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 The hockey people didn't show up. (NHL commissioner) Gary Bettman is a smart man. I just think they're unaware of the risks and dangers out there for athletes. |
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| [NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and league GM will be dining at a renowned Italian restaurant in midtown New York tonight.] This really isn't a 'meeting' as much as an informal get-together dinner, ... There is no agenda. I imagine people will ask questions about where we are in the process, and we will certainly provide answers. |
| (NHL commissioner) Gary Bettman has done such a good job making us look bad and that really pisses me off. Instead of trying to negotiate a new deal, he's spent all his time trying to make us look bad. Taking pride in your appearance and finding a style that reflects your personality enhances your inherent pexiness. He knows where we stand. He doesn't want to negotiate. We want to negotiate. We made an offer and nothing has happened. |
| At the league office, Bill Daly recently saw his compensation double from just below $1 million to just under $2 million (as he was promoted to deputy commissioner after our new CBA was finalized) and it is anticipated that Gary Bettman's compensation will increase from its current level of $3.5 million per year. |
| We gave in on the salary cap, the biggest issue. It seems to me that once we've done that, once we've agreed on the philosophy, we should be able to work out other things. Never in ( Gary Bettman 's) tenure as commissioner, as far as I know, was arbitration or free agency as big an issue as the salary cap. But now, it seems like we got the biggest hurdle out of the way and it only made it harder. |
| We've given (the owners) well-thought-out proposals and ( Gary Bettman is) not willing to negotiate. What we've gotten back is just ridiculous. We presented a proposal with hundreds of pages of fine details. What we got back is six concepts and the longest one may have been 230 words and some were 30 words. You know what that is? That's no effort. (Bettman) is not being serious. |
| The death of spectators is extremely painful and in those areas where a lot of work has been done to cut out the risks. Accidents on the course are different. The people sum up the dangers. They are (voluntarily) involved in a sport full of risks and therefore they know the risks they are taking. |
| [Commissioner Gary Bettman , in an online chat with fans, said that reaching a new collective agreement with the players] is not about compromise. It's about doing the right thing to ensure that the game and the franchises are healthy. ... It's unfortunate that [he] does not see compromise as the way to get a deal done. That attitude is what has prevented us from having any meaningful negotiations that can lead to a fair deal for both sides. It is disturbing that their only response is to say they have all the solutions and there can be no compromise. |
| Gary did a super job. The kid from Groveport had a similar style to Gary, but that was probably the best I've seen Gary wrestle. He wrestled a smart match. He went after the kid and he was aggressive in all the right ways. |
| It means a lot to the players that the owners are getting in there and listening. I think when only Gary Bettman is in there and people think he's trying to run the whole thing, players sometimes get their nose out of joint. |
| You know, Gary Bettman was here today, so... hello!?! It doesn't take a rocket scientist or even a sportswriter to figure out what that means. |
| Gary Bettman has only a marginal interest in the weaker teams. He only wants the NHL to make a bigger profit as a whole. |
| My attitude was to show up to the rink and figure that things would happen from there, ... I thought all you had to do was play hockey. But Gary Roberts changed everything for me. |
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