The NHL wants to think that they are comparable to the MLB, NBA and NFL, when in reality they do not have the TV revenue. It is the number one TV viewing sport up here in Canada but in the US out side of northern cities, it rates way down on the TV viewing list. The NHL has never being able to get that major US network TV contract. The NHL players just don't get it, the money is not there. Plus they expanded to quickly to US cities that really couldn't care less about hockey. I understand that 30 years ago the NHL players got the shaft from the owners but in the last 10 to 20 years the salaries have gotten out of hand.
Will