No, because he has insisted on trying to make the game and the league into something that it is not. By putting teams in cities where they clearly cannot be supported by a fanbase, just so he can have a “better” TV market package to sell to a major network. He has taken almost all of the physical aspect of the game away to the point where checking is discouraged, penalized and fined. In the name of parity, he has punished teams that do things right by drafting and developing players (detroit, chicago, etc.) so that hockey wastelands like Raleigh Durham, Nashville, and Phoenix can look somewhat competitive. He’s an annoying little man that has never put on a pair of skates. Actual hockey fans see the slow death of their game happening at his hands just like average Americans see liberals ruining their American dream one day at a time.
Sorry. Maybe shingles or gout would have been a better choice? Genital warts. Receding hairline.
After all IT’S A FREAKING GAME!
So by your logic, we should just go back to the original 6...perfect!!! That's an awesome way to ensure that hockey grows and becomes a tier 1 sport....
Whatever, you're just a Bettman hating clown....something that is a dime a dozen on the internet. I know, I know maybe we should make them go back to wood sticks with straight blades...by god now THAT was hockey!
Oh and my bona fides: I've played hockey for 35 years and am a level 3 official. All 3 of my sons play, the oldest of whom was a AA travel high school goalie....oh and one other thing, clown, we live in the "hockey wasteland" of North Carolina.
Bite me.