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Originally Posted by Acajack
Also, those cross-border matchups sound sexy to us Canadians, but not sure that the TV ratings in the US for these games would be as good as those against any of the fellow American clubs in the NE or Midwest, or even against clubs from other parts of the US (especially if they have star players).
I suppose there might be one-off exceptions (a Habs-Bruins game probably gets good ratings in the Boston market, for example) but overall, American TV viewers are usually more interested in seeing their team play other US cities.
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I wonder if the North Division might have staying power based on that... teams like Florida and Dallas not having to sell their fans on seeing the Flames or Canucks. NBCSN can probably do without the Canadian vs. US team matchups too.