The only people who think the NHL should "Give up on the US" are Canadian nationalists who believe that the NHL teams in certain provinces should have had exclusive rights to players who come up through that province.
The idea that the NHL should "Give up" on the US is absurd. At the same time, there are many ills of the game that are helped along by the ultra-traditionalists in ownership who guide Gary Bettman in decision making.
Could the NHL contract? Arguably yes... But it won't change the fact the game loses credibility on ice and off ice with how Bettman, Campbell and the owners have been pulling the strings. No accountability among refs, no accountability for Bettman's failings and zero plans to hold either group accountable in the future.
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The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.
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