Who said it would be as good as the NHL? They aren’t making NHL salaries. You are literally going out of your way to bash the hockey. If you expected the same quality that is on your for being stupid. Such a big man being butt hurt about a womens league you won’t have to watch or pay attention too.
Also guarantee any of the women competing in the “unwatchable mess” would probably dust you at any point of their lives on the ice.
I never said it should be as good as the NHL. The problem is that the quality of game played in the PWHL ranks behind:
Midget AAA boys
Junior A tier 2 (AJHL, BCHL, etc.)
Major Junior (OHL, WHL, QMJHL)
US college hockey
University Canadian hockey
virtually all men's leagues.
There are so many levels of hockey before you even get to the NHL that offer a superior product (and can be seen in person for peanuts), that it's impossible to justify the existence of the PWHL on any grounds except for "but they're women".
The fact of the matter is subpar products do not typically succeed on their own. Unless they become the recipient of some sort of corporate welfare, they won't even exist in five years time.
If the WNBA hasn't managed to become a success after 25 years even with massive financial support from the NBA, there is zero reason to think that the PWHL will be able to.
Attendance for the league opening games topped out at about 8,000 people. In four months, once the novelty is gone, what kind of crowds will they draw for an evening game on a week night? Two or three thousand? Unless those tickets are worth more than Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket, there is no way there is enough money available to pay the players are livable wage.
Saying these things isn't an attack on women. It's just an attempt to get people to wake up to reality.
