Boots’ fiasco might be a blessing
What is bad news for the Predators in the short term may be good news over the long haul. Like many local hockey fans, I haven’t been pleased to see coverage about the Preds’ ownership situation following a series of lawsuits filed against team minority owner Boots Del Biaggio.
Many cynics of Del Biaggio’s involvement in last year’s franchise sale were quick to claim that the California businessman would ship the Preds to Kansas City at his first opportunity. As Ken Whitehouse and others have pointed out this week, that fate looks increasingly unlikely with each passing media cycle, as legal actions against Del Biaggio continue to pour in.
While no one who roots for the Preds is happy to see another offseason where any level of instability emerges in the team’s ownership group, it may ultimately prove to be a blessing for Del Biaggio to be replaced by someone with fewer motives and, ideally, a local address.
