^^^ Like I said, as a TV deal, it's a deal, and as proportionately small it is, I like it.
Where this argument divided, and it was before you jumped in, was that others were pointing to the deal as a major win for small southern or troubled franchises in the states.
It's simply not. They money doesn't equal, the share of viewers doesn't equal, and if we have to wait 50 years, it won't matter.
This is not the growing of television and sport. This is the digital age where providers are battling for content, which is why people are questioning the deal. We don't have 40 years to let the sport or the media grow. We've got maybe three before the next big thing comes.
It's a new paradigm, and while it's a positive step, it's like moving an inch closer from drowning in the pool.
This does not help Phoenix or Atlanta at all, and is only moderately interesting for the NHL in general.
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