> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # FTB: Ownership drama is good for the team, right? - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-news-chat-nhl-news-mlse-sale/ - Published: 2023-07-07T10:00:57.000Z - Updated: 2023-07-07T11:21:17.000Z - Description: Your place to stop and chat about the Leafs, NHL, kittens, tacos, and whatever else you want. - Author: Adam Selvig - Tags: From The Branches Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans! It's a Friday in August *\[editor's note: we're not sure how to break the news to Adam that it's still only July\]* so that means there's probably a lot less of you than usual reading this, but that's ok! It's time for vacations, or switching to a night-based lifestyle to avoid the horrible, horrible, sun. So, the big on-ice news is Ilya Samsonov filing for arbitration with the team, [which we covered yesterday](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-salary-arbitration-call-in-els-renora/), and today we get some off-ice news with a good old ownership fight! You can read up on the details [over at the Hockey News if you want.](https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/news/report-telecom-giants-bell-and-rogers-initiate-challenge-against-tanenbaums-proposed-sale-of-maple-leafs-parent-mlse?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) To sum it up nicely: Bell & Rogers don't like that Larry Tannenbaum is making an end run around their deal that Bell & Rogers get first dibs on any shares that Tannenbaum is going to sell. Tannenbaum isn't selling his shares *directly* but selling off some of a holding company that happens to own shares of MLSE. > Last month, Tanenbaum informed Rogers and Bell about his intention to generate $400 million through the sale of a 20% portion in Kilmer Sports Inc., a holding company under family control. The buyer for this stake would be the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System pension plan. Kilmer Sports currently possesses a 25% ownership of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), Tanenbaum serving as the chairman. The remaining 75% is evenly divided between Rogers and Bell, who jointly operate a holding company. This is seen as unfair in their eyes, but it also may cause issues if Tannenbaum goes to directly sell his stakes, which would mean Rogers & Bell would have to match the $8 Billion valuation this current sale prices the company at. To compare, the Ottawa Senators sold for $950 million, and a couple years ago the Pittsburgh Penguins were sold for $900 million. Do Rogers & Bell not want such a high valuation because they want to sell off some shares to make a bit of extra money? There's nothing better for a team rebranding itself on the ice than some drama off. Go off-season! Here's some news to talk about. It's both worked and not worked with one year deals for players. [5 NHL reclamation projects the Maple Leafs can swing for the fences withAs free agency slows down the Leafs still have a number of contract sp…![](https://theleafsnation.com/apple-touch-icon.png)Jon SteitzerTheLeafsNation![](https://theleafsnation.com/_next/image?url=https://publish.theleafsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/07/USATSI_20256035-scaled.jpg&w=1200&q=75)](https://theleafsnation.com/news/5-nhl-reclamation-projects-maple-leafs-swing-fences?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Anze Kopitar is staying in LA for two more years. [Kings sign captain Anze Kopitar to two-year contract extensionThe LA Kings have signed captain Anze Kopitar to a two-year contract extension with an average value of $7 million.![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/sn_favicon.ico)| July 6, 2023, 5:05 PMSportsnet![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AnzeKopitar.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/kings-sign-captain-anze-kopitar-to-two-year-contract-extension/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Red Wings player agreed to end a contract with two more years and $4 million to try and find a better fit on a new team. [Travis Yost: Can Filip Zadina be saved? | TSNFilip Zadina’s days in Detroit are numbered. That means it’s open season for any team interested in the No. 6 overall pick from 2018\. But can he be salvaged? Travis Yost has more.![](https://www.tsn.ca/content/dam/sports/images/favicon/tsn/apple-touch-icon.png)Travis YostTSN![](https://www.tsn.ca/content/dam/tsn/en/home/images/2022/4/5/filip-zadina-1-1781447-1661880601076.jpeg)](https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/travis-yost-can-filip-zadina-be-saved-1.1981504?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) RUMBLINGS! > Hearing rumblings of big changes at Rogers Sports & Media this summer, on air and behind the scenes > > — Adam Seaborn (@AHBSeaborn) [July 6, 2023](https://twitter.com/AHBSeaborn/status/1677031644929171461?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Will Ron MacLean finally be shown the door? New panelists next season? Play by play announcers you'll want to listen to? Let's hope so. Almost a week into free agency and some of the bigger names are still on the market. Patrick Kane, unsigned. Vladimir Tarasenko? Well, he changed agents. [Free agent Vladimir Tarasenko hires new agents amid search for new NHL contractFree-agent winger Vladimir Tarasenko has found himself some new representation, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday.![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/sn_favicon.ico)| July 5, 2023, 1:45 PMSportsnet![](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/tarasenko1280-1040x572.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/free-agent-vladimir-tarasenko-hires-new-agents-amid-search-for-new-nhl-contract/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Enjoy your day everyone!