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Originally Posted by N-E-B
It’s a ratings game. The Oilers have a larger fan base and McDavid attracts the casual fan. Vancouver is a huge market compared to Calgary.
I don’t think potential of the teams or performance have anything to do with it. If that were the case the Oilers would have been dumped long ago.
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I think performance has a lot to do with it. Fans like winning teams and if the Flames were on top of the leagues standings on a regular basis, I would suspect average viewership goes up, which means more ad revenue, which also means money in the bank for network airing the games.
As for your point about the Oilers, yeah they’ve been bad for a while, there’s no doubt about that. But Sportsnet also signed a contract with them, so “dumping” a team isn’t an option regardless of how bad they are as they’re obligated to do so and by not doing so, it would seem like an easy way to be sued.