If the NHL and NBC had had their druthers, the Predators would not have swept the Blackhawks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, because the first rule of Western Conference ratings priorities is that the Blackhawks must win.
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Tue, 05/23/2017 - 9:48am
If the NHL and NBC had had their druthers, the Predators would not have swept the Blackhawks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, because the first rule of Western Conference ratings priorities is that the Blackhawks must win.