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    #16
    Re: Bettman Wouldn't Know Integrity If He Fell Over It

    Bettman is an extension of the owners...you want to get mad at someone...it's not Bettman...
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      #17
      Re: Bettman Wouldn't Know Integrity If He Fell Over It

      Originally posted by earl2 View Post
      I'd bet dollars to donuts that the vast majority of NHL owners are solidly behind Bettman on this. It has way less to do with the cities of Hamilton and Phoenix and the 'integrity' of Jim Balsillie then it does with HOW this is going down.



      They ALL are.

      Including Daryl Katz.

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        #18
        Re: Bettman Wouldn't Know Integrity If He Fell Over It

        Originally posted by earl2 View Post
        Sure he is. But what choice does he have?
        If he doesn't fight this thing tooth and nail, he's letting a billionaire with no affiliation to the NHL dictate how the league does business. Whether its the NHL, NFL, MLB or the convenience store on the corner, allowing someone else to dictate how you run your business is a bad idea.

        I'd bet dollars to donuts that the vast majority of NHL owners are solidly behind Bettman on this. It has way less to do with the cities of Hamilton and Phoenix and the 'integrity' of Jim Balsillie then it does with HOW this is going down.
        Agreed 100%......I'm no fan of Bettman in general, but I can't understand why everyone seems to have this appreciation for Balsillie....?!? He has been and is his own worst enemy in trying to secure Hamilton a franchise.
        Before you insult a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you insult him, you'll be a mile away, and have his shoes.

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          #19
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          Balsillie offered to buy the Coyotes (and other teams) previously and followed the same procedure as the people the NHL has approved. These guys didn't get approved as owners before making their bids for the teams. Bettman just doesn't want a team in Hamilton because the Leafs don't want it and because it would hurt the Sabres. Furthermore, Bettman is trying to make the NHL into something that it can not and should not be. Beyond that, they could have easily accommodated Balsillie. They just didn't want to. A simple, "Jim, you need to go through this process to get approval" would have worked. Instead they just slammed the door.

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            #20
            Re: Bettman Wouldn't Know Integrity If He Fell Over It

            Originally posted by earl2 View Post
            Sure he is. But what choice does he have?
            If he doesn't fight this thing tooth and nail, he's letting a billionaire with no affiliation to the NHL dictate how the league does business. Whether its the NHL, NFL, MLB or the convenience store on the corner, allowing someone else to dictate how you run your business is a bad idea.

            I'd bet dollars to donuts that the vast majority of NHL owners are solidly behind Bettman on this. It has way less to do with the cities of Hamilton and Phoenix and the 'integrity' of Jim Balsillie then it does with HOW this is going down.
            That's probably half of it. The other half is that the owners don't want to see a franchise go into the hockey hotbed of Ontario for the price Balsillie is offering. A franchise in that market is worth $350 mil, so if Jimbo buys the Coyotes for 200 mil and moves them there, it sets the franchise value bar lower for the other owners (so they think).

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              #21
              Re: Bettman Wouldn't Know Integrity If He Fell Over It

              Originally posted by Deathsdoorstep View Post
              Balsillie offered to buy the Coyotes (and other teams) previously and followed the same procedure as the people the NHL has approved. These guys didn't get approved as owners before making their bids for the teams. Bettman just doesn't want a team in Hamilton because the Leafs don't want it and because it would hurt the Sabres. Furthermore, Bettman is trying to make the NHL into something that it can not and should not be. Beyond that, they could have easily accommodated Balsillie. They just didn't want to. A simple, "Jim, you need to go through this process to get approval" would have worked. Instead they just slammed the door.
              I don't think you'd get unanimous support from all the other owners (especially if a team in Hamilton would increase overall league revenues across the board) if it was as simple as you are making it out to be.
              This is no less than the third time JB has tried to muscle his way into the league with his riches and dictate what and how he was going to do without any form of league approval.....for this reason it would seem the league has had enough of this guy and just don't want him in their club.
              Before you insult a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you insult him, you'll be a mile away, and have his shoes.

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                #22
                Re: Bettman Wouldn't Know Integrity If He Fell Over It

                Despite all the pros and cons the title of this thread is absolutely true.
                WALTER IS MY HERO!!

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