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transplant99 · 05-22-2020, 03:14 PM

Its hardly a poor decision.

There is a real possibility that there is no NHL next season.

They have most of this season already in the books, but the TV revenue is not. So best to gather what money you can, and then figure out the future after that.

Its estimated that if the league doesnt play another game this year...they lose out on 1.2 billion dollars. Playing a post season without fans should at least recoup about 60% of that.

A poor decision would be NOT trying to get that.

Its still a long ways from reality with a myriad of hurdles to overcome, but trying to get it done is as good a decision as could be made at this point.

05-22-2020, 03:14 PM	#912
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	Its hardly a poor decision. There is a real possibility that there is no NHL next season. They have most of this season already in the books, but the TV revenue is not. So best to gather what money you can, and then figure out the future after that. Its estimated that if the league doesnt play another game this year...they lose out on 1.2 billion dollars. Playing a post season without fans should at least recoup about 60% of that. A poor decision would be NOT trying to get that. Its still a long ways from reality with a myriad of hurdles to overcome, but trying to get it done is as good a decision as could be made at this point.