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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Was a terrible move by management to sign a 10 year deal back then. Canadiens deal comes up every few years and I'm sure keeps going up and up. Meanwhile the Flames (and Oilers) are back getting paid 2010 dollars. Will be a double whammy if the rights bubble pops before the deals end and the Flames get the short stick on the deal again.
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The Canadiens are the Canadiens. The Flames are a small market team with crappy ratings. They wouldn't have much leverage to ask for more money every three years.