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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Holy shit, dude.
You're aware Gary Bettman is still a thing, right?
I'm not huge fan of Manfred, but Bettman is the worst in pro sports history. And he's had the gig for 30 years. It's really remarkable.
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Gary Bettman saved the NHL and grew the sport.
A lot of that was exacerbated by the Canadian economy, but the NHL had so many teams losing money and revenue wasn’t as evenly distributed. Small market teams were getting ****ed while big market teams were cash cows. Edmonton and Calgary wouldn’t have teams without him.
Additionally, the league expanded to non-traditional markets and is thriving everywhere for the most part aside from Arizona.
Bettman’s biggest 2 indictments should be the Arizona situation and player safety. But he’s way better than Manfred and Goodell.