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Post by WHA on Mar 15, 2009 9:06:43 GMT -5
It makes me sick to see Gary Bettman over and over again on HNIC declaring Kraft Hockeyville 2009 winner Terrace B.C. What the NHL couldn't find a grass roots Canadian in their staff to present this to Terrace, it had to be the weasel himself. I swear he does things like this on purpose to slap Canadian Hockey in the face.
Is it just me or do some of you feel the same! Maybe I need therapy?
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Post by vivianmb on Mar 15, 2009 15:02:58 GMT -5
It makes me sick to see Gary Bettman over and over again on HNIC declaring Kraft Hockeyville 2009 winner Terrace B.C. What the NHL couldn't find a grass roots Canadian in their staff to present this to Terrace, it had to be the weasel himself. I swear he does things like this on purpose to slap Canadian Hockey in the face. Is it just me or do some of you feel the same! Maybe I need therapy? i totally agree with you.
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Post by Oracle on Mar 16, 2009 9:28:57 GMT -5
When you find a good therapist let me know, because I'm with you.
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Post by edog37 on Mar 16, 2009 11:56:02 GMT -5
It makes me sick to see Gary Bettman over and over again on HNIC declaring Kraft Hockeyville 2009 winner Terrace B.C. What the NHL couldn't find a grass roots Canadian in their staff to present this to Terrace, it had to be the weasel himself. I swear he does things like this on purpose to slap Canadian Hockey in the face. Is it just me or do some of you feel the same! Maybe I need therapy? so, you want Bill Daly to do this instead.... as much as you boys villify Bettman, keep in mind that it is the BOG who really runs the league....& allowed Winnipeg to move to Phoenix....
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Post by selannejets on Mar 16, 2009 13:34:20 GMT -5
you blame the greedy owners for not firing his a ss. gary bettman's job is to grow the revenue that's all he cares about and thats what the owners want.
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Post by Ric O. on Mar 16, 2009 13:45:02 GMT -5
gary bettman's job is to grow the revenue that's all he cares about And that's why he (they if you want to include BOG) is working so hard to maintain money losing markets rather than facilitate moving these moribund franchises to places that actually might be able to generate sustainable revenue and optimism?
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Post by selannejets on Mar 16, 2009 13:58:30 GMT -5
gary bettman's job is to grow the revenue that's all he cares about And that's why he (they if you want to include BOG) is working so hard to maintain money losing markets rather than facilitate moving these moribund franchises to places that actually might be able to generate sustainable revenue and optimism? Maybe he doesn't want to admit failure with his southern experiment? Maybe he genuinely feels they will make good money in the future?
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Post by Ric O. on Mar 16, 2009 14:11:48 GMT -5
And that's why he (they if you want to include BOG) is working so hard to maintain money losing markets rather than facilitate moving these moribund franchises to places that actually might be able to generate sustainable revenue and optimism? Maybe he doesn't want to admit failure with his southern experiment? Maybe he genuinely feels they will make good money in the future? Maybe, but then you would say that he cares more about his pride than growing revenue. And his genuine feeling is not an intelligent way to run a business empire...as I would say (and any caring or non-caring but thinking observer would probably say) that after 13 years they're well beyond the "just give it time to catch on" phase.
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Post by edog37 on Mar 16, 2009 14:48:51 GMT -5
And that's why he (they if you want to include BOG) is working so hard to maintain money losing markets rather than facilitate moving these moribund franchises to places that actually might be able to generate sustainable revenue and optimism? Maybe he doesn't want to admit failure with his southern experiment? Maybe he genuinely feels they will make good money in the future? relocation does not get the BOG any expansion fees....that is why the BOG is so against relocation....if a team goes into KC or Vegas, the NHL doesn't get a penny of that....however, if they expand there....
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Post by dannymcmanny on Mar 16, 2009 15:31:13 GMT -5
That's why a team should relocate to Winnipeg, we wouldn't pay the expansion fee but we can produce revenues. THis would also leave these other cities a chance to get expansion teams and big $...although of course this simply creates more teams that are financial liabilities.
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Post by ~Jiffy~ on Mar 16, 2009 16:01:06 GMT -5
I am totally with you, Bettman should have no say or face for Hockeyville. I don't really follow that hockeyville very well tho, but to be honest, whenever I see Bettman's face, whether its at the World Juniors or Hockeyville, it pis ses me off.. so I know what you mean. It is time he leave... he is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy overdue.
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Post by WHA on Mar 16, 2009 16:02:59 GMT -5
My point was that the Kraft Hockeyville promotion is all about grass roots hockey in all corners of Canada, great stuff! But then we have a New York Lawyer who knows absolutely nothing at all about grass roots hockey. He is a lawyer boardroom clown whose face in those ads reminds me of Rusty the Clown. Kraft should insist someone like Gordie Howe be the face of the award not Rusty or Gretzky who is now a converted dog with nothing good to say about Winnipeg!
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Post by Ric O. on Mar 16, 2009 16:41:41 GMT -5
My point was that the Kraft Hockeyville promotion is all about grass roots hockey in all corners of Canada, great stuff! But then we have a New York Lawyer who knows absolutely nothing at all about grass roots hockey. He is a lawyer boardroom clown whose face in those ads reminds me of Rusty the Clown. Kraft should insist someone like Gordie Howe be the face of the award not Rusty or Gretzky who is now a converted dog with nothing good to say about Winnipeg! Yeah I agree with you. Although in fairness to Gretzky, as far back as I can remember, he never had anything good to say about Winnipeg.
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