If those scenarios fail, moving the team is possible. Rumors are flying about with whom team ownership is talking. And when you speak about one, you could be jeopardizing others that we're working on. Roy Sommer, employed by the Sharks as coach of the T-blades, is in limbo. The Sharks may or may not change affiliates to the Kansas City Blades of the financially strapped International league.
Minor leagues are in trouble.
They're in trouble all over the place. As for what happened in the playoffs, Sommer applauded the play of the Bears. Home-ice advantage meant little because of paltry crowds and what Sommer saw as two botched calls that went against his team. They were very patient, and the pressure was on us. And we couldn't handle this role, this position, well.