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Originally Posted by SOMOSBENFICA
That Russian league is really going to hurt the NHL. They are a bunch of franchises which will go under or need to be move.I can't understand why Bettman prevented Nashville from going to Hamilton. I guess he's afraid that all his southern belt teams will move up North to places like Winnipeg or Quebec. He needs to understand that most americans don't care about Hockey.
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The reason why Hamilton doesn't have a team is bc of Bettman. (Wven though Bettman denies it, obviously) Jim Basille offered Craig Leipold 225m for Nasville...then bc Basille got ahead of himself and secured the rights to play at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton before the transaction was complete...Bettman's ego was hurt and shut down the deal and NAS sold for like 185m. Months later.....Leipold manages to own Minnesota, thanks to Bettman. Bettman basically told Leipold to take a less offer....and will get him a a new team. Talk a bout a screw job to Basille...now that all this has happened to Basille....the chances of the Governors approving any deal that involves him, are extremely unlikely. And it's a shame too, bc Basille loves hockey and would probably do a lot to generate interest...where ever the team is located.
I've heard that the Russian league would likely attract second tier players...the Cap is still high enough that players like Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin can still make 10m a year...but second tier players may go to Russia. At the owners meetings last week they discussed the new league. I feel, if they do not raise or get rid of the cap system...a lot of players will leave and will result in the smaller team in the South folding.