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Originally Posted by Nicko999
On the business side, we immediately drop from 2nd to 3rd in the league valuation wise and I would not be surprised to see us drop in 4th. This is the second worst trade in team's history after the Roy one.
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The difference between 2 and 3 (Habs and Leafs) is insignificant and will bounce back and forth. There is a $85 million gap between 3 and 4 (Chicago). Value of the Canadian $, or building a new arena, or a new TV deal will have a bigger impact on that than trading one player.
(from CBC) The Rangers are worth $1.2 billion US, according to Forbes, followed by the Canadiens at $1.18 billion and the Leafs at $1.15 billion.
Toronto had held the top spot every year since 2006, but the Rangers cashed in on renovations to their arena, Madison Square Garden, while the Canadiens' value rose 18 per cent from last year on the strength of a lucrative new local television rights deal.
Poor on-ice performance combined with a weaker Canadian dollar were cited by Forbes as reasons for the Leafs' decline in value from $1.3 billion last year.
The Chicago Blackhawks ($930 million) and the Boston Bruins ($750 million) rounded out the top five, followed by the Vancouver Canucks ($750 million) in sixth place.