Hey NHL--You're Not Football!!!
Oaky--so the NHL is going to cancel the season due to labor disputes. Meaning the players want more money and no salary caps to interfer even though the cost for most teams is so overwhelmingly huge that a single bad season can close down a whole franchise financially.
NHL, you are not as popular as football, you don't drag in the same profits. You have a hardcore fan base that, when pissed off, might not come back when you decide to hit the ice thus making the profit margin even worse and just creating more problems.
The truth is---I just want to kick both sides of the dispute in the nuts. That would really make me feel better.
1 comment:
haha! Good to know I'm not the only one complaining about this shite. ;)
Thing is, the owners made their bed - they threw millions of dollars at marginal/unproven players for the last 10-15 years and drove up everyone's price range. Consequently, every other team had to start shelling out the big bucks for "elite" players. Now, at this point, do the players need to suck it up and realize the the league can no longer sustain this kind of money "management?" Absolutely. But they've offered much more in their proposals than the league has thus far. The league hasn't been flexible in the least, nor owned up to instigating this mess.
The owners want a guaranteed profit, of course. But if you don't know how to market your team and sport - which I think is entirely possible - then maybe you shouldn't be running a fucking sports team. Some of the owners rely on the income from their team, sure. But many others have made their money elsewhere and the cash the spend on hockey is pretty much throw-away.
Regardless, you're right about the fans. This can only be detrimental in terms of support. Hockey fans are made at the live games, not on T.V.
It's nothing but a shame. As much as I enjoy having more time to read or whatnot, it really does hurt not having hockey to watch every night.
-Missy
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