Fairly Damning NHL emails

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Fairly Damning NHL emails

Postby MR25 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:37 am

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/h ... e29419071/

Haven't really read the article, because it's pretty much a summation of the email content without specifics. The main point of interest was the searchable part at the bottom, regarding the NHL emails released to the public, which include:

Gary Bettman telling Darren Dreger that "rivalry is good for the sport" when a Flyers' management person was caught saying Jason Blake "had it coming" when sucker punched by Steve Downie: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... 25053.html

Colin Campbell "explaining" the NHL discipline system to Bob McKenzie, complete with calling Doug Wilson a whiner after Corey Perry had elbowed Johnathan Cheechoo in the head. Campbell said the only reason McKenzie brought it up was because he "hated" Corey Perry: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents ... 31593.html

Just a little taste. I would say this doesn't bode well for the NHL, but Bettman is like a cockroach. You can't kill him, no matter how hard you try.

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Fairly Damning NHL emails

Postby Staggy » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:11 am

To no one's surprise, Colin Campbell comes off as a complete imbecile incapable of stringing together a coherent thought. McKenzie and Dreger don't look great either. I haven't seen much that paints Bettman in a bad light yet, though.

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Fairly Damning NHL emails

Postby mikey » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:15 am

I glanced at some of this stuff, I came away surprised about how relatively innocuous it was actually...

Bettman isn't on the chopping block, so that's why he won't "go away" - no one that matters is unhappy with his performance as commissioner. And for fans that are unhappy with him, it's misplaced...

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Fairly Damning NHL emails

Postby llipgh2 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:20 am

If anything, it shows Shanahan as someone who pushed for change. And lost. I can see why he left and joined the Maple Leafs front office.

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Postby Morkle » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:41 am

Bettman, like Gooddell has brought record profits to the NHL. I'd imagine he's pretty far away from the chopping block.

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