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Originally Posted by road doggy dogg
What, are you stupid. You are exactly why most Canadians piss me off. They have totally unfounded sense of entitlement that they're "better than Americans" simply because they're Canadian.
American fans have just as much "right" to enjoy hockey as Canadian fans. The fact that a large majority of the NHL's revenue comes from American fans too should be noted, since without them the NHL would not exist.
Also, just because you think basketball sucks doesn't mean every other hockey fan does. I enjoy hockey a lot more than I enjoy basketball but let's get serious. Prime time television, most people are gonna be tuning in to the NBA finals over the Cup finals. As much as it sucks for hockey fans, hockey is still a niche sport to most Americans.
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It seems as though you are having trouble comprehending something here. I'm all for americans watching and enjoying Hockey, no matter there location or how hardcore or not they may be.
What I do have an issue with is Bettman altering the sport and as a result pissing off the fans that have always been there, and liked the game the way it was, just so that he can try to expand the market, and to appease people who wont necessarily know any better or care that much...to them, Hockey is Hockey. Sadly, he caters to these people and yet they are off and on.
New jersey is a prime example of a market that irritates the hell out of me..winning seasons all the time, and close enough to Canada as is, yet they have trouble filling up half their arena. Then you've got the bandwagon of Carolina, raucous during the post season and yet where are they during the season?
I could care less if Basketball is on at the same time as Hockey. Bettman needs to stop worrying about that shit, because if people want to watch Hockey, they will. If not, well hey, move on, their loss.