panthers Sale Today

from George Richards of On Frozen Pond, Got a tip late Tuesday night that the Florida Panthers sale to the Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. is not only not dead, but could be voted on Wednesday. The NHL’s Board of Governors is meeting in Chicago this week with the sale of the Panthers from the Alan Cohen ownership group to the SPAC apparently on the agenda.... We will see what happens on Wednesday. Bill Torrey is in Chicago representing the Panthers; others may be up there as well. Andrew Murstein, who led the charge for the SPAC, has previously been reported as the new face of the ownership group.... f Murstein comes in to run the team, I would think Randy Sexton staying on as general manager is probably unlikely (yes, I wrote today I thought he was keeping the job). Murstein is reportedly close to former New York Rangers/Islanders GM Neil Smith, who I have been told is one of a handful of finalists for the job as it stands today. more