KidLine93
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of the guys you named theres 7 championships there (crosby 3x, Kane 3x, Ovi). Panarin plays in the biggest market, Matthews plays on the most high profile team. The league just simply doesn't market their stars like other leagues do. it has nothing to do with the standings IMO. NBA basically has fans who follow certain players instead of teams. Tho I feel NBA players are more active on social media than the average NHL star. McDavids instagram is a walking BioSteel/Adidas add. Subban was on the right track with marketing himself as much as people don't like to admit it.This sport struggles marketing itself because all of its big name players McDavid, Matthews, Ovi, Crosby, Draisaitl (minus Mackinnon) are eliminated immediately. Other guys like Kane and Panarin didn't even make it. Imagine the NBA playoffs if Lebron, Curry, Giannis, Harden etc all went home in the first round?
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