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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Funny thing is Steven Brunt was on 960 this morning discussing the turnaround for the Raptors after years of players not wanting to play in Canada. Believe it or not he said ESPN of all things was a big deal for players saying they really hate not being able to tune into ESPN at home. I doubt that carries as much weight in the NHL but it does show that even subtle differences between lifestyles can be a big deal to players when they have a choice where to play.
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Hmm, is it that they can't tune in on ESPN, or that their games are never shown on ESPN (ie. raptors never get the big primetime game events on holiday's, etc, for the big national broadcast games).
So the player doesn't get national exposure in the US, not to mention not having their family & friends be able to watch and follow them and their season.