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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
How much coin are you talking about? I'm not very hung up on what side they shoot from, it is three wingers. Of course it would be nice if one were a Centre, but they're not and they haven't ever been. This is how the team is built until a move gets made.
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Some people on CP are talking about paying those three guys close to $30 million in the aggregate. That makes the Leafs look financially responsible.
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I'm not quite there on the crisis front either. Calgary is one of the Canadian teams with biggest drops in attendance. Are they in full blown crisis?
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Yes. You don't hear about it in the media, but after one year of almost no revenue at all, you can be sure CSEC management are pulling their hair out in private. Historically, they have needed to sell out the building (or close to it) all season to break even, and made their profits from the playoffs – which is one reason why the mandate has always been to get into the playoffs by hook or by crook. Take away a large percentage of that, and you are looking at big, big losses and repeated cash calls to ownership.
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We should maybe give it more than 19 games to assess the attendance trend.
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Gate revenue in the NHL is mostly driven by season tickets, and I don't see a lineup of people wanting to buy season tickets in mid-season. Is that even a thing?
Walkup crowds come and go; you can't project solid revenue based on those. If you're going to have empty seats in the arena, every owner would rather have those seats sold and paid for in advance of the season. This year, that's not happening.
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You can't ignore the huge new broadcasting contracts in the US.
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Actually, you can. That ‘huge’ contract from ESPN is no bigger than the Canadian contract from Rogers. And a big chunk of that is simply replacing the old U.S. broadcasting deal. It's not all found money.