The Globe and Mail has an article saying that the battle for Sens TV rights is going to be "fierce". This is great news for Melnyk and the team. I really hope TSN wins it.
The relevant quote from that
article in some context:
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Rogers and BCE each hold 37.5 per cent of the parent company of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs – and the tension that already existed between the communications competitors was ratcheted up when Rogers swiped the NHL contract out from under BCE.
Battles on several NHL fronts lie ahead for Rogers and BCE in the wake of the stunning decision by the NHL to go with Rogers.
While Rogers already has regional broadcast contracts with four of the seven Canadian NHL teams – the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are on long-term deals, while the Maple Leafs will be shared with TSN beginning in 2015-16 – a couple of contracts are up next summer.
The bidding is expected to be fierce for the regional rights to Ottawa Senators games and the French-language rights to Montreal Canadiens games.