The World Tour Continues...

The long periods of inactivity on the blog of late have been a bit disappointing, and it seems a lame excuse to blame it on absenteeism, but we will anyways. BSM's travels over the past two months show no signs of letting up, with the world tour set to tackle up to (potentially) four more countries in the run up to the holiday season, though there's still hope for a bit of normalcy before then.

In the meantime, a quick hit from the Toronto Star this morning, with all due credit to Damien Cox. While I've said more than enough over the summer on the Phoenix Coyotes' situation, and the NHL's mishandling of their franchises, and franchise values, Cox makes an interesting point in light of Phoenix's much celebrated sold-out home opener:

At an average price of about $20 (U.S.) a head and a free white T-shirt for everyone, you can fill a rink in Phoenix for an NHL game. That's about half the revenue the Alouettes get for a home game at tiny McGill Stadium. So if the Coyotes can find a league with the CFL's $4.2 million per team salary cap, they'll be in great shape.

That, in and of itself, should sum up the issues being faced by struggling NHL franchises. Here's hoping the powers that be wise up before long, for the sake of the league, the fans, and the game...

More quick hits on the NHL season so far from Cox here