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Originally posted by kappaloo
I disagree. I mean, if the NHL is losing billions of dollars like they said, the arbitration would rule in their favour based on economics alone. The fact that Bettman is so against the idea makes me suspicious.
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The players union is against it as well.
And in re: to folding under up to six teams:
OK - actually, it's not that far-flung, but the owners are in on this too, remember, so they'd have to be receiving huge amounts of the supposed "Lockout Fund." Conceptually, it is interesting, but the Union (not to mention those six owners) would never allow it to happen. We're talking about 150 jobs here (just at the NHL level).
Also - Columbus is doing quite well at the gate, if I recall . . . Calgary would be gone way before c-bus, in terms of attendance over the past 3 years (not including the playoff revenue, which may have saved the franchise).