wingsdiehard13 33 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 Buttman looks really depressed in the second and third picture...... wingsdiehard13.......Could you do another one with the caption using the other photos?????? Sure, you want me to do the same caption just using the other two photos? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 I tell ya, I personally think that things like conspiracy theories or thinking that games are fixed somehow are the biggest waste of time. They barely even register as things to consider on my radar. No, the games right now are nowhere close to suggesting that. The shot of Bettman though was just disturbing though. I didn't hear any commentary because I was out watching the game (no sound), but it just looks like he was so disturbed that Pittsburgh was losing and might blow their chance a 2nd year in a row. This just goes to show you, put your marketing efforts outside of 1 player/team. In the grand scheme of things I have nothing against Crosby whatsoever, it's obvious of his talent and he's worth getting hyped about in the grand scheme of things. I have no problem promoting him. Other players deserve the spotlight as well, not just him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 Nice face; he looks like he forgot to bring his donut pillow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clutchngrab 12 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 My paranoia and schizophrenia tell me we are going to get a loct of calls against us in game 6 based on Bettman's displeasure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clutchngrab 12 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 You know sitting in the stands, it is entirely possible that he's regretting sitting with the great "unwashed". It looks like he's thinking "Goddamit, this is the last time I don't sit in a box." It's a little like a cop in prison - it doesn't go over too well with the inmates. I'm guessing not too many people approached him to say "Hey Gary, great job with the NHL". It was probly more like "Hey Bettman you can ..." Well - you get my point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NvrFrgtRussian5 85 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 My paranoia and schizophrenia tell me we are going to get a loct of calls against us in game 6 based on Bettman's displeasure. I echo this thought. You can't tell me there is no bias. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icesurfer 75 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 Yeh.... especially when the new "let them play" rule all of sudden changes in the third period of a tie game and the Wings get an otherwise "let-it-go" obstruction penalty. What a joke..... that's why we all hate Buttman... just no consistency..... although I have to say that Buttman CONSISTENTLY dishes the Wings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icesurfer 75 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 Sure, you want me to do the same caption just using the other two photos? YEH! But your other one was removed..... I guess maybe because it had the NBC peacock on it??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uniblab 12 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ew84MplyjM LOL Brilliant! He looks like he's been sucking lemons. :rotflmao: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glubki 17 Report post Posted June 7, 2009 It is hard to disagree with the general sentiment given some of Bettman's past remarks but part of me is inclined to believe that he may have been a bit pissed off by how the Penguins were responding to being down 5 goals. It was a nationally televised game and the "chosen one" and his sidekick were acting like 2 year old kids after being denied their turn at the candy jar. That was just as embarrassing to the league as it was to the Penguins themselves. Probably a combination of both elements I suppose... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dimaline312000 51 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 Exactly what I was thinking. I said to my family when we were watching the game that is it just me or did Bettman look like he was gonna cry. Makes me worry about what may happen in Pittsburgh in Game 6; he's probably got his two favorite officals on speed dial saying "Detroit get's no power plays in Game 6 and make sure th Pens get about 8. Wouldn't suprise me if Crosby was Bettman's bastard son. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sWINGED 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 according to the commentary under the youtube video, the rumor is the fans in the stands were giving him major grief...was anyone there and witness it? god, i would have loved being within earshot of that stupid f*****. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holiday 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 Does anyone think is possible that Gary could have been livid from all of the heckling he recieved? If I was him in that situation (regardless of the outcome of the game) I wouldn't be very happy either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 Why on earth wasn't he in a box? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holiday 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 Yeh.... especially when the new "let them play" rule all of sudden changes in the third period of a tie game and the Wings get an otherwise "let-it-go" obstruction penalty. What a joke..... that's why we all hate Buttman... just no consistency..... although I have to say that Buttman CONSISTENTLY dishes the Wings. If you are talking about the Ericsson penalty that was blatant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown_Ryan 119 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Maybe he was given a "Special Pizza" by Kenny and Mike!!! washed it down with some Turbo Lax and he was just getting ready to go to the rest room???? Nah He hates us that much doesnt he....? If i were Nick....Id pull a Brind'Amour and say screw the pics with the Cup and the Commish Take the cup and go....... about 2:20 in name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>&"> name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /> Edited June 8, 2009 by Hockeytown_Ryan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 I'm curious what was being yelled at him, from those that might have been in the section. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladsud2002 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 Maybe Illitch hates him and wouldnt give him a suite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eztarget 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Bettman is the owner’s perfect little tool. Think about it. Owners have been making money for years and years as the league over expanded into ridiculously NON hockey markets like Nashville, Tampa, Miami ... Well now that house of cards might be collapsing. Teams in these non hockey markets are failing bad, and with the new league revenue sharing it's only a matter of time before more and more owners realize they are basically paying for a welfare hockey system. Why should the Detroits, Phillys, New York, Leafs of the league have to subsidize crappy teams like the Phoenix's, Nashville's, etc ... Bettman basically blocking the purchase and moving of the Coyotes is a joke. Here is a team that is losing $40 million dollars a year and has a value of $140 million (according to Forbes) and Bettman would rather fund the team through the league welfare system then take an off of $212 million from Jim Balsillie. It's clear that Bettman is HATED by diehard fans throughout the hockey world. The post lockout flavor of hockey is ridiculous. Instead of truly fixing obstruction the league destroyed the passion and flow of the sport. Lifting your stick off the ice is NOT hooking. Placing your blade into someone's mid section and TUGGING is hooking. Just look at the instigator rule (which doesn’t appear to apply to certain players). Without teams living in fear of McCarty or Probert the new way to “enforce†in the league is through one-sided bias suspensions or cheap stick work. Could you imagine if Crosby or Malkin played in the early 90's or 80's? The Penguins were having their lunch handed to them and what do they do? They slash and fill the game with all kinds of sissy stick work instead of manning up and dropping the gloves. Why? Because this what Bettman and Colon Campbell want. Bettman clearly never played hockey and Campbell spent his playing days living in fear of tough hockey players. I always remember a perfect example of how dropping the gloves CAN change a series. In the 2000 playoffs the Penguins had taken games #1 and #2 in Philly. They were in total control of the series and heading home. As game #2 wound down and the Penguins were lining up for a faceoff after an empty net goal Rick Tocchet and the whole line dropped their gloves and a huge brawl ensued. It was the wakeup call a veteran like Tocchet knew the team needed. The Flyers never lost another game that series. How in the work can the league “mandate†no message sending on the eve of the playoffs? Isn’t there a competition committee that needs to vote on rule changes? Then you suspend Carcillo for one game but apply a different set of rules to other “special†players because they don’t have a pattern of that behavior? So if I hit someone with my car but it’s not my pattern does that law not apply to me? How about just enforcing the rule based on what the player did and not the name or logo on the players jersey? Until this brass of this league realize that “real†hockey fans do not want to see teams standing in a box swinging their sticks like wind-shield wipers killing off penalty after penalty they never will get it. Fighting and the flow of this game are what made it great. If you remove either then the game dies. Edited June 8, 2009 by Eztarget Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
