12 days of Christmas

INSTEAD OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS…
ALLAN MACDONALD AND KEVIN O’NEIL OF THE VANCOUVER SUN HAVE COME UP WITH THEIR 12 WAYS TO SAVE THE NHL…
ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS THEY WOULD FIRE GARY BETTMAN…
WHAT IS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IN THAT ON THE 6TH DAY OF CHRISTMAS…
THEY WOULD FIRE GARY BETTMAN…
NO QUESTION BETTMAN IS THE WORST COMMISSIONER IN THE HISTORY OF MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS…
TWO MAJOR LABOUR FIGHT IN HIS FIRST DECADE ON THE JOB ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG…
WHEN YOU GO DOWN THE WISH LIST…ALMOST ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE NHL CAN BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO BETTMAN AND HIS FAILED VISION…
TOO MANY TEAMS IN TOO MANY CITIES THAT DO NOT WANT HOCKEY…INCLUDING NASHVILLE…
THE SCHEDULE…
THE 2 REFEREE SYSTEM…AND THE LOSS OF ESPN…
THE INSTIGATOR RULE WAS ALREADY IN THE PLACE WHEN BETTMAN ARRIVED IN 1993…
BUT HIS REFUSAL TO GET RID OF IT IS VERY MUCH ON HIS RESUME…
SO DOES THIS CLOWN HOLD ONTO HIS JOB???
SIMPLE…
GARY BETTMAN IS THE SMARTEST GUY AT THIS CIRCUS…
THE NHL IS FILLED WITH ABSENTEE OWNERS…
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ROUTINELY HAND OVER THE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THEIR TEAM TO THE HIRED HELP…
UNLIKE THE NFL…OR THE NBA…OR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL…BETTMAN ANSWERS TO A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF OWNERS…
IT’S THEIR AGENDA THAT MATTERS…
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF JUST BIZZARE THE NHL IS…CHECK THIS OUT…
IN THE FIRST 11 YEARS ON THE JOB…BETTMAN SIGNED THE SAME COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THREE TIMES…
IT WAS A DEAL THAT ALLOWED PLAYERS SALARIES TO CLIMB FROM AN AVERAGE OF $560 THOUSAND TO $1.8 MILLION…
TO FIX THE PROBLEM BETTMAN BLAMED THE PLAYERS FOR TAKING THE MONEY…AND SHUT DOWN THE LEAGUE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR…
THE LOCK OUT COST THE LEAGUE TWO BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE…
THE OWNERS WERE SO HAPPY…THEY GAVE BETTMAN A $2 MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR RAISE…
HE NOW MAKES $5.9 MILLION A YEAR…
AS FOR THE PLAYERS…THEY’RE BACK MAKING AN AVERAGE OF $1.8 MILLION A YEAR…
ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS…I’D MUCH RATHER FIRE THE OWNERS…