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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Really? Damn, why does the NHL make so many bad marketing decisions? Its just short term gain dollars for the owners, at the expense of the game and its fans.
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The NHL? What does the NHL have to do with junior hockey in the CHL and the TV companies? Do they have first dibs on what gets shown on the networks or something?
That aside though, these contracts were probably signed before the start of the season and I don't think they expected all 7 Canadian teams to get shut out of the play offs. I mean, take last year for example. There was us, the Canucks, the Habs, the Sens and the Jets all in post season action. Us and the Habs got past round 1. How much market would there have been for people wanting to watch junior hockey with so much Canadian interest in the NHL play offs? Very little I'd imagine.