The lawsuit and the merchandising is much bigger than any hockey league Smith could EVER put together.
I'm sure the hockey will go on and lose another large amount of money but if things go as expected, it will not result in this company getting diluted down to nothing trying to pay for it.
We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth... For my part, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst; and to provide for it. --Patrick Henry, Patriot and Hero of the American Revolution