This has been lingering forever...hopefully someone will buy the team already. All reports say the buyer will not move the team.
Thursday, August 08, 2013 Two groups in bidding for Devils, could be done “quickly”; Report NHL plans takeover “not accurate”
Contary to a report in Forbes today, the NHL has no plans to take over the New Jersey Devils.
In fact, a source with knowledge of the ownership process said a deal to complete the sale of the team to one of two bidding groups could be completed “quickly” and estimated it could be only a matter of days. Another source said that timetable might be overly optimistic, but that the process is “close” to wrapping up.
“I haven’t seen the Forbes report, but if the suggestion is we’re going to take over the Devils, which is what I’ve heard the report says, it’s not accurate,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said today following a Yankee Stadium news conference to promote the two outdoor games to be played there – Devils vs. Rangers on Sunday, Jan. 26 (12:30 p.m.) and Islanders vs. Rangers on Wednesday, Jan. 29 (7:30 p.m.)
Although Forbes reported that a group headed by attorney Andrew Barroway had dropped out of the bidding, two sources insisted that group was still heavily involved and trying to buy the team. That group has already invested more than $30 million in the Devils in beginning the process of buying at least a controlling share of the team from current owner Jeff Vanderbeek.
Barroway’s group has competition, however, from the Philadelphia 76ers ownership group, headed by investment banker Josh Harris, three sources have confirmed. - See more at: http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/comments/two_groups_bidding_to_buy_devils_bettman_report_nhl_planning_to_take_over_team_not_accurate/#sthash.O6a2XFHS.dpuf