Look at the hawks record before their ownership change and look at it after the ownership change.
Look at the trades that have happened that have totally turned franchises around after ownership changes like dallas.
Look at the penalty minutes during burke's tenure as maple leaf GM for the leafs and compare to when he is not there. Look at how the leafs made the playoffs after the ownership change.
When stuff like this happens you realize some owners have more power then others and you can see it in the team results. Some owners make things happen simply with there presence. Some work there ass off for nothing.