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[JoePuckster]

Who should it be?


Bettman's gotta go!! He has ruined and continues to ruin this league. *THREE LOCKOUTS* under his reign as commissioner!

Fire Bettman!!!

http://www.FireBettman.com

[GMRwings1983]

[The Axe]

Igor comes to mind

[Crymson]

Yeah, right. He'd expel all European players from the league within a month of taking the job.

[cusimano_brothers]

He, on behalf of the owners (depends on who you talk to), has an agenda.

[kook_10]

You guys give him way too much credit. He is just an annoying talking head.

[GMRwings1983]

How about Tie Domi?

[GMRwings1983]

Or this man

[cchase231]

6.1 Office of Commissioner, Election and Term of Office The League shall employ a Commissioner selected by the Board of Governors. The Commissioner shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the League and is charged with protecting the integrity of the game of professional hockey and preserving public confidence in the League. The Board of Governors shall determine the term of office and compensation of the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall be elected a majority of the Governors present and voting at a League meeting at which a quorum was present when it was convened

[redwingfan19]

How about the Great One?

[GMRwings1983]

How about the Great One?

His daughter would ruin it for him.

[Z Winged Dangler]

Yzerman would be a great commissioner. Just saying. I wish Lids didn't go back to Sweden, cause he would too. As would Gretzky or even Messier. Don Cherry....as much as I love the guy, I don't think that he'd be what the game needs. A little too much old time hockey. This is from a guy who outright yells at people when they make a single sound while Coach's Corner is on. s*** get's ugly.

Either way, I think that it should be someone who has actually played or at least coached in the NHL.

[GMRwings1983]

I can see Shanny getting the job sometime in the future, now that he's moving up the NHL corporate ladder.

Edited by GMRwings1983, 21 August 2012 - 08:45 PM.

[Seraph]

This is brought up a lot when it comes to replacing old Bettman. Being commissioner entails more than ust giving awkward stuttering interviews and handing over the cup to a new team each summer. It's a high demand position requiring an educational background in law and labor relations. I don't think any former player except maybe Ken Dryden could make a crack at it.

[St. Michael (the Red Wing)]

Bettman needs to go no doubt. No clue to who my vote would go to replace him...

[ogreslayer]

It will be this guy:



No, not the ****** with the facial hair of a 12 year old. The other guy.

[evilmrt]

You guys give him way too much credit. He is just an annoying talking head.

Who started this s***? It won't die, no matter what hockey forum I seem to look at.

In extremely and overly simplistic terms, think of a sports commissioner as similar to a Chairman of the Board, and the Board of Governors (owners) as a Board of Directors, minus the influence of shareholders.

Now, I don't think that many view Chairmen of large corporations as "talking heads". They have a lot of influence in guiding an organization. Why does Bettman get re-branded as nothing more than a spokesman for the Board of Governors?

[frankgrimes]

Don Cherry, Messier, Lidas, Yzerman, The Great One, George Parros after this career just to name a few.

6.1 Office of Commissioner, Election and Term of Office The League shall employ a Commissioner selected by the Board of Governors. The Commissioner shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the League and is charged with protecting the integrity of the game of professional hockey and preserving public confidence in the League. The Board of Governors shall determine the term of office and compensation of the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall be elected a majority of the Governors present and voting at a League meeting at which a quorum was present when it was convened

Guy failed at the cursive part this should not be enough reason, to can his ass once and for all. He is bad for the game, doesn't respect its integrity nor its employees.

I really love how Vancouver and we boo'ed the crap out of him during the Stanley Cup celebrations.

[Bring Back The Bruise Bros]

I say Gary Thorne

[BigWillieStyle]

This is brought up a lot when it comes to replacing old Bettman. Being commissioner entails more than ust giving awkward stuttering interviews and handing over the cup to a new team each summer. It's a high demand position requiring an educational background in law and labor relations. I don't think any former player except maybe Ken Dryden could make a crack at it.

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Edited by BigWillieStyle, 22 August 2012 - 05:22 AM.