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Guest7867
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 Posted - 12/11/2008 : 02:24:04
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Poll Question:
Do you like Gary Bettman?
I think there should be a set amount of time for a Commissioner... maybe that's just coming from someone who thinks Nash and Pho should be moved to place's where people actually like hockey not Some Lame ass city like KC or LV. I want a Canadian Commissioner!! At least he might look into moving a team into Canada. I'm fed up with him trying to sell the game to bad US markets when there's grate ones in can.
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Guest8820
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Posted - 12/11/2008 : 08:48:42
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| I agree, move the coyotes back to Winnipeg. I'm guessing those fans won't make the same mistake twice and let their Jets get away. |
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Odin
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Posted - 12/11/2008 : 11:08:32
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A Canadian commissioner you say?
What a novel idea considering we are the biggest supporters of the league.
Maybe then they would allow Balsillie to purchase a team and stop blocking him from doing so. |
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Guest2715
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Posted - 12/11/2008 : 22:16:38
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Bettman should be removed from the office of NHL Commissioner at once. HE'S A DISGRACE. He does not care about the game at all, and has no knowledge of the history of the sport. We need an NHL commissioner that actually enjoys the sport of hockey and not more concerned with stroking his own ego by never admitting his errors.
He's been trying to justify his business moves by saying that NHL teams are worth 200 million bucks, when in reality, they are not even close. Half the teams lose money, and the only reason why they talk about improved attendance is because of the larger arenas that were built in traditional hockey cities like Montreal, Toronto, Boston and Chicago. Chicago leads the league in attendance in an arena that seats 22,000. This will mark up average attendance and make up for the fact that most cities are seeing a big decrease in attendance....look at the ticket price deals you can find on teams websites. You could get ticket packages that average under $10 a ticket in some of the Bettman expansion cities and they still fall way short of selling out.....Should we even talk about the free NBC TV deal which sees the NHL produce the games for them for FREE... If that does not prove how useless Bettman is, nothing will.
There's something wrong with a commissioner who's in the news more than the players in his league. This tells you how much of an arrogant tyrant that egomaniac Bettman is. He wants to overshadow his own players in the media. |
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Guest6196
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Posted - 12/12/2008 : 09:34:58
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Originally posted by Guest8820
I agree, move the coyotes back to Winnipeg. I'm guessing those fans won't make the same mistake twice and let their Jets get away.
Man, it was not the fans of Winnipeg that let there jets go. Look back and see what happened.
The leauge said if the city of Winnipeg if they could raise enough money to keep there team, the Jets can stay. Kids were taking there piggy banks to city hall and donating all of what was in the piggy banks. Adults donated more than what could ever be asked to keep the team. The city rasied the money.
Then Winnipeg held a rally which turned out to be the biggest gathering since WW2. And the Jets still were taken from the city. Please do not ever think it was the fans fault.
I was living in Edm when the Oil were talking about leaving. No more than 500 people showed up in support to keep the team, and the team was able to stay. This could be contributed to the dynasty.
Winnipeg showed nothing but admiration and support for there team and lost, as for Edm when faced with the same challenge the fan support was not there and there team stayed. |
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