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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Can you post an article about the financial impact (or lack of), genuine interest.
Perhaps you are correct. If so then that is a sad thing IMO.
I wonder if the NHL is looking at Europe as a viable expansion.
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No actual dollar figures, unfortunately, but some of the general complaints are mentioned here:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...d-gary-bettman
I do recall a lot of talk prior to the Sochi agreement being reached by insiders who were being fed tidbits from the owners that they haven't realized much, if any, financial benefit. Several teams felt it actually hurt their business by shutting down for 2-3 weeks in a prime part of the season.