Bettman misreading fans on lockout worry

The slimy little weasel would misread Dick and Jane.

Worth reading the whole article. Gary thinks people will buy anything he says just because he believes it himself. He gives ole Burkie a run for top kool aid pusher.

with labor issues pending for the NFL (likely to fix) and NBA (not so likely), this would be the ideal time for Buttramm and the NHL brain trust (haha, funny right?) to really push the NHL back into a sports spotlight.

but, I don't hold my breath for Gary to get it right

The Dwarf is a jerk, always has been, always will be. But one of the real problems is that fans are increasingly unable to afford the ridiculous prices for tickets. With Don Fehr lurking on the sidelines I can guarantee that previous NHLPA demands are gonna look reasonable by comparison. Unrestricted free agency for all will no doubt be next causing the gap between rich, big, and not-so-rich ,small franchises to be very dramatic as time goes by. I am in no way trying to cheer for ownership as reasonable or intelligent in their approach either. Somebody ought to realize that there ain't no way you can take in $1 and pay out $2 forever without consequences at some point. I'd love it if fans would just say "come back when you've got a clue" and not buy tickets for a month. That would get the message across.....................even to these dimwits.

"Bettman seems to think it's automatic that fans will return after another lockout, but that's not guaranteed."

Moron.

not 2004 all over again...

There HAS to be a reason that every time he sets foot on stage at the NHL draft he gets boooooed!

He gets booed in every arena wherever he goes. What was the point of the lockout anyway at this point? Salaries are at the same place they were before and there is a difference between the salary floor and ceiling nearing 20 mil. They had a lockout and didn't really solve the issues.

He misreads fans? No way!

If the NHL goes through another stoppage it will suck.That being said the same owners who allow this buffoon to stear the ship will finally have less compatriots in their club.Contraction will be an immediate and severe result.

If another lockout finally got rid of Bettman it might be worth it.
No way you can stay Comish after 2 lockouts 5 years apart.

The **** takes the fans for granted and Fuhrer Fehr doesn't care about them. You can tell how well the next negotiations will go from our perspective.

**** = ****

Forgot to separate the words.

Browns hit it right on the head. This would be an ideal time for the NHL to grab a foothold. But alas we're stuck with that moron Bettman.

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I forgot to Stranger. ****= ****.

We still had the right idea, W2.

Ill take a lockout if it means Bettman and his watered down product goes away. Some teams dont survive...so what its called thinning the herd.Maybe the casual fan doesnt come back but im not one of them so i dont care. I want a better product. LOSE THE CAP.

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Originally posted 03:35 PM ET  01.11 by Buc Fettman

Ill take a lockout if it means Bettman and his watered down product goes away. Some teams dont survive...so what its called thinning the herd.Maybe the casual fan doesnt come back but im not one of them so i dont care. I want a better product. LOSE THE CAP.

I like it!

I'm all about survival of the fittest.

I have been a hockey fan for more than 60 years and I must say that Bettman is without a doubt the worst commissioner in all of sports. He actually makes Bud selig look good. What you will see with Don Fehr is that the NHL with not be able to pull any of their regular crap any morre. My own feeling is that the best thing for the NHL is contraction. Like it or not, the owner's own greed put the NHL in this spot.

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Originally posted 11:44 AM ET  01.11 by Harry Crack

If the NHL goes through another stoppage it will suck.That being said the same owners who allow this buffoon to stear the ship will finally have less compatriots in their club.Contraction will be an immediate and severe result.

I gave up on MLB when they went on strike and I almost gave up on the NHL. Only the Red Wings stood on my way.

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Originally posted 04:38 PM ET  01.11 by joeltaxpro

My own feeling is that the best thing for the NHL is contraction.

That might mean you'll have to buy airplane tickets and travel a ways to see live NHL hockey.

You can always give up the swamp and move to .... Detroit! :-)