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Originally Posted by Thunderball
Everyone would be a lot better off with a major American TV contract.
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True, and I'd be better off winning the lottery. I'd say the odds of either happening anytime soon are even. The thing is, I don't alter my lifestyle and plan ahead for the winning ticket like the NHL does.
What has ever suggested that the average American sports fan will come around to hockey? Why do people still think this is going to happen? The league is like a hundred years old. They don't want to watch it. A nationally televised playoff game would be beat in the ratings by an old episode of Party of 5. What network in their right mind would want to pay for something like that?
I'm not saying give up on getting new fans, but they aren't everything. Far as I can tell they should be more concerned about keeping the old ones at this point.