9 Responses to “Picture of the day…”

1. 1 Sens Fan Jun 10th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

   That is an AWESOME picture!

   It is going to be a lot of fun when it’s found that Bettman loses the bankruptecy court case in Arizona later this week and this Friday night, Gary not only gets booed by the fans in Detroit during the Stanley Cup presentation, he will also get a lot of octopi thrown in his direction!

   Oh yeah one more thing:

   LETS GO RED WINGS

2. 2 OddyOh Jun 10th, 2009 at 6:35 pm

   LOL Gary’s striped suit-socks…brilliant!

   Can’t wait to see Bettman hit the road…for good.

3. 3 Jambalaya Jun 11th, 2009 at 11:10 am

   Can’t wait to hear all the whining when the Pens raise the Cup and go out for some grilled octopus after the game in Greektown. “Born to lose in South Detroit…”

4. 4 Hockey Fan Jun 18th, 2009 at 11:45 am

   Great Pic
   The only problem is that Bettman is wearing skates.
   That little prick has probably never skated a day in his life. Probably never held a hockey stick or played a game of road hockey with his son either.

5. 5 john Jul 13th, 2009 at 12:01 am

   Gary Bettman thought that the NHL needed to flourish in the southern states and non-traditional hockey markets to become a player in the big leagues. He added expansion teams to these markets and moved existing teams there as well.

   In order for them to be more marketable right away, it would be better for them to be more competitive and not get blown out on most nights. If only there was a way to restrict talent and manufacture less scoring, the games would be more competitive, closer in scoring, and more exciting to watch, especially for fans in the new markets.

   Bettman battled the fans and media for almost his entire tenure, about obstruction, lack of scoring, and rules always insisting that there is nothing wrong and that the state of the game has never been better.

   While the fans were complaining about lack of scoring and officiating, goalie equipment gradually and surreptitiously got bigger and bigger.

   Players, coaches, and fans didn’t know which penalties would be called from game to game or period to period. It would have made more sense if they specified when a penalty would be called—for example, hooking is only to be called for the first 10 minutes of the first two periods—instead of arbitrarily, or worse yet, because the other team had the last penalty. In 96 (the year of rat) the panthers made it to the stanley cup final. Too bad these lower scoring games in which expansion teams could compete with well established teams didn’t help create a bigger television or hockey market in general.and even worse after years of over sized goalie equipment and and neglected a talent stifling strict defensive game is till prevalent today. inrceasing the size of goalie equipment is a more obvious example of cheating than steroids are. I remember watching a game on TV and during one of the intermissions they were showing the webbing Patrick Roy was using between his legs.

   Outrageous! The fans and media are screaming, “What happened to the goals? We hate the trap. No more obstruction,” and this guy has webbing between his legs. He should have received a lengthy suspension, if not banished from the NHL all together.

   I always chuckle when I hear an announcer exclaim “Great glove save,” and every time the goalie hardly moved his glove, if he moved it at all.

   Only after the puck is in it do they embellish with some theatrics. Want to see some great glove saves that were exciting to watch? Watch some games before Bettman was the Commissioner. I am sure most players would give up composite sticks if goalie equipment was only as big as it was in the 80s, before Bettman came along.

   Most of the goals these days are what was known as “garbage goals.” There’s nothing wrong with some garbage goals, but a great passing play, a beautiful sniper shot, or a sweet deke are more entertaining to watch. Statistics should have an asterisk denoting when and for how many years a player played in the NHL while Bettman was Commissioner.

   Yet again, during the Stanley Cup Finals—what the whole season is played for—it seems the officials were instructed to put the whistles away. Did Bettman deem it a bad thing for one market to be so dominant? Did he want his poster boy, who is a great player but a poor loser (he should grow up and set a better example for all his young fans), to win the Cup?

   Fans boo him any chance they get. I know this is an embarrassment for the NHL, but the NHL IS an embarrassment as long as he is the commissioner.

6. 6 john Jul 13th, 2009 at 12:20 am

   Gary Bettman thought that the NHL needed to flourish in the southern states and non-traditional hockey markets to become a player in the big leagues. He added expansion teams to these markets and moved existing teams there as well.

   In order for them to be more marketable right away, it would be better for them to be more competitive and not get blown out on most nights. If only there was a way to restrict talent and manufacture less scoring, the games would be more competitive, closer in scoring, and more exciting to watch, especially for fans in the new markets.

   Bettman battled the fans and media for almost his entire tenure, about obstruction, lack of scoring, and rules always insisting that there is nothing wrong and that the state of the game has never been better.

   While the fans were complaining about lack of scoring and officiating, goalie equipment gradually and surreptitiously got bigger and bigger.

   Players, coaches, and fans didn’t know which penalties would be called from game to game or period to period. It would have made more sense if they specified when a penalty would be called—for example, hooking is only to be called for the first 10 minutes of the first two periods—instead of arbitrarily, or worse yet, because the other team had the last penalty.Over-sized goalie equipment is a more obvious example of cheating than steroids are. I remember watching a game on TV and during one of the intermissions they were showing the webbing Patrick Roy was using between his legs.
   Outrageous! The fans and media are screaming, “What happened to the goals? We hate the trap. No more obstruction,” and this guy has webbing between his legs. He should have received a lengthy suspension, if not banished from the NHL all together.

   I always chuckle when I hear an announcer exclaim “Great glove save,” and every time the goalie hardly moved his glove, if he moved it at all.

   Only after the puck is in it do they embellish with some theatrics. Want to see some great glove saves that were exciting to watch? Watch some games before Bettman was the Commissioner. I am sure most players would give up composite sticks if goalie equipment was only as big as it was in the 80s, before Bettman came along.

   Most of the goals these days are what was known as “garbage goals.” There’s nothing wrong with some garbage goals, but a great passing play, a beautiful sniper shot, or a sweet deke are more entertaining to watch. Statistics should have an asterisk denoting when and for how many years a player played in the NHL while Bettman was Commissioner. Expansion teams were more competitive against more established teams when you obstruct talent. In 96 (the year of the rat) the panthers made it all the way to the stanley cup final in only their third year of existence, the most successful expansion team in modern sports i believe. Too bad this low scoring talent obstructing hockey in which expansion teams could compete with teams that took years to build didn’t lead to a bigger television or hockey market in general as bettman had planned. Even worse too bad the defensive, talent obstructing hockey is still prevalent today. i think if goalie equipment were reduced to the size it was before bettman became commissioner, coaches would try to be more offensive because they would have more success with more net to shoot at.

   Yet again, during the Stanley Cup Finals—what the whole season is played for—it seems the officials were instructed to put the whistles away. Did Bettman deem it a bad thing for one market to be so dominant? Did he want his poster boy, who is a great player but a poor loser (he should grow up and set a better example for all his young fans), to win the Cup?

   Fans boo him any chance they get. I know this is an embarrassment for the NHL, but the NHL IS an embarrassment as long as he is the commissioner.

7. 7 john Jul 13th, 2009 at 12:27 am

   2nd one is the good one i wrote this for the bleacher report. would be great is some of you can be back me up on bettman there.

8. 8 Albert Buckenberger Mar 17th, 2010 at 3:25 pm

   This is the best picture I’ve ever seen! Great job! Go Red Wings!

9. 9 Sens Fan Mar 17th, 2010 at 5:28 pm

   Albert,

   When I first saw the picture, I got a good laugh and everytime I see it, Bettman getting Kronwalled makes me smile.

   An even better picture would be the press conference when Bettman is fired or resigns. Hopefully this day comes soon as it will be a great day for the NHL and those around the hockey world.

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