The NHL is killing itself with the Outdoor Life--I mean Versus--deal. The midweek Stanley Cup finals need to be on network TV or a real sports network, such as ESPN.
Gary Bettman and the owners may have gotten greenbacks to go with Vs. Hope you bought something good with the coin. This short-sighted deal stinks for fans, the NHL and hockey as a whole.
Apparently, we've got at least one more year of this stinker deal. According to Wikipedia "In 2007, the NHL signed an agreement to extend the NHL on Versus to the 2010–2011 season. Versus paid $72.5 million for 2007–2008 and will pay inflationary increases over the next three years."
Well, this DirecTV subscriber won't pay the premium for this weak channel. So I'll get weekend games on NBC next year, too.
What hasn't been mentioned, however, is the promotion value (or lack thereof) of being on Versus.
Remember the days of ESPN and the NHL? There was much more hockey talk back then. That is good for the sport.
If you think the NHL needs to go back to ESPN, send Mr. Bettman at note at:
gbettman@nhl.com
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