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Originally Posted by Underdog
I don't understand how Brunt thinks the 6 other Canadian teams would be against a team in Winnipeg because it take a "slice of their pie"? We can argue about the long-term viability of the Winnipeg market until we're blue in the face, but there is no doubt Winnipeg is a better market than Phoenix right now. And having a team in Winnipeg instead of Phoenix means the 6 other Canadian teams get to keep more money by sending less to the revenue sharing pot. Right?
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Brunt is an idiot who thinks it is 1987. Before 1988, the Canadian TV deals were split between Canadian teams only. Brunt seems to be convinced that this is still the case, when in fact, all national TV deals are split between the 30 teams equally. So no, Winnipeg is not going to cost the Canadian teams money.
As far as revenue sharing goes, every single revenue projection I've ever seen for a Winnipeg team relies on revenue sharing. So no, Winnipeg isn't likely to save the other teams anything.