i persoanlly dont liek the guy as the commissioner. the league (most teams) is healty finacially for the first time in years so you have to give him credit for that.
What i do not like is the game is not a team sport anymore. Its the team with the best pp and pk or the team with the best shootout players.
The biggest draw the NHL has is players like ovechkin and crosby. When they are in toronto the game is blacked out becasue of the senators region. vis versa when in ottawa. How do you promote your best marketing tools when your biggest hockey market can only watch your best players sometimes?
Futrhur to that our friends south of the border only know crosby exists because of espn. try wathcing a hockey game in the states its not that easy to find one on. the nhl is lacking there big tv deal. oln is not a big tv deal its a joke.
My last rant about the NHL is the candy a-- play they are wanting to promote. There is hardly any hitting, hardly any fighting. Now alot of people complain about the fighting but seriously you want tv money bring back the hard hitting, fighting but keep the fast paced play. If you dont agree with the fighting take a look at the biggest up and coming sport in thesa now. Mixed martial arts. the yanks love that stuff!!!
Anywya that is my 2 cents sorry i got off track a but about bettmen. HE sucks but its not his fault the board of governers vote on everything so they are just as bad.
Cheers!