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re: Best team in the NHL?
Posted on 12/16/10 at 5:50 pm to LSUCanFAN
Posted on 12/16/10 at 5:50 pm to LSUCanFAN
Baloo you know who the Leafs are playing tonight? 
Gary Bettman presided over the only full season lockout in North American pro sports history...John Z. in my estimation was a status quo kind of Commish, he diffused the WHA NHL war and brought 6-10 new teams into the league, he was a product of a different time in hockey but it seems to me anyway you went from a pure hockey guy to a nerdy arrogant clocksucker all business guy. But NO US National TV contract is in my estimation inexcusable, you serve as commish at the pleasure of the owners and simply put GB is NOT good for business. Sun belt teams in non traditional markets is an admirable goal but the CB analysis should have been done at the 10 year mark and either contraction or team relocation should have been pursued...
Gary Bettman presided over the only full season lockout in North American pro sports history...John Z. in my estimation was a status quo kind of Commish, he diffused the WHA NHL war and brought 6-10 new teams into the league, he was a product of a different time in hockey but it seems to me anyway you went from a pure hockey guy to a nerdy arrogant clocksucker all business guy. But NO US National TV contract is in my estimation inexcusable, you serve as commish at the pleasure of the owners and simply put GB is NOT good for business. Sun belt teams in non traditional markets is an admirable goal but the CB analysis should have been done at the 10 year mark and either contraction or team relocation should have been pursued...
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Posted on 12/16/10 at 7:10 pm to LSUCanFAN
I absolutely agree. I am not trying to argue Bettman has not been a disaster as commish - he has been. I'm just saying that his predecessor also was pretty terrible.
And Bettman's tenure, while a disaster for Canadian teams and completely disrespectful of all hockey tradition, has lead to some good ideas just by the sheer volume of changes. He should have been fired after the lockout, but there have been some good post-lockout changes.
And Bettman's tenure, while a disaster for Canadian teams and completely disrespectful of all hockey tradition, has lead to some good ideas just by the sheer volume of changes. He should have been fired after the lockout, but there have been some good post-lockout changes.
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