Tuesday, July 05, 2005

"Forever Is a Long Time Coming"

If a hockey league returns from a lockout and its not on TV for fans to see it, does it have a CBA?


The NHL may have gone extreme, but unless they find a new home on cable soon it won't matter much nationally. Regionally, most fans should be fine, and theres always the hockey package.

However, ESPN is either going to play hardball and get the games for a song. Or, they have totally lost interest in the sport they stood behind longer than most people thought they should have. Who can blame them if they balk? Poker gets better ratings and is a lot cheaper to produce.

NBC takes over what ABC kind of had for years. Late season games and some playoffs. However, other than that they are wandering around with out a TV home.

Perhaps since they are going more extreme and in your face they will knock on the door of the fleding Spike Network which just landed Howard Stern. Some experts say that on bad move and they sport could fail into the pile with Lacrose and indoor soccer. Read more here.

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