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MightyJoe

MightyJoe said:

MJ, thats one of the problems with the current NHL deal. The teams aren't making a lot of money. It was said that over the entire league for last year all the teams total lost like 200 million dollars. I am sure that some made money but overall the league was losing.

The Owners want a cap put on and the NHLPA just want a luxury tax, and neither side is moving. Also the TV deals that the NHL is in right now suck. The money they get from like ESPN2 is chump change compared to the NFL Fox deal, like some odd billion to a couple hundred million. Either way I just want some hockey.

That's all fine and good, but it's not the fans' fault that the NHL is not making a lot of money. They shouldn't withhold the game from being brought to the fans. Perhaps they need to find a way to appeal to a broader variety of fans. Perhaps they need a new marketing scheme. Perhaps the money that their teams are getting isn't much compared to what other professional sportsteams are getting. It's still no reason to take the game away from the fans. I'm sure they're still making enough money to live an opulent life.

How many teams are their, and how many players play on a team, by the way?