In these "fool me once" times it is easy to understand why most are approaching these sessions with expectations in check...I however am hopeful at least a few of the walls which have been blocking progress will be chipped away...
I will have another blog coming, but in the meantime Forbes Magazine has done their annual estimates of team worth, and make no mistake about it, team worth is at the heart of this lockout...Year to year these teams make some money, but it is when they sell a team an owner can see the most back.
Here is Forbes' List found
HERE
Teams Losing Money in Bold. One team which actually barely made money was the NJ Devils, but remember...they had 4 ROUNDS of Playoff tickets! Best deal on this list is obviously the St. Louis Blues at 30. St Louis is a strong hockey town and has a great young core of players..They just happened to have been sold at a cheap price recently.
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
Team value: $1billion
Owners: Rogers Communications, Bell Canada
Revenue 2011-12: $200 million
Operating income 2011-12: $81.9 million
2. NY Rangers
Team value: $750 million
Owner: Madison Square Garden, Inc.
Revenue 2011-12: $199 million
Operating income 2011-12: $74 million
3. Montreal Canadiens
Team value: $575 million
Owner: Molson Family
Revenue 2011-12: $169 million
Operating income 2011-12: $51.6 million
4. Chicago Blackhawks
Team value: $350 million
Owner: Rocky Wirtz
Revenue 2011-12: $125 million
Operating income 2011-12: $20.5 million
5. Boston Bruins
Team value: $348 million
Owner: Jeremy Jacobs
Revenue 2011-12: $129 million
Operating income 2011-12: $14.2 million
6. Detroit Red Wings
Team value: $346 million
Owners: Michael and Marian Ilitch
Revenue 2011-12: $128 million
Operating income 2011-12: $20.8 million
7. Vancouver Canucks
Team value: $342 million
Owner: Aquilini Family
Revenue 2011-12: 143 million
Operating income 2011-12: $30.4 million
8. Philadelphia Flyers
Team value: $336 million
Owner: Comcast Spectacor
Revenue 2011-12: $124 million
Operating income 2011-12: $10.9 million
9. Pittsburgh Penguins
Team value: $288 million
Owner: Mario Lemieux, Ron Burkle
Revenue 2011-12: $120 million
Operating income 2011-12: $9.1 million
10. Los Angeles Kings
Team value: $276 million
Owner: Philip Anschutz
Revenue 2011-12: $120 million
Operating income 2011-12: $1.8 million
11. Washington Capitals
Team value: $250 million
Owner: Ted Leonsis
Revenue 2011-12: $106 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$1.0 million
12. Calgary Flames
Team value: $245 million
Owner: Calgary Flames L.P.
Revenue 2011-12: $117 million
Operating income 2011-12: $11 million
13. Dallas Stars
Team value: $240 million
Owner: Tom Gaglardi
Revenue 2011-12: $100 million
Operating income 2011-12: $3 million
14. Edmonton Oilers
Team value: $225 million
Owner: Daryl Katz
Revenue 2011-12: $106 million
Operating income 2011-12: $16.2 million
15. San Jose Sharks
Team value: $223 million
Owner: Kevin Compton
Revenue 2011-12: $101 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$0.9 million
16. Ottawa Senators
Team value: $220 million
Owner: Eugene Melnyk
Revenue 2011-12: $113 million
Operating income 2011-12: $14.5 million
17. Minnesota Wild
Team value: $218 million
Owners: Craig Leipold, Philip Falcone
Revenue 2011-12: $99 million
Operating revenue 2011-12: -$3.9 million
18. Colorado Avalanche
Team value: $210 million
Owner: Stan Kroenke
Revenue 2011-12: $91 million
Operating income 2011-12: $4.5 million
19. New Jersey Devils
Team value: $205 million
Owners: Jeffrey Vanderbeek, Ray Chambers
Revenue 2011-12: $122 million
Operating income 2011-12: $2.8 million
20. Winnipeg Jets
Team value: $200 million
Owner: True North Sports & Entertainment
Revenue 2011-12: $105 million
Operating income 2011-12: $13.3 million
21. Anaheim Ducks
Team value: $192 million
Owners: Henry and Susan Samueli
Revenue 2011-12: $91 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$10.8 million
22. Buffalo Sabres
Team value: $175 million
Owner: Terrence Pegula
Revenue 2011-12: $95 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$10.4 million
23. Tampa Bay Lightning
Team value: $174 million
Owner: Jeffrey Vinik
Revenue 2011-12: $88 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$13.1 million
24. Florida Panthers
Team value: $170 million
Team owner: Cliff Viner
Revenue 2011-12: $87 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$12 million
25. Nashville Predators
Team value: $167 million
Owner: Thomas Cigarran
Revenue 2011-12: $88 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$3.4 million
26. Carolina Hurricanes
Team value: $162 million
Owner: Peter Karmanos Jr
Revenue 2011-12: $85 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$9.4 million
27. New York Islanders
Team value: $155 million
Owner: Charles Wang
Revenue 2011-12: $66 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$16 million
28. Columbus Blue Jackets
Team value: $145 million
Owners: John P. McConnell, Nationwide
Revenue 2011-12: $85 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$18.7 million
29. Phoenix Coyotes
Team value: $134 million
Owner: National Hockey League
Revenue 2011-12: $83 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$20.6 million
30. St. Louis Blues
Team value: $130 million
Owner: Tom Stillman
Revenue 2011-12: $89 million
Operating income 2011-12: -$10 million 
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