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Originally Posted by flameswin

I'm a little young, but this would be the second time they've lost national rights, correct?

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

...there was a time when TSN didn't have national game rights and wasn't as big a part of the NHL as you describe. End of the day, all this really means for hockey fans is a potential re-branding of the coverage we already know.

The talent will eventually end up where the work is, the same types of programs will get run, the same type of coverage will happen, we might just have to select a different channel on the remote.

For 4 seasons TSN wasn't on the national scene for NHL games, they just had regional rights to the Leafs and Habs. Sportsnet had the weeknight national package, usually on Tuesdays from 1998-99 to 2001-02. There was a youtube clip of Gord Miller on TSN's last NHL game in the spring of 98 where he said "we'll see you somewhere on the hockey trail." I wonder if he"ll say it again.