D-Day For Bettman

So today is the day we may learn more about the fate of the Phoenix Coyotes, but stay or go, there is a bigger issue coming out of this proceeding. Is Gary Bettman ruining the game?

Now I'm sure most Canadians will just jump on board and say yes, but its not that simple. Remember, this is a guy that worked hard to keep Edmonton from ending up in Houston just over a decade ago. But in a 'what have you done for me lately world' people are trying to figure out why the Commissioner is set on keeping Jim Balsille from sitting at the owner's table.

The fight now is over who owned control of the Coyotes this season. Bettman is arguing its him (NHL), and if that's the case, man does he do a crappy job of running his business. $30million in losses. Oh, let's look at the deal that he personally brokered in Nashville. Yeah, that guy (Boots) will be cooling his heals in jail right away for fraud.

And how about not wanting another team in Southern Ontario, but tease those poor Winnipeg fans that actually believe there is any chance in hell they'll get a team back. Wake up Winnipeg, its a ploy and you are a pawn. Why not put a team in Red Deer, hey hear Dawson Creek has a new rink, try there Gary!

I do however appreciate that Gary is now set on keeping teams where they are for some stability. Too bad he didn't figure that out in time to save the Jets and the Nordiques. Oh wait, that involved moving south and securing a legacy of taking the game to American fans, all 200 f them!

If I'm an owner in the NHL I am starting to ask a lot more questions of the man I have in charge. I'm really starting to wonder who he has in mind. And today we'll find out a little more about the ongoing saga of Bettman. Stay tuned, because I'm sure this isn't a series finale yet.