nashvillefan wrote:
[snip]
>> I can't hold any animosity toward Bettman, though. The Nashville
Predators couldn't have hired a better advocate. There was a huge
segment of the hockey world (including some big powerful teams)
advocating league contraction, and Nashville would have been one of the
first 2 or 3 teams to go. But Bettman held the line and insisted on a
deal guaranteeing 30 healthy franchises, and I think that is what he
got. -NF <<

I agree on Bettman. He had the well-being of the entire league in mind
the whole time, so I can't hold him fully to blame for losing an entire
season. And we don't know the exact details behind why Bettman and
Goodenow wouldn't talk for so long. It could very well have been all
Goodenow's fault for that.

Anyhoo...