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He has been a great commissioner who has done way more to help than to hurt the game.
None of the lockouts have been his fault.
None of the lockouts have been his fault.
That's a pretty significant misrepresenation and misunderstanding of Bettman's role as commissioner.
Yes he is ultimately in the employ of the owners but you don't pay someone $10 million a year just to execute orders. He is responsible for the ultimate vision for the league and getting the owners on board, not the other way around.
"The Instigator" is a pretty good read on the topic and gives a much fuller picture of his role than what you've described.
You're mistaken.
Bettman doesn't tell the Board, hey, lets expand the league. How about Vegas?
The Board tasks him, as the Commish, to do all of the due diligence to see if the league can support a new team, what would the ramifications be to the existing markets, what would the market bare, financially, for a new team, how would it effect future television deals, what markets could best support a new team, what would the travel ramifications be for that, would would the alignment be for each prospective market and then all of the homework for potential markets, potential owners, potential buildings. After all of that work is done, it's presented to the Board, and the Board, and the Board alone makes the decisions and ultimately votes.
Bettman has no vote and no say other than offering his opinion based on the research and due diligence he has been tasked with.
I have repeatedly seen fans here say "Stupid Bettman put a team in Miami" as if he somehow has the power to do such a thing.
I dont know man. Rich people live a long time. Kirk Douglas is like 140 and hes still around.Old people get Health problems. News at 11.
f*** thatPeople will appreciate him more when Colin Campbell becomes commissioner.
With all due respect, this is wildly inaccurate. Gary Bettman is, far and away, the most powerful man in hockey.
As others have said, there’s a reason the guy makes $10 million per year.
I always thought he's nervous in front of crowds. He's shaked a lot when talking publically for years and years
Sure.It doesn't have to be one or the other. Stress can exacerbate the motor symptoms of Parkinson's. It does look like an essential tremor.
I don't think I will enjoy booing him anymore.
Sure.
Why would you ever enjoy booing him?
okay well then missing The Olympics then. lolYou do realize the players are at as much fault for the lockout as the owners are?
Probably time to stop booing him.
Gary Bettman simply represents the overall vote of the owners on issues pertaining to player-owner relations.
I get that people enjoy the ease of blindly berating one overly demonized individual, but there is a whole lot more to the issues that people simply claim as a product of Bettman’s evil.
He's had a hand in destroying Hockey, not a ****ing chance.
He's had a hand in destroying Hockey, not a ****ing chance.
I wonder who the incumbent commissioner is going to be?
Compared to how he looks when he comes on the ice to give out the conference trophies or Stanley cup or other awards....this was totally fine...like not even comparablehe was shaking all over. it didn't look fine at all.
Just saw an interview. He's fine.