Globe story about just how badly CBC effed up the negotiation. Bettman even offered to let CBC keep HNIC double headers, including Toronto or Montreal for the first game, and they'd figure out a price later - but they would have to give up the exclusivity and allow all games to be broadcast. CBC's hubris was such that they instead tried to dictate to the NHL, even after being told things were changing.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...2643/?page=all