vorky
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- Jan 23, 2010
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And the NHL teams want just one thing. When NHL merchandise is sold in Russia it should be properly licensed, sourced with royalties paid to the NHL. Not happening.
As long as this is not happening little interest or motivation for the NHL and its teams to pay for players.
Simple point. You take for free, we take for free.
This has nothing to do with players transfers. If the NHL think someone in Russia is selling NHL merchandise without NHL´s approval, then NHL can bring him into a court.
The NHL clubs want to get top Euros for peanuts and earn millions on merchandising/TV rights. As simple as that. The NHL is strong, can dictate their conditions to Euro federations. And Euro federations does not have a desire (or ability) to negotiate better deal with the NHL. They, especially Swedes, are so proud that they have so many NHLers. The sad part is that these NHLers can not help their NTs at IIHF WCH or Olympics.