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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think the biggest mistake Canadian owners make is their assumption that Canadians won't accept rebuilds.
It's the non traditional hockey markets that could be dead and buried on the other side of a rebuild, traditional markets get it. Trust that.
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Agreed. Fans will still show up to some degree, though I supposed TV contract and ad revenue pressure is there, combined with owner finances/other buinesses, so I do appreciate it's not that simple but I do find Canadian ownership wants to push the limits to going for it by not doing it right. They think putting pressure to quicken rebuilds works, when it's never done right. I imagine hockey is much like the corporate environment where it has a bunch of yes men and it cascades down.