http://m.thn.com/blog/nhl-taking-a-bullet-for-nbc-sports-by-cancelling-tampa-viewing-party/looks like NBC forced their hand. I like LGR4GMs idea. Let the team pay a premium for the broadcast, therefore NBC gets their cut. Unfortunately, as with the case of live streaming, money is not the overriding factor for NBC. Comcast owns NBC so maybe they're the pricks?