 Furthermore, according to "Sports Illustrated", the NHL dropped CBS because the NHL owners did not want the fledgling Players' Association to gain a financial cut of the TV deal.This was despite the fact that CBS was at least at one point, getting better ratings than NBC's NBA package from around the same period, especially in cities that had NHL, minor-league, or major college hockey teams.In , CBS offered to broadcast a NHL "Game of the Week" on Saturdays during the National Football League season.