The rumours are true, Ryan Reynolds wants to buy the Ottawa Senators.
Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon asked Reynolds directly if the Canadian movie star was interested in purchasing the NHL club. Reynolds was firm in his response on Monday night.
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Forbes magazine valued the Senators at US$525 million in December 2021, about four months before former owner Eugene Melnyk died.
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The Melnyk estate has made it clear that the team will only be sold if the purchaser agrees to keep the team in Ottawa.
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Melnyk purchased the Senators in 2003 for US$92 million at a time when the franchise faced bankruptcy and a tenuous future in the nationB次元官网网址檚 capital.
The teamB次元官网网址檚 day-to-day operations has been handled by the board of directors since MelnykB次元官网网址檚 death.
