You have it backwards my friend.
It was the leafs who staunchly defended their turf, and did not want to do the same deal that the Senators struck with the Habs in 1992 - 93.
This was repeatedly discussed ad-nauseam on the local Sport Talk radio station OSR at the time...............because leaf fans were phoning in and whining about how the leafs owners at the time, and ever since have screwed them by not sharing all of Ontario with the Senators.
- Doppleganger
All the proof is right here:
THU, 9 OCT 2014 SENATORS PREDATORS
8:00 PM FINAL OTT (2) - NSH (3) RECAP
SAT, 11 OCT 2014 SENATORS LIGHTNING
7:00 PM FINAL OTT (3) - TBL (2) SO RECAP
MON, 13 OCT 2014 SENATORS PANTHERS
7:30 PM FINAL OTT (1) - FLA (0) RECAP
THU, 16 OCT 2014 AVALANCHE SENATORS
7:30 PM FINAL COL (3) - OTT (5) RECAP
SAT, 18 OCT 2014 BLUE JACKETS SENATORS
7:00 PM FINAL CBJ (2) - OTT (3) RECAP
WED, 22 OCT 2014 MAPLE LEAFS SENATORS
7:00 PM TVA, SN1 TICKETS
SAT, 25 OCT 2014 DEVILS SENATORS
7:00 PM SN1 TICKETS
SUN, 26 OCT 2014 SENATORS BLACKHAWKS
7:00 PM NHLN-US, TVA, CITY
TUE, 28 OCT 2014 SENATORS BLUE JACKETS
7:00 PM RDS2, TSN5
THU, 30 OCT 2014 BLACKHAWKS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDSI, TSN5 TICKETS
NOVEMBER 2014
DATE VISITOR HOME TIME (ET) TV NETWORK/RESULTS
TICKETS
SAT, 1 NOV 2014 SENATORS BRUINS
7:00 PM TVA, CITY
TUE, 4 NOV 2014 RED WINGS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
THU, 6 NOV 2014 WILD SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 8 NOV 2014 JETS SENATORS
7:00 PM SN TICKETS
TUE, 11 NOV 2014 SENATORS CANUCKS
10:00 PM RDS, TSN5
THU, 13 NOV 2014 SENATORS OILERS
9:30 PM RDS2, TSN5
SAT, 15 NOV 2014 SENATORS FLAMES
10:00 PM HNIC, TVA2
THU, 20 NOV 2014 PREDATORS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 22 NOV 2014 BLUES SENATORS
3:00 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
MON, 24 NOV 2014 SENATORS RED WINGS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5
TUE, 25 NOV 2014 SENATORS BLUES
8:00 PM RDS, TSN5
FRI, 28 NOV 2014 SENATORS PANTHERS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5
SAT, 29 NOV 2014 SENATORS LIGHTNING
7:00 PM HNIC
DECEMBER 2014
DATE VISITOR HOME TIME (ET) TV NETWORK/RESULTS
TICKETS
TUE, 2 DEC 2014 SENATORS ISLANDERS
7:00 PM RDS, TSN5
THU, 4 DEC 2014 ISLANDERS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 6 DEC 2014 SENATORS PENGUINS
1:00 PM RDS, TSN5
SUN, 7 DEC 2014 CANUCKS SENATORS
7:00 PM NHLN-US, TVA, CITY TICKETS
THU, 11 DEC 2014 KINGS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 13 DEC 2014 SENATORS BRUINS
1:00 PM RDS, TSN5
WED, 17 DEC 2014 SENATORS DEVILS
7:00 PM TVA, SN
FRI, 19 DEC 2014 DUCKS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 20 DEC 2014 SENATORS CANADIENS
7:00 PM NHLN-US, HNIC, TVA
MON, 22 DEC 2014 SENATORS CAPITALS
7:00 PM RDS, TSN5
SAT, 27 DEC 2014 RED WINGS SENATORS
7:00 PM HNIC, TVA2 TICKETS
MON, 29 DEC 2014 SABRES SENATORS
7:30 PM RDSI, TSN5 TICKETS
JANUARY 2015
DATE VISITOR HOME TIME (ET) TV NETWORK/RESULTS
TICKETS
SAT, 3 JAN 2015 SENATORS BRUINS
1:00 PM RDS, TSN5
SUN, 4 JAN 2015 LIGHTNING SENATORS
7:00 PM TVA, CITY TICKETS
TUE, 6 JAN 2015 SENATORS FLYERS
7:00 PM RDS2, TSN5
THU, 8 JAN 2015 SENATORS AVALANCHE
9:00 PM RDS, TSN5
