El Travo
Why are we still here? Just to suffer?
- Aug 11, 2015
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Oh I don't know...let me think...
1. Three work stoppages have taken place under his watch, one of which wiped out an entire season.
2. That huge work stoppage led to a cap system that, it could be argued, isn't as effective as cap systems in other leagues (teams have found ways to circumvent it in a number of ways already).
3. A fickle, arbitrary, and ineffective disciplinary system that has done nothing to clean up the game (the PA shares responsibility in this).
4. Lying through his teeth about the NHL's concussion problem.
5. Bullying and strongarming municipal governments into coughing up hundreds of millions to subsidize arenas. Calgary finally called him on his and the Flames' bluff.
6. Pooh-poohing the garbage going on in Ottawa instead of taking necessary action (and don't kid yourself, he could do so and do so very quietly).
I could go on but those are just a few reasons he doesn't deserve to get in. Ever. And don't give me this "he grew the game" bull****. Anyone could have done what he did, and arguably much better than he did.
There are bigger villains in professional hockey to be sure, and worse people already in the Hall of Fame (Bobby Hull, GTFO), but I don't buy for a second that this doofus should be anywhere NEAR the Hall of Fame.
Your issues seem to be more with the owners than anything. But hey, keep the meme hate going for Bettman because it's the easy and trendy thing to do.
Seriously, when the guy gets booed as he's talking about the Humboldt tragedy you know the hate has reached meme status.