“The NHL is not so popular as to cause widespread economic hardships and fan disgust when shut down like the NBA, MLB and NFL would.”
Tell that to the 17,000 fans that will not be at MSG tonight watching a Ranger game, drinking 9 dollar beers, eating 8 dollar hot dogs and purchasing 200 dollar jerseys.
Or tell that to the owners and vendors who will not make a dime with a dark building.
I am a die hard. Been for 40 years. This year I quit coaching hockey and now go to Dallas every weekend to watch my kid play. Best hockey in the world, beer is 2.50 a bottle and the snack bar food is tolerable.
Here in South Carolina, and in many other non arctic states, if there is no football, basketball or baseball the world comes to an end...Hockey? what’s that? Something those guys in South Park who when they talk the top half of their heads fly up in the air give a damn about?
Ain’t got a dog in your fight brother—frozen mud puddles in my world is a freak winter accident.