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Originally Posted by fleury
IOC generates so much money from the Olympics. For winter olympics the marquee sport is hockey (arguably), so I think they should be paid considering the ridiculous money the IOC gets. The NHL knows what they're doing - the IOC is anything but a charity and the NHL knows that and they want a piece of that pie for their share of the sacrifice. Bettman is right.
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Of course he is, and I don't expect the NHL to settle on just these concessions. But this is a HUGE offer from the IOC