decade of decline for the NHL

[DrGuile]

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.

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.