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The NHL is in a world of financial trouble.
Sports all revolve around television money - and you have to generate ratings to get the big television contracts. Hockey is an exciting game to watch - live. It simply doesn't translate well to television.
The NHL is getting beat in the ratings by golf tounaments without Tiger Woods. NHL playoff games last year received less than one percent shares.
I was reading that when Rich Gannon was in his NFL MVP season, he was making less than half of what big name NHL players were making. The point there is that while the NHL teams are bringing in less, they are paying out more.
The NHL is in trouble. Some say they need to downsize, others say they need rule changes to make the game more exciting. I think the NHL really needs to try locking their overpaid athletes out until they agree to salaries more in line with league revenues. Only then will the league be in a financial position to better market and develop itself.
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