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Originally Posted by Itse
This isn't going to happen and the NHL are fools if they think otherwise. The simple reason being, it would open up the pandoras box for everyone else also wanting a cut.
This goes double for IOC paying for player insurance. While not every sport has a league that could build a case for a cut of the profit, all athletes have a legitimate claim for insurance.
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No they aren't, as it is a perfectly reasonable request.
No other sport/business shuts down its operation for 3 weeks to allow its athletes to compete. They should share in the revenue for that reason alone. Add on the injury risk to a bunch of athletes that have guaranteed multi-million dollar contracts that have to be paid regardless of there physical abilities/limitations...and the insurance issue becomes pretty obvious as well.