raketheleaves said:Because it lets them develop their farms. No?
FlyersFan10 said:Well here's something for all of you. What constitutes a small market? I now live in Ottawa where, including suburbs, has a population base of one million people. Vancouver has a population base of almost two million people. Same for Montreal. Yet, those three markets are considered small markets. Someone please explain the rationale behind small markets because I think with markets of at least one million people, you're no longer a small market.
scaredsensfan said:Ottawa has the highest disposable income in the country, and hockey is number 1 here. So does that make us a small market? I say yes, only population wise, but actual revenue generation, interest, rink/suites etc, we are definitely NOT a small hcokey market.
FlyersFan10 said:Well here's something for all of you. What constitutes a small market?
Jag68Vlady27 said:I don't know about the lockout being good for small-market teams, but I think it IS good for teams that felt they were one year away from seriously competing for either A) a playoff spot or B) the Stanley Cup.
There are some teams who might have penciled in a player into their NHL lineup one year before the player was ready, and now they might get the player next year ready for prime time.
Let's just say that predicting the 2005-06 NHL standings, after a full one-year lockout, would be quite the exercise. Who knows what might happen.