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CBC is able to show as much Hockey Night In Canada as it does because it addresses their Canadian content mandate. But how Canadian is it to show a significantly disproportionate amount of Toronto and Montreal? There are six Canadian NHL teams. If their focus on two region's ratings is supposed to be translating into gains, it hasn't worked. CBC has a net loss with Hockey Night in Canada. CBC’s revenue for HNIC is $100 million, but its expenses are estimated at $145 million… a substantial net loss. Perhaps if they spent more quantity and quality on diversification across the country rather than shoving two big markets down the rest of Canada's throat every week, they would find more regionally diverse revenues.

I'm sorry to break to you, friend, but CBC functions on government subsidies of (at least) $1.1 billion annually. That is Federal tax dollars that come out of your and my pockets.

Again, it only SUCKS because CBC has made it suck for Canucks fans. What if Jim Hughson was still covering Canucks game on CBC? What if CBC hired a new Don Cherry-type that was 100% pro Canucks during the intermissions? So why is it okay for Toronto to have a completely suped up program, and Vancouver given sloppy seconds? We shouldn't even stand for it, and demand better from a program that we fund through our taxes.

All Canucks games are not free on TV. If a person has TV, they can watch CBC without paying a dime for cable. There is a difference between CBC and other providers like TSN and SportsNet.

The reason CBC is hated is because they cheap-out on all games that aren't Leaf / Habs games. They give us chewed up leftovers for commentators. Of course people hate watching Canucks on CBC... if CBC made it desirable for Canucks fans, we would want more. They stole Jim from us.

CBC's television schedule it OUT and its annual neglect towards the Canucks is back IN. There are a mere 15 Canucks regular season games on CBC this year. Meanwhile, Toronto gets 25 games, and Montreal gets 29 games. This is not right. I recognize those two markets are bigger, but that should not be an issue for CBC. With TSN and Sportsnet, it's fine. But there's a difference. CBC is the ONLY television station that broadcasts NHL games at taxpayers' expense. It is a public broadcaster with a MANDATE to "reflect Canada and its regions to national and regional audiences, while serving the special needs of those regions." With its Saturday night double-header, CBC airs two regional broadcasts for the first billing. That allows far more eastern team broadcasts. In this day and age, there is no stopping CBC from showing TWO regional broadcasts for its second billing as well. But it doesn't. Why does it matter? How it affects fans - Canucks are NOT given enough exposure in other regions, while Westerns continue to get inundated with Leafs / Habs games. This translates into brainwashing by CBC to those who watch CBC and not cable, and these brainwashed fans continue to infiltrate Canucks home games whenever Leafs / Habs come to play. How it affects you individually - YOUR tax dollars are disproportionately paying for airings of Leafs / Habs games. As in, when you buy a car, some clothes, or a Canucks jersey, part of those taxes are going to Don Cherry and all the related fees and expenses to air Maple Leaf and Habs games across Canada. How it affects the players - CBC is a lead company in dictating the NHL schedule every year. Their influence impacts each Canadian team's schedules. You'll see Toronto has home games on Saturdays 95% of the time. Believe it or not, this translates into a more balanced work-life schedule for the players, being home every weekend, and a generally more consistent schedule. Canucks will often play Fridays, Sundays, all over North America. We pay for CBC. We, the fans, should demand two regional broadcasts on the western billing. CBC will still make a profit, and it would help CBC to address its own mandate to reflect Canada and its regions to national and regional audiences, while serving the special needs of those regions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkFgqzpcEA

Burrows!! Great signing! Despite what other teams' fans say, Burrows is all heart and performs when it counts. The Geoff Courtnall comparison makes little sense. I've always thought the closest former Canucks comparison to Burrows is Martin Gelinas - similar style, only that Burrows has a higher 'hero' rating and more offensive touch.

I don't know... do we really need him?