Kin
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The NHL hired Bettman as Commissioner 25 years ago today. Here's Greg Wyshynski on the good and bad of his tenure:
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22273439/good-bad-ugly-gary-bettman-25-year-nhl-tenure
I don't know if I agree with all of it. I agree Bettman gets blamed for a lot of things he shouldn't(he's just the owners' frontman on a lot of things) but also agree he doesn't get enough blame for things he probably should(the league's slow/nonexistent response to on-ice problems).
Either way, I don't really remember a pre-Bettman NHL so I have nothing to compare it to but I'm on record at not loving the league these days so...boo, I suppose.
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/22273439/good-bad-ugly-gary-bettman-25-year-nhl-tenure
I don't know if I agree with all of it. I agree Bettman gets blamed for a lot of things he shouldn't(he's just the owners' frontman on a lot of things) but also agree he doesn't get enough blame for things he probably should(the league's slow/nonexistent response to on-ice problems).
Either way, I don't really remember a pre-Bettman NHL so I have nothing to compare it to but I'm on record at not loving the league these days so...boo, I suppose.