Weren't ESPN on the lookout to bring the NHL back in time for next season? I know OLN/VS contract with the NHL only lasts through this season, but I seem to recall hearing about ESPN looking to lock up the NHL for the next season.
That'd be a big boost for the league, bringing the likes of Gary Thorne back to call the games, rather than Doc Emrick and Bill Clement (Clement's good and would be good to have him back w/ Thorne, Doc's not).
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