HockeyCritter said:
The league is a hell of a lot more than Crosby . . . . relaunch with rules designed to increase flow and speed . . . . . that more than anything else will ensure the survival of the sport/league.
hell, relaunch and just call the old rules the way they're intended to be called and it would help restore flow and speed. Anyway, back on topic...
The Crosby Factor has to be the most overrated component of this CBA/Offseason. It's one kid playing a sport no one south of Ontario cares about. He could come in and rack up 200 points and it wouldn't change a thing because
a. a whole two games will be broadcast on tv in the states
b. the US does not care. People simply don't get the fact that the NHL is the same to Americans as arena or canadian football.
So many people just want a cheap, easy fix in regards to the NHL's popularity instead of what it will more likely take to make up the popularity ground the NHL has lost over the past decade: a sustained high level product.
Oh, and cancelling the draft would be the best thing to do and the fair thing to do. but in another post someone asked if the league owed big market teams anything. Well, a chance to draft in the top ten in the first round is probably what they're getting.