Hockey In Europe

Why? I don't get it? Is this to promote the game over in Europe? Last year they did the London experiment. Those games, if I recall correctly, were sold out. Full of X-Pats and media, but it wasn't even on the radar with the British public. Talk about pointless. And now they're off to Stockholm and Prague. At least they're two hockey cities.

But what do the NHL expect from all of this? To sell more Jerseys and shirts? I guess I should invest in a jersey/team apparel company. I didn't realize it was that lucrative of a business.

Or is this to generate the interest to create a Euro division? That’d ruin the league if they went there, in my opinion. Do you think Ovy and company would want to play over in the North American division? Or how could that division cope with a very little to no Canadians/Americans playing in the EU division? It’d be like European Football. Teams just sticking to their own countries...with no league in particular the best. Meh no thanks. I want the best of the best.

I know these are only 2 games overseas and it's not that big of a deal. But, really when the season starts over there and there's preseason games going on at the same time over here? That's bush league.

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