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Originally Posted by s_morrison57
I'm tired of this idiot destroying hockey, he's doing all he can to Americanize the game and its not working, the damage he has done to tradition can never be rebuilt. There are franchises that have to be moved out of non-hockey enviorments but he balks cause they'd be moving to Canada, now he's all but in bed with Vegas. He needs to leave A.S.A.P.
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Gary Bettman is doing a fine job. The salary cap system he put in place brings about the cost certainty that is needed for smaller (Canadian) teams and markets to survive, and is probably the best thing to happen to the NHL in decades.
Regarding the "Hamilton hockey team" thing, there are two ways to get a new team in that market:
1) let a potential new owner buy a bankrupt team for pennies on the dollar and move it
2) hold an auction for potential owners to bid on a new franchise in the new market, with the proceeds going to the league
Obviously Jim Balsillie would rather pursue the first option cause it is much cheaper, and he has resorted to painting Bettman as "anti-Canadian" to try to get his way. However, Bettman works for the league. As such, it is his duty to pursue the option that is most profitable for the league (ie. option 2).
Its just business...