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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Bettman's performance is wildly over-rated. Compare his performance to the other big 4 sports and you could maybe argue MLB as somewhat comparable to the NHL in performance but the NBA and NFL franchise values and league exposure have grown exponentially bigger compared to the NHL. NHL has been a non-entity in US nation wide coverage for a decade until this year.
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Yeah, hockey was much more relevant here pre-1990 than it is now.
The fact that Gretzky and Messier played for Indianapolis helps though.