Short-term thinking.
They focused on ratings for a couple of games rather than the longer term of getting new fans excited about the game and the team, fans that might watch some games next season and further into the future.
A lot of thise people showing up for the outdoor party may be nee fans or know little about the game but are excited about the event. Tell them to go elsewhere and they likely wont watch the game now or next year.
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Originally Posted by MattyC
F*** off NHL. You finally have people in Florida interested in hockey and now you;re going to try and say their team can't host a huge party for a game 7 that could end in a Cup birth (for the second year in a row) because you want a few extra thousand people watching the TV?
Seriously, f*** off.
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Originally Posted by Weitz
Well NBC pays the bills so I see where they are coming from.
Terrible optics though.
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