The national contract is such that the Flames get 62 games regionally and 20 games nationally. Because Sportsnet has the national contract, they can up the number of regional games which are shown nationally (I think the max they can show is 41. The number is probably 39 because that gives them some leeway if they want to add a few key games later in the season).
If TSN were to take over the Flames regional rights, because they don't have national rights the number of Flames games shown nationally would drop significantly from the 39 it is now to 20.
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