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Originally Posted by Matata
The purpose of the NHL is to maximize the return on billions of dollars of investment. Theyd have people jumping out of windows with two small market teams and no stars in the finals. With interest in pro sports waning with young people, all the major leagues have no choice but to lean more on gambling money and game-fixing to maintain profitability. I wouldnt be surprised if all the NA pro leagues looked like pro wrestling in 10 years.
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Long term this a very poor strategy. Why have teams in small markets at all then? How long do you think the Flames are going to have a crowd if everybody knows the chances of going anywhere in the playoffs is zero?
And again, fixing is very frowned upon by certain government organizations.