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Gary Bettman is officially a moron
April 10, 2008 · Derek Felix · Jump to comments
Our great genius of a commish was just on with WFAN’s Mike and The Mad Dog giving them the current state of the NHL before Night 2 of the playoffs gets underway.
Of course, he made excuses for the ticket prices citing the other sports which are way more popular. Ask any Ranger fan about the playoffs and they’ll sing a completely different tune. But that was just the spin doctor doing his best to point out that the cost for the most part isn’t as bad as say the NBA, NFL or MLB.
However, the best part of this interview had to be when Chris “Mad Dog” Russo mentioned current Sabre Maxim Afinogenov as a top 10 selling player jersey. Sadly, he mispronounced Max’s name but at least he had a valid excuse. It’s no secret that he nor Mike Francesa know what they’re talking about when it comes to our sport.
So what was Bettman’s excuse then for not knowing that Afinogenov was a skater on Buffalo? Was he kidding? This is our commish and he actually didn’t know that! I gotta admit the irony in this since it was a Buffalo Sabre which should really set off our Sabre blogger, who always has interesting insights on Bettman and the league. 
Well, at least he got the right team or there really would be a problem. As for Russo’s question of whether the league might consider going back to one referee, Bettman stated that the game was too fast for that which is why they instituted the two ref system in place. Though I might not agree with how it’s called these days, I thought that was a solid response by Gary.
In any event, tonight’s second night features four games. So, here’s the sched:
(1) Detroit vs (8) Nashville- 7 ET, Versus, TSN
(1) Montreal vs (8) Boston- 7 ET, CBC, Yahoo online
(2) San Jose vs (7) Calgary- 10 ET, CBC Flames lead series 1-0
(4) Anaheim vs (5) Dallas- 10 ET, Versus, TSN
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