Why does the NHL insist on going head-to-head with the NBA?

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Jun 25, 2009 2:02 PM EDT

I'm not one of those conspiracy theorists that thinks that Gary Bettman was sent to the NHL by the NBA to destroy the league. That being said, I don't understand the NHL's logic in scheduling league events that coincide directly with the NBA. Why schedule the NHL Draft on the same week as the NBA...