Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
raydan raydan:
Last I checked, the NHL is a business so of course the owners will do anything they can to make more money.

...and if you don't like the product, stop buying.

No problem. I went for 2 years without watching an NHL game after the last strike and if the Bettman run gong show keeps going in this direction that'll be happening again sooner than later. But, it's good to know that you favour the dilution of sports leagues for the mere profit of already wealthy owners.
On the plus side though ticket prices are going down. For an average ticket at a leaf game it's gone from a high of $446.25 in 14/15 to $377.71 in 16/17 and as a Hab's fan I'm sure you're thrilled to see the ticket prices plummet from $219.43 14/15 to $232.21 in 16/17 because we wouldn't want to see those poor Molson boys living in a cardboard box on Saint Catherine Street.
http://blog.tiqiq.com/2016/10/2013-14-n ... ices-team/I'm not disagreeing with you, just saying that this falls under the "just the price of doing business" category. If the owners see a way to make more money, they'll do it even if the fans don't like it.
Unless... the fans say "I've had enough of this shit" and start spending less money on the NHL. They have more power than they think.
For the last 10 years, I've rarely watched a NHL game... the only hockey I see is when I go to a Québec Ramparts game.