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Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov
Bettman should have been punted to the sun when he gave the national contract to a 3rd tier amateur sports network like Sportsnet.
Set back the NHL a decade with that idiotic move.
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The national contract is with ESPN. Sportsnet has the national contract's hat.
Anyway, there's not much the NHL can do about TV rights in Canada, except hold their noses and take the highest bid. There are only two companies in the bidding, and their secret names are Tweedledum and Tweedledumber.