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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I think TV money drying up will be the biggest story over the next decade. ESPN is making headlines right now with their huge losses due to cord cutting and the resulting loss of carriage fees. RSNs don't make as many headlines, but their losses should be mirroring ESPN. I'd suspect the next wave of local TV deals to have some serious market corrections in the US, and some smaller, independent RSNs may fold if they can't pay out the lucrative rights deals.
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The other thing to consider: The union is expected to go to war once this CBA expires. Ostensibly, eliminating escrow will be the stated concern, but that would take about three seconds to do if they were so inclined. The NHLPA is going to be trying to find a way to break the cap system entirely. So on multiple fronts, the future landscape is undefined.