ted it is good news, but keep in mind the followimg: nbc regular season probably got a huge boost from the winter outdoor classic which may indeed account for all the regular season increase; versus is now in many more markets, no canadian teams in conference finals and many big market us teams in playoffs {ie boston, flyers, detroit, ny, penguins,ducks, nj etc. and of course the caps who i consider big market}
ted it is good news, but keep in mind the followimg: nbc regular season probably got a huge boost from the winter outdoor classic which may indeed account for all the regular season increase; versus is now in many more markets, no canadian teams in conference finals and many big market us teams in playoffs {ie boston, flyers, detroit, ny, penguins,ducks, nj etc. and of course the caps who i consider big market}