Just to give some examples of what the NHL was looking at...
Snoop Dog is $75k, that's reasonable for a weekend like this. I don't know what people consider good acts for an intermission performance but just to give you an idea of "major" acts that you may think should be tossed in there to make the event more legit:
Dave Matthews Band, Justin Timberlake, Justin Beiber, Madonna, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi just to name a few are all listed as $1mil+. And I suspect even if they spent that money there's some names on that list that would have many on CP groaning and making the exact same "Couldn't they splurge for a decent, relevant act" comments.
The act booking game is a lot different than I suspect some think it is. You don't get to just phone up U2 or Bruce Springsteen on a weekend event that probably only turns a couple million in profit, lol.
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