Gary Bettman Interview

[firemankilla]

Bettman is such a dumbass. Keep hockey in areas where fans apperitate it. Places where kids get off scholl and still play pond hockey. That's how clubs can actually make money! And the new salary cap starts with a $43million floor, which cripples teams like Florida, Carolina, Nashville, etc.. they dont have the income to sustain the sport there. I'm fromt Indiana and why Fort Wayne doesn't have any NHL team is beyond me. The city is larger and more populated than Columbus! Local Hockey thrives!

[lakesidepark2112]

The Coyotes are "saved" again (surprise!!).

[FAITHandLOGIC]

I am so sick of Bettman. Let's look at the stupid decisions he has made:

Winnipeg to Phoenix (lost $300 million)

Minnesota to Dallas (losing money; for sale)

Expansion - Florida (losing money)

Expansion - Nashville (losing money; for sale)

Expansion - Atlanta (losing money; for sale)

[kissthecornhole]

Everyone is wrong except Bettman. What an ass.

[koivufan]

What else is shane doan and gretzky gonna say oh this market sucks as long as thier gettin paid they dont care im a huge gretzky fan but he makes 7 mill to coach this team highest paid on the team more then his players they dont care as long as they get paid what a joke this team is gary i cant wait till your gone.

[flyersfan345]

Bettman is an Asshole.

[quixote22]

This interview is almost verbatim to the one he gives in every US interview regarding the situation. Its been 14 years or so...IT AINT WORKING. who runs a business that loses money year after year for 14 years??! at some point you have to say it aint working!

he is just fighting for pride and his job at this point. he is not fighting for Phx!

[sep1456]

Bettman you suck. First you cut down the off days so Detroit has a disadvantage, then let the refs hold their whistles on the Pit thugs, then let the Pens have an extra player, all this so Crosby helps your popularity. Malkin should have been suspended for instigation, but oh no, it was emotion. NO, it was bull shit and you know it. You suck as a comish.

[papermache2131]

sep........The Red Wings lost because the Pens were the better team.You fuck heads are whining like a bunch of cry babies,grow up you classless assholes.The Red Wings have way to many Euro trash players,old has been who never were players,a shitty fucking goalie and a lousy fucking coach.BTW Hossa is the biggest retard besides Vladdy that wore a Red Wing jersey.Hahahahah fucking loser!!!!!!!

[devlin15]

Come on do they actually think that Gretzky wouldn't want to move the Coyotes 20 minutes away from where he grew up? Of course he's going to say that he's with the franchise when he's the head coach of the team. Mario won two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh so he would naturally want the team to stay put, but what kind of attachment do they think Wayne has with Phoenix? They don't even like hockey there, the fan base is a minority.

[9429944]

Can we get a Canadian to do this job...I"m tired of this guy. Any respecting knowledgable hockey fan knows that there are at least 10 teams too many, too many games (should be 70 games tops) and the Stanley Cup should be won no later than April 30th. Winnepeg,Hamilton,Quebec should all have teams and get rid of the salary cap!!!

[weedhopperps51]

I'm not Canadian but I agree. Bettman is a disaster, he's been around way too long and the league is a boring mess; too many teams, awful officiating and there's got to be a lot more than just trying to market Ovechkin and Crosby. When more people prefer to watch guys playing cards on ESPN something is very wrong. They need to shut down the teams who clog up the neutral zone because they're too cheap to pay players and Canada certainly does need more teams.