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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
1. You're saying the same thing I am. Local TV rights are owned by teams. National rights by the NHL. That's it, end of discussion. Teams can negotiate their own local deals, hence TSN having Jets and Leafs and Canadiens home games. National deals, no. So Las Vegas can negotiate its own TV deal, but again, do you really think TV networks in Vegas will shell out huge cash? No is almost certainly the answer.
2. People in Toronto watching a Las Vegas game will be giving ratings...to the TV station in Ontario. That doesn't help the rating in Las Vegas, at all, in any way, shape or form. And from the reverse perspective, Canadian viewership does not count towards US TV ratings. So it doesn't matter if Joe from Toronto or Dbag from Vancouver watches Canucks-Vegas, it doesn't help the TV rating in Las Vegas. Low ratings = low broadcasting fees.
3. Las Vegas has more entertainment options than anywhere on earth. So hockey would be in addition to the many options already out there. How many people do you think are just gonna want to randomly see a hockey game between two random teams it has no attachment to? Works better for boxing or MMA because someone getting the crap beaten out of them is somebody getting the crap beaten out of them. Attending Panthers-Vegas randomly is not going to happen very often. Most of the people attending games in Vegas from outside Vegas will likely have planned to do so.
4. Every NHL team can have ads. What makes you think Vegas will be so massive? If the franchise is advertising hockey, it's only generating revenue if people show up....which again, guess what? Every NHL team does it. Ad space they sell in arena for boards or whatever is dependant on views (TV and in arena). Hence why the Leafs and Canadiens and Rangers make more than anyone in that department. Ad money is generatied on the basis of how often it will be seen. Again, without a sold out building a big TV ratings, they can't charge whatever they want for ad space. Supply and demand.
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you seem to only be reading what you want from what im saying. Also you say im saying what you are saying... Funny, I said it first. LOL
You are missing my point and i think i have been pretty clear on how I view this.
We disagree.. ? I guess.. Lets move on..