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Old 10-22-2008, 09:17 PM   #16
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They only have a territorial monoply according to themselves and some of the other NHL owners. If someone ever had the gonads and $$$ to pursue it in court, I somehow doubt it would be cut and dried like MLSE seems to believe it would be.

And I seriously pray the NHL never goes to a European football structure. It's fine the way it is.
It never will. Can you imagine 19,000 empty seats in Toronto as they start the 20XX season in the 3rd division. LOL!

Canadian teams are a cash cow for the NHL. It's falling off a little with the rebound in the US $. There's just no way (well it is the NHL) they would ever do that.
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