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Originally Posted by JHikka
How is this delusional? They're direct competitors in the sports market. The NHL will eventually be passed by MLS, but they're not poorly positioned against the likes of the MLB or the NBA. Their stature today in the US sports landscape is probably better today than it historically has been.
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Only because regional representation has increased... i.e., places that were barely aware of the NHL's existence in the past now pay some measure of attention because there are teams in the regions.
If you go to actual US NHL cities though, it's pretty obvious that with only a few exceptions they are mostly afterthoughts. In most US NHL cities that I've visited, the local hockey team is roughly on par with TFC or the Argonauts in Toronto in terms of how they're received... they have their own fanbase, but they are largely on the margins of the sports pages.