[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

Lest you think that Gary is the worst ever I would suggest you do some research.

The reality is a) he works for the owners not the fans, and therefore his job is to put money in their pockets and b) the league has prospered under his guidance. Lots of wrong moves, but he always has a counter move.

The game has been made faster, scoring is up, revenue has increased far beyond what anyone thought possible ten years ago. They have a multi-BILLION dollar TV deal, etc etc.

And as a rebuttal you might offer up what you would do were you in his shoes. I suspect the constraints put on you by the NHLPA ans the owners would have your hands tied too....

I knew I could count on you to disagree with every post about hockey that I make but I digress...
Bettman has single handedly caused two lockouts. One was totally unnecessary.
The faster game is due to rules changes that came from owners not Bettman. Income is due to better TV deals.