When the Senators, Canucks, Oilers and Flames start to relocate, there will be a public uproar. More testimonials will be written how evil owners tore the heart out of Canada.
But in rejecting the government support, the people of Canada have already spoken. The country has invested so much love into the game, but it has calculated that its passion has gone unrequited.
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Larry Brooks of the NY Post said it best in a column yesterday that, "the game of hockey has outgrown its roots."
That's a damn shame, but that is the fact of life.
Las Vegas Canucks? Start getting used to it.
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