The end of US regional sports networks probably makes the Flames more competitive. Ticket prices here are higher than many US teams, but they have bigger areas to stuff the cable package with a regional sports network.
The Canadian regional contracts are more likely to remain high, because hockey is the tier 1 sport here.
Less revenue league wide would bring down the cap, but since US regional contract revenue doesn't come to the Flames, it wouldn't hurt them. The Flames being higher up the league revenue list would be good - maybe next time we need a coach they could hire a top tier choice.
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