How can the guy say "Goodenow may have lost some of his hardliners"??
If he didn't lose a good bit of his supportin the union by changing to the cap this late.. Then maybe it had to be the 24% and by looking like a lost little boy in his press conference.
And "Bettman looks like a helpless yutz to the uninitiated"??
I guess that depends on your definition of yutz... If you only look at the negotiations by the simple fact he was the one that had to make the statement "we are cancelling the season", sure... But most of those people don't follow hockey, weren't fans of hockey, and probably wouldn't become fans of hockey in the short term.
I do agree: the fans are both winners and losers in this... They save money, but miss the sport they love.