NHL Thought for the Day

Here's something that's been bugging me all week.

Last Sunday Jackie MacMullan had an interview of Harry Sinden in the Boston Globe. In the interview Sinden said that the Bruins lost money in their last season. This is pure BS and a prime example of how the owners cook their books to make it look like the league is worse off than it is.

Jeremy Jacobs is the owner of the Bruins and he also owns the Fleet Center, the concession company that services the Fleet Center (and many other venues) and also owns 20% of regional cable channel NESN. The money earned from these other ventures all increases when the Bruins field (ice?) a competitive team but yet the owners never use these additional revenue streams when speaking about the health of the league.

All things considered - the Bruins are probably the most financially healthy team in the league and yet Harry Sinden can say they lose money with a straight face? This is reason 1A why I'm supporting the players in this battle. I'm starting to hope that next year the players refuse to play just to stick it to the owners who locked out the players this year.