I had heard that TSN wasn't interested in the Flames or Oilers and as a result, Rogers was lowballing them (that was a few months ago so things may have changed).
For fans outside the Flames market, it's better that Sportsnet gets it as you'll get more national games. Lately, when you look at an 82-game schedule, generally about 30 games are available nationally (with a handful of regional games getting picked up across the country). With TSN, national games would be locked into the 18-20 range since regional games would have to stay region.
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