With the announcement of the Stanley Cup Finals schedule, Detroit sports fans are wondering why Bettman has it in for “the most passionate fans”. Seems as though shrimp and his mental midgets have scheduled the first three games of THE Finals to start at the same time as the NBA conference finals. Now what water head would do such a thing to a sport that is screaming for help to increase its fan base? Of course, you guessed it - our own not-so-bright commish.

Now ‘ol douche bag hasn’t dissed Detroit for just the first time this playoff season. No sir! Just a short while ago he took away a real crowd pleaser by notifying the Detroit club that if their Zamboni/ice wizard were to swing one more octopus over his head on the ice as he has been doing for years, the league would fine them 10 large. (Careful Mo’ Cheese, you might be next.) Now comes the ultimate insult to sports fans in Detroit. Choose between the Pistons or Wings. (There’s no choice for this author; Sid vs. Hank? - Awesome!) Nevertheless, when you have a sport that your own commissioner says is inferior in popularity to another, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU SCHEDULE YOUR GAMES TO CONFLICT WITH THE OTHER ALREADY POSTED SCHEDULE????????? What a dumb ass!!!

The NHL excuse-of-the-day is that Hockey Night in Canada has rights to Saturday night scheduling. (I think we posted previously about the screwing of HNIC and last year’s schedule.) HNIC would of course televise a game at any time knowing the devout following of Canadian fans. And what about the scheduling for the other two games this weekend that could be aired at a different time? What say you ‘ol brain dead commish?

Seriously, I’m almost convinced that someone has tasked this former Stern lackey with the destruction of the NHL.

I’m tiring of the owners’ apathy, but here goes again -

Please fire this idiot (or be ready to turn the lights out yourselves).

If anybody caught the early-bird Columbus-Detroit game on NBC yesterday then I’m sure you must have missed the play-by-play from the commentators. That’s because there was almost none called. Instead it was the Brett Hull Ego Show. Hull motored on and on about nothing and even admitted “I’m bored”. So was I about five minutes into the game. The crap that he dished out about players and coaches was to say the least disconcerting. Pavel Datsyuk, a star Detroit center who becomes a free agent this summer, was tagged by “Hully” as having no chance (”none”) of being resigned by Detroit because he doesn’t like the coach and wants to play with his “best friend” Ovechkin in Washington. On the Wings reports that Pavel is building a new house, has community obligations, and has even said he wants to stay in Detroit. Hull later called Detroit defenseman Danny Markov a “perv” for reasons unknown. Perhaps Markov, a former Predator, checked the slow and aging forward a little too hard one time and his only way to retaliate is by name calling. Hull went on to slam Columbus players when he said it will be “years before they can compete”. Hull was given extra air time after complaining (as always) to NBC producers about too little air time. Hull said “I have a lot to say. But in 20 seconds, you have to be some sort of English lit professor to do it with any style or bravado.” Unfortunately he’s all bravado and no style! And Brett, you’re no lit professor even with 3 hours to spew from that hole in your face. If anybody new to the sport was watching yesterday’s game I doubt that they would return to see another game. They certainly didn’t hear any play calling nor know why a penalty was called or even why a whistle was blown. Hullcrap; I can do without it.

And the big news last week: The NHL signed another contract with NBC…Yes sir Bettman, I’m so glad you keep improving the way the game is marketed (please note the HUGE dose of sarcasm).