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Old 04-24-2011, 10:21 AM   #1592
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
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.
I 100% agree that Francis is an idiot but fail to see how having more games pushed to Sportsnet Flames is a good thing for the Flames or its fans.
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