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Originally Posted by Soliak
I didn't grow up in Canada (Australia) but have lived in Vancouver among the worst casuals in the country IMO and this stuff is baffling. How can people possibly not understand that contracts can be back ended or front ended, with the cap hit averaged out, when discussions on the topic are held on TV, during games, in the office etc pretty much every day. It'd expect fans in Vancouver for example to know that's how contracts work over being able to name roster players exclusive of the Sedins.
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I don't know but I'd say for every informed hockey fan I meet outside this board, I'll encounter 10 more that don't follow the business side at all, like not even a little. If they do make a comment, it's usually something about players being paid too much or tickets being too expensive. They're 'fans' for something to do, not because they're passionate. It's especially bad in BC for that kind of thing. I know maybe one or two people I can actually have a legitimate discussion about the game, business side or otherwise. Yet I know dozens of people that appear to at least be following a team to some extent.