The thought crossed my mind that if indeed the Pats were sold, it conceivably could have an impact on how little Lang has done so far. Think about it; nearly every contending team in the eastern conference has made a reasonably big splash. The Pats have not. Could it be that an outgoing owner might want a few home game receipts to offset costs and maybe put a little in the jeans? Could it be that direction was given is to stand pat and try to make playoffs? Just random thoughts.
From signals being put out there, the likelihood of selling much at this point appears slim. With a home game tomorrow a trade for a top 6 forward and another d-man should have been done by now. Particularly if it would involve roster players. Although it's been strangely quiet league wide with only two trades up on the trade tracker. But again with most contending teams strengthening up, the Pats appear to be falling behind in that regard.
I could wrong about the situation but with less than 24 hours till close, if anything happens it will have to be a deadline deal.