tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post2276812734911628952..comments2024-03-11T15:46:13.155-04:00Comments on In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: Commissioners on the Hot SeatDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-24250258910254559362007-07-25T15:31:00.000-04:002007-07-25T15:31:00.000-04:00I confess, I did not know about this. Most sports ...I confess, I did not know about this. Most sports fans in the U.S. probably don't know about it, either, which is my point. There is no news about the NHL--even if something newsworthy happens. So, in that narrow sense, Bettman has the best job right now--which is not the same as saying that he is doing the best job; it's just that very few people are paying attention to his league or his actions, so he has a large margin of error before being subject to national criticism. I mean, I don't even want to speculate how horrible a scandal would have to happen to thrust the NHL into the national spotlight. The league has a violence problem that is as serious as any of the others and it has had its own gambling scandal (albeit not directly involving its own games, to the best of our knowledge) but those things have at best been marginal, fleeting stories on a national level.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-79222431969542719872007-07-25T11:40:00.000-04:002007-07-25T11:40:00.000-04:00You obviously have missed out on what Bettman has ...You obviously have missed out on what Bettman has done to prevent the Nashville Predators from ending up in Hamilton, OT. The guy is a jerk and has completely ruined the NHL...<BR/><BR/>http://www.FireBettman.comFirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505498241444426828noreply@blogger.com