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The reason they may be so anxious to get the season in is that perhaps the TV deals require that the full season and playoffs be completed, or the networks will only pay for the portion of the season they had?
In other words, no gate alone is the lesser of two evils between no gate money and no gate/TV money?
Thats the the sense ive been getting from some of the media i follow.
While the NHL is seem ok ngly more dependent on gate revenue than other leagues the tv contracts seem lioe the main focus at the moment for generating some money
Hence why the league wont officially cancel the season/playoffs until the last second of thr last minute