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Originally Posted by moon
He said it was apocalyptic? Sounded more like the he said the Flames and Oilers have/will express concerns about the effect on their TV markets and revenue loss from loss of fans to the Jets. Seems exactly what they would do as they would be effected in both areas.
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Yes, but Francis is an idiot, and you would be wise to ignore what he says.
The Flames and Oilers have 10-year deals with Sportsnet that goes through 2019-2020. The risk in splitting the region is Rogers', not ours.
Any hit the Flames/Oilers take in merchandising will be offset by gains made in sales of Winnipeg gear - merchandising revenues are split evenly across the league, which Francis conveniently ignores.
So really, Francis is just making wild assumptions to troll for a reaction, and you fell for it.