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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Sportsnet is a bush league organization, but the real bad guy in this is the NHL. This does nothing but hurt Canadian hockey fans by giving a single company such a large monopoly over a product. There's more than money to think about in a deal like this, there's also a brand to protect. And Sportsnet has been terrible at trying to promote the NHL, they can't even get the friggen audio in sync for live games
I'd actually be for some kind of government legislation to be implemented for scenarios like this. It's anti-competitive, it will likely drive up the price to get all the channels you need to watch your home team, and you're essentially letting a single family dictate how Canadians can watch our national sport. This was a terrible day for hockey fans in this country
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Couldn't agree more with your comments. Pretty soon Rogers will own the whole country. They already own phone service, cable/satellite, sports teams, TV stations, news networks, radio stations, etc. If they charge a penny more for what I am currently recieving (hockey viewing wise) I will officially drop hockey and the NHL. I already have a problem with the NHL. Lockouts, over paid players, over priced merchandise, boring games, lack of rivalries, over priced tickets, etc. have all led to a distancing of NHL hockey for me. I will not accept paying more for a league that only values money. It makes me sad thinking how much the NHL is selling its soul for. HNIC as we knew it won't exist. Rogers has their dirty fingers involved and it will not be the same.