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Originally posted by eatapeach@Aug 24 2004, 10:33 AM
The on-ice product was never better, a perfect balance of high-octane offense and skilled defense. Attendance was healthy and growing, while television viewership was on the rise, leading to a lucrative deal with Fox. The league was well into its plans to expand to what they believed were untapped markets in the southern United States.
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That's such BS... in 1994 people were crying about how hockey now sucked. How it wasnt like the good old days.
Just like they do now.
Let me guess, this is a NYC writer? Golly gee, you found the NHL more exciting when the Rangers didnt suck like 2$ whores? How surprising.
Teams werent striving back than either. a bunch of canadian/north teams were moved to the southern US. That's not exactly prosperity.
dummy.