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Down Goes Brown:
PLAYERS:
Wayne Gretzky,
Phil Kessel,
Taylor Hall,
Jordan Eberle,
Rick Dudley,
Claude Lemieux,
Gary Bettman
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks
The new owner gets his first lookat the Mike Komisarek contract.The slow-moving saga that is the sale of the Toronto Maple Leafs received an unexpected jolt late last week with speculation that Wayne Gretzky could have a role with a new ownership group.Initial reports indicated that Gretzky had been approached by one or more potential buyers. Gretzky briefly seemed to confirm that, before later backtracking and denying any involvement in a deal. Confusion reigned, with various insiders trying to interpret Gretzky's words to figure out what, if anything, was really going on. And once all the smoke cleared, it seemed like the whole thing may have been one big false alarm.But why let reality spoil the fun? After all, the mere rumour of Gretzky's involvement was enough to get hockey fans thinking: What if The Great One were to invest in the Maple Leafs? What kind of impact would he have on one of the league's most storied franchises?The best guess is that Gretzky's arriv...
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