ltgator333 3 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Everyone is taking paycuts or getting fired and Bettman does this. Great stuff. Basicly how I feel about it. I can't wait until this guy is gone. Totally deserves to be locked in a room with Pronger. While wearing a Holmstrom jersey. No pads tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovin Jiri Fischer 147 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 If the NHL is gonna put in a salary cap for players, limiting the amount they are allowed to be rewarded for their success, then the commissioner should have a salary cap too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deetroit dario 27 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 finally! something that every single poster on this board can agree with. folks, this is a rare day in hockey fandom... i see a world where hawks fans and wings fans are holding hands. pens and flyers stand side by side. all united by our most common natural instinct... to take turns kicking gary in his (alleged) balls!!! *cues "what a wonderful world"* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest micah Report post Posted July 14, 2009 I loathe Bettman as much as the next guy, but why all the hate directed at him and so little at Illich and his peers who hired the guy and keep him emplyed? I would be pissed if Holmstrom took a 27% pay increase this year, but I'd place alot of that anger on the people who gave him that raise. Sure, he'd be a greedy prick if he took it, but most of us will take any raises our bosses offer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dimaline312000 51 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 as i get done reading the OP i scrolled down and right away there was an ad on the screen with nothing but a penguins jersey on it, then it got me thinking. i bet that 27% came directly from the penguins organization. yup, thats it. all teams are bidding for the stanley cup. the penguins must have beat out the wings by a slim margin in the bidding. damnit illitch you greedy bastard! why couldnt you shell out the extra money so we could get another cup? Exactly what I was thinking. It had to come from the Pens. Seeing as Bettman is Crosby's Illigitemate Father it's only fitting that his son's team pay his salary. Bettman I hope someone hits you upside the head with a hockey stick........... Preferably Lidstrom's Stick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wubbie 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Apparently it really is good to be king. (From someone sitting here with a wage freeze this year.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilmickeyli 40 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 Apparently it really is good to be king. (From someone sitting here with a wage freeze this year.) I'd rather have a wage freeze than the paycut and my 401k matching removed that I experienced already this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 What exactly warranted the raise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inultus 12 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 On a serious note, why not unite with "Fire Bettman" signs at games? It finally worked with Millen. Even though Ford Field stopped allowing "Fire Millen" signs the hockey rinks were still allowing them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDDYGIBBY5 1 Report post Posted July 14, 2009 (edited) NM Edited July 14, 2009 by LIDDYGIBBY5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) It does kind of piss me off that in a year that was financially the worst for nearly everyone, this little prick got a 27% raise. My 401k was down 2x the percentage that his salary increased. The salary cap stayed flat only because the NHLPA used a 5% increase because revenue was down and he took a 27% pay increase. I hope that someone knocks the crap out of that little jerk off! NM Edited July 15, 2009 by toby91_ca Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 15, 2009 It does kind of piss me off that in a year that was financially the worst for nearly everyone, this little prick got a 27% raise. My 401k was down 2x the percentage that his salary increased. The salary cap stayed flat only because the NHLPA used a 5% increase because revenue was down and he took a 27% pay increase. I hope that someone knocks the crap out of that little jerk off! The salary cap is $12.8m higher than it was three years ago when the cap was put in place, just for reference. Basically 23% higher, before the 5% inflator. In other words, IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE LEAGUE'S REVENUES HAVE INCREASED BY 23%. Understando? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted July 15, 2009 He's 100% earned this raise. He's worked so hard for the league and I doubt it would even exist if it weren't for his brilliance. The way he's been fighting the Coyotes moving and pushed for expansion between the 90s and early 2000s only shows how truly awesome he is. Way to go, Gary! I'd feel as good about my salary if I were him as Madoff felt about his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted July 15, 2009 The cost of shoe lifts also rose 27% since 2008. Coincidence? I think not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Satan81 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2009 For a near complete destruction of the league you're in charge of. For relegating your sport to nothingness so badly that papers stop covering hockey. For changing raised arms in the game from a goal celebration to a plea of innocence from another lame-ass call. For sentencing hockey to VS. For being paid more than players that put their bodies in the line of fire regularly. For SUCKING in every facet of your career as commisioner. You are hereby sentenced to, an eternity of being tied to a hockey net and facing slapshot after slapshot? of course not in the real world that gets you........A RAISE! All hail and reward the insipid mediocrity that is Gary Bettman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
