This will definately hurt the NHL, I literally (even though I was in my teens) wouldn't watch baseball for YEARS after the strikes because I sure as hell did not feel bad for a baseball player that wouldn't take 8 million a year instead of 12 million a year - Think about it...
The only way I can see it doing anything but severe damage to the NHL is this is the most publicity hocke has gotten in years and it might force some the the farm teams attendance up. When farm team's atendance goes up it makes news and drives the attendance up further.
Once you go to a hockey game or two, GO TO A GAME (not watch it on T.V.) you will not be able to get it out of your blood. It is a great game with NO bullshit, NO scripts, and NO acting. The closest thing to acting may be the fact that in certain games two goons are EXPECTED to fight eachother and if they don't they will both be called pussies for the next month.
As far as the super bowl comment goes, 3 out of the las 4 games were good if you ask me. I would have to say the 2002 superbowl was the BEST football game I remember watching, EVER.
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