So a lot of the posts early on talk about how much money the owners and league make now and imply Bettman must be doing a good job because of it.
Is the NHL really doing well compared to its peers in the North American (or ever world) sports market? All of the leagues have been able to garner hugely ridiculous TV deals, so has the NHL done better/worse/par compared to those other leagues? All of the sports have convinced cities to finance arenas for their teams, has the NHL done better/worse/par in getting its teams new arenas?
These are honest questions I am hoping some of you nerds can dig into for me since I'm lazy. Because I think the thing that always needs to be remembered is that an entity can prosper in spite of a factor not because of it. Just wondering if that is part of the case here. Because in my mind, the NHL has not exactly been growing in market share for the North American market. So while everyone has gotten rich thanks to cable TV, I wonder of the long term feasibility of the model as the TV situation starts to erode these next few years.
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