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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Viewership is down because people are not invested in the game. Sutter involved with the Calgary Flames makes me immediately less interested with the team, but then add in for his approach to handling Lucic and his ilk, and you have more interest in any bad Netflix movie than any Flames game on ESPN. I don't like the team or the game they play, so have interest in watching them. At. All. The rest of the league is just as ####ty. Ain't got time for that.
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According to the article, it’s more attributable to blackouts (last year there were none) and adding a lot more games, which brings down the average. Then there are some additional factors, but rest assured, the quality of the Calgary Flames is of no significance to US National TV ratings (as much as some “fans” want to use it as an excuse to complain about them).