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Originally Posted by Tinordi
The value of the contract is specifically tied to the number of Canadian teams. It would be the height of incompetence to not protect yourself against relocation risk if you're Rogers. Almost 100% certain there's a clause in the contract on both the number and composition of Canadian teams triggering the contract the be renegotiated (by both sides).
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So what? Flames bring in practically the lowest TV ratings of all Canadian teams. You can argue Rogers would be happy to get more Leafs, Habs, Oilers, or Canucks games aired in the place of the Flames as Calgarians that watch hockey would simply turn to the Oilers or another team. The ratings would in likeliness go up if they replaced Flames national broadcasted games with other Canadian teams.