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Too Much Preseason: More Money, More Games, More Problems
Shortly after hitting publish on yesterday’s rant on how money and ticket buying are the metrics to measure a “good hockey fan,” Pierre LeBrun put this tweet out: I know it's about money, but ridiculous teams still play this many exh games. Should be 3 max. Start season earlier. Award Cup by May 31 !…
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Does Money Make A Fan Good?
Over the weekend, Eric Francis of the Toronto Sun wrote a piece (which I found via Kukla’s Korner) that stuck in my craw. The gist of it is simple: the World Cup of Hockey games weren’t sold out, so hockey fans in Toronto aren’t good enough. Don’t take my word for it. Here is Mr.…
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Blink And You’ll Miss It
It’s been a long time since I’ve written an opinion piece on this site, and I’m rusty as all get out. So if this reads like a jumbled mess of thoughts, forgive me. That’s pretty much what it is. But yesterday’s flurry of activity is too much to ignore. Let’s start from the bottom, and…
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Thin Air: Bubbles
Happy Friday, folks. Here’s what I’m thinking about today in the world of hockey. – Is the NHL starting to feel like a bubble industry? $500 million expansion fees to put teams in questionable locations, meteoric revenue growth being tempered by a currency drop, and more and more luxury being added for the higher paying…
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Thin Air: Man Up
– No, PK Subban should not be the captain of the Canadiens. The Habs named Max Pacioretty as their new captain, and it’s not a bad choice, and certainly the right one if you want to keep firm control of your team, from a coaching standpoint. As in micromanaging. Pacioretty won’t give you the pushback…
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