Yeah, same here. If you judge him by what is his job, and the things he can actually control, he's done a great job.The guy is merely a figurehead who does the bidding of the owners.
Could never understand the hate directed towards him.
you have a population of 300 million people in the US who prefer football, baseball and basketball over hockey.
and then you have abour 35 million people in canada who prefer hockey over other sports
making inroads into a huge market like the US is going to take time especially when hockey has to compete with other favourites in the US when it comes to the almighty dollar.
If they expand the playoffs by even 1 team, he should be removed from the HOF immediately.
Quote for truth.Gary Bettman saved hockey.
without him, the nhl would be equivalent to the cfl.
the best commissioner in the history of the league.
They would have increased with my Dog running the show...
Bettman and the NHL have no control on who gets inducted. Bettman is in because he was voted in, just like everyone else in history.
Gary Bettman saved hockey.
without him, the nhl would be equivalent to the cfl.
the best commissioner in the history of the league.
I'm of the opinion that hockey didn't need saving. It needed preserving. It needed someone with a sense of the past,and respect for the culture of the game within the fabric of this country and few American states.
What I saw, again just my opinion, was a carpetbagger who thought he could implement a generic, one-size-fits-all expansion plan to a sport that is very much settled in its own niche. And he did it all with such condescending panache.
I also understand that these moves were all made upon the behest of the owners (who I think are just as guilty in destroying this league).
I don't know...a glowing puck, a team in Vegas, 2 teams in Florida, and a team in Arizona that barely has a pulse. As a fan, this is not my idea of progress.
The greatest sport on earth being run like a dollar-store in a strip-mall.
I'm of the opinion that hockey didn't need saving. It needed preserving. It needed someone with a sense of the past,and respect for the culture of the game within the fabric of this country and few American states.
What I saw, again just my opinion, was a carpetbagger who thought he could implement a generic, one-size-fits-all expansion plan to a sport that is very much settled in its own niche. And he did it all with such condescending panache.
I also understand that these moves were all made upon the behest of the owners (who I think are just as guilty in destroying this league).
I don't know...a glowing puck, a team in Vegas, 2 teams in Florida, and a team in Arizona that barely has a pulse. As a fan, this is not my idea of progress.
The greatest sport on earth being run like a dollar-store in a strip-mall.
I'm of the opinion that hockey didn't need saving. It needed preserving. It needed someone with a sense of the past,and respect for the culture of the game within the fabric of this country and few American states.
What I saw, again just my opinion, was a carpetbagger who thought he could implement a generic, one-size-fits-all expansion plan to a sport that is very much settled in its own niche. And he did it all with such condescending panache.
I also understand that these moves were all made upon the behest of the owners (who I think are just as guilty in destroying this league).
I don't know...a glowing puck, a team in Vegas, 2 teams in Florida, and a team in Arizona that barely has a pulse. As a fan, this is not my idea of progress.
The greatest sport on earth being run like a dollar-store in a strip-mall.