SAT, 10 JAN 2015 SENATORS COYOTES
7:00 PM HNIC
TUE, 13 JAN 2015 SENATORS STARS
8:30 PM RDS, TSN5
THU, 15 JAN 2015 CANADIENS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 17 JAN 2015 HURRICANES SENATORS
7:00 PM HNIC, TVA2 TICKETS
TUE, 20 JAN 2015 SENATORS RANGERS
7:00 PM RDS2, TSN5
WED, 21 JAN 2015 MAPLE LEAFS SENATORS
7:00 PM TVA, SN TICKETS
THU, 29 JAN 2015 STARS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 31 JAN 2015 COYOTES SENATORS
3:00 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
FEBRUARY 2015
DATE VISITOR HOME TIME (ET) TV NETWORK/RESULTS
TICKETS
TUE, 3 FEB 2015 SENATORS DEVILS
7:00 PM RDS2, TSN5
THU, 5 FEB 2015 CAPITALS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 7 FEB 2015 BLUE JACKETS SENATORS
7:00 PM HNIC, TVA2 TICKETS
TUE, 10 FEB 2015 SENATORS SABRES
7:00 PM RDS2, TSN5
THU, 12 FEB 2015 PENGUINS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 14 FEB 2015 OILERS SENATORS
2:00 PM HNIC, TVA TICKETS
MON, 16 FEB 2015 HURRICANES SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
WED, 18 FEB 2015 CANADIENS SENATORS
7:00 PM SN, RDS TICKETS
FRI, 20 FEB 2015 SENATORS SABRES
7:00 PM RDS, TSN5
SAT, 21 FEB 2015 PANTHERS SENATORS
7:00 PM HNIC, TVA2 TICKETS
WED, 25 FEB 2015 SENATORS DUCKS
10:00 PM RDS, TSN5
THU, 26 FEB 2015 SENATORS KINGS
10:30 PM RDS, TSN5
SAT, 28 FEB 2015 SENATORS SHARKS
10:30 PM HNIC, TVA2
MARCH 2015
DATE VISITOR HOME TIME (ET) TV NETWORK/RESULTS
TICKETS
TUE, 3 MAR 2015 SENATORS WILD
8:00 PM RDS, TSN5
WED, 4 MAR 2015 SENATORS JETS
7:30 PM TVA, SN
FRI, 6 MAR 2015 SABRES SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SUN, 8 MAR 2015 FLAMES SENATORS
7:00 PM TVA, CITY TICKETS
TUE, 10 MAR 2015 BRUINS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
THU, 12 MAR 2015 SENATORS CANADIENS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5
FRI, 13 MAR 2015 SENATORS ISLANDERS
7:00 PM RDS, TSN5
SUN, 15 MAR 2015 FLYERS SENATORS
7:00 PM TVA, CITY TICKETS
TUE, 17 MAR 2015 SENATORS HURRICANES
7:00 PM RDS2, TSN5
THU, 19 MAR 2015 BRUINS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 21 MAR 2015 MAPLE LEAFS SENATORS
7:00 PM HNIC, TVA2 TICKETS
MON, 23 MAR 2015 SHARKS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
THU, 26 MAR 2015 RANGERS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 28 MAR 2015 SENATORS MAPLE LEAFS
7:00 PM HNIC, TVA2
SUN, 29 MAR 2015 PANTHERS SENATORS
5:00 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
TUE, 31 MAR 2015 SENATORS RED WINGS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5
APRIL 2015
DATE VISITOR HOME TIME (ET) TV NETWORK/RESULTS
TICKETS
THU, 2 APR 2015 LIGHTNING SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS2, TSN5 TICKETS
SAT, 4 APR 2015 CAPITALS SENATORS
7:00 PM NHLN-US, HNIC, TVA TICKETS
SUN, 5 APR 2015 SENATORS MAPLE LEAFS
7:30 PM TVA, CITY
TUE, 7 APR 2015 PENGUINS SENATORS
7:30 PM RDS, TSN5 TICKETS
THU, 9 APR 2015 SENATORS RANGERS
7:00 PM RDS2, TSN5
SAT, 11 APR 2015 SENATORS FLYERS
12:30 PM RDS2, TSN5
If the Senators wanted to compete with the Leafs for an audience, why would they so frequently avoid it?
But they DON'T compete with the Leafs, and instead choose NOT to broadcast in direct competition with the Leafs.