Idle Speculation: New Team For The Rose Garden?

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Here's one from the Idle Speculation desk:

Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen has expressed some interest before in bringing a National Hockey League team here.

And this news about the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes' bankruptcy and search for a new home certainly makes one wonder given the Rose Garden's need to fill dates whether Allen might find a way to throw his wallet into the mix.

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