Stan Kroenke wants to be an owner of the St. Louis Rams. Professional football. License to print money. Stadium subsidies all around. The biggest public trough around.
It makes sense, really.
But first, according to the Denver Business Journal, Kroenke will have to sell the Colorado Avalanche (NHL) and the Denver Nuggets (NBA). Maybe it's doable, but the DBJ says that Kroenke will retain ownership of the building the two teams play in and the regional sports network they appear on.
To show he still loves ya, Denver, he is expected to remain owner of the Colorado Rapids of the MLS.
So who will own the Avalanche, should this deal come to pass? And more importantly, who will want to own the team and then pay rent on the building? Will Kroenke retain concession rights? Can the new team owners get out of their deal on Altitude to see if the Fox Rocky Mountain regional network can do better?
Ah the offseason is shaping up to be an interesting one. Outside bids to move the team? Whether they will be accepted or not, I would not be surprised to see outside bids from, say, Kansas City, Quebec City or Salt Lake City.
Why? Because strange things can happen at any time in hockey. Let's see how this one plays out.
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