I heard from a very good source the NHL is at least 3 times as likely to get here first, even though Oscar doesn't care for it. David Stern is boss and executioner and won't budge.
There is actually some good reason to be the first team. There is no sports coverage at all out here. Our sports channels are from LA. Even in a mediocre TV market owning a sports channel is a goldmine. The first team will get a shot at owning it and will get a nice payoff for any future teams. Fox isn't going to add one here, Cox runs the cable and they aren't going to create a station like Comcast or others do. The first team in town gets dibs on that and it should do quite well because there are lots of advertisers locally who want to target younger and middle age males, namely casinos and strip bars. That is an angle you never hear about around here in the papers.
There is actually some good reason to be the first team. There is no sports coverage at all out here. Our sports channels are from LA. Even in a mediocre TV market owning a sports channel is a goldmine. The first team will get a shot at owning it and will get a nice payoff for any future teams. Fox isn't going to add one here, Cox runs the cable and they aren't going to create a station like Comcast or others do. The first team in town gets dibs on that and it should do quite well because there are lots of advertisers locally who want to target younger and middle age males, namely casinos and strip bars. That is an angle you never hear about around here in the papers.
