In summarizing the loan the penguins received as part of the Check Protection Program, the large amount stands out: $ 4,821,785.
It is what the owner of the franchise, Lemieux Group LP, received in emergency aid from the federal government in early August. The group is, the New York Post reported Sunday, the only major U.S. sports team to receive a dime.
The other 122 members of the cohort, depending on whether the LA Lakers’ “attempt” to get into the first round of action is taken into account, all seem to have said, “No, we’re fine.”
Why and how do penguins end up alone on PPP Island? Could they need the money so badly? Were the red flags of public relations raised elsewhere lost or ignored? Did they go up at all? Are they smarter and smarter than other sports-owned castes?
They could be some of these things. It could be anything. But if you are …