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There are two leagues that have good salary cap programs, the NFL and the NBA. The NHL and MLB has two of the worst, but what throws the NHL off so much is that the team spending all the money (Rangers) isn't good where as in MLB (Yankees) they are probably bringing in the most money.
The NHL players need to be reasonable about this, granted IMO neither side is 100% right, but they need to draw the line closer to the coaches than the players. NHL players are making more than they are worth, which is based on the worth of their teams and league. They need to be paid based upon how much the league brings in, so they don't lose money. Its a basic law of economics. And don't try to tell me they aren't making enough money, because they are clearly making more than the average person, minus endorsements etc, so its not like they are struggling to survive. The problem here is that people look at it as if the big leagues in the US are the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL, when in reality the NHL is a much smaller and much less profitable league, so it shouldn't be compared to the other leagues at all.
As to VEL's thing, maybe PPV, but doubtful, and there is no way that a European league would get a TV deal in the US. With the NHL struggling so much for ratings, they would never put European hockey on tv. I have always wanted them to put big European soccer matches on TV instead of those Rodeo's and "Extreme Sports" they have random weekends, but there is just no way they would do that. Most of the viewers come from a teams hometown, and with no hometowns there is no way that ESPN or anything would pick up something like that up.
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