All Entries in the "Gary Bettman" Category
Blog Box In, Ted Nolan Out on the Island
Those of you who have followed the Canes Country blog for awhile, know that I have been somewhat infatuated with the concept behind the New York Islanders Blog Box since it’s inception. I still keep tabs on it from time to time.
After the season ending resignation of it’s creator, ex-Director of Media Relations, Chris Botta, [...]
Night Moves - Should the NHL Relocate Teams?
The National Post, (which I’m told is a joke of a Canadian publication) seems to have a constant agenda to promote the movement of certain NHL teams to Canadian cities, even if they need to resort to absurd, weak arguments to do it. Monday, they published an editorial with more nonsense trumping their cause.
The [...]
Big Time - Penguins and Wings in Finals
Gary Bettman is a happy man. The Stanley Cup Finals will be featuring a match-up that the league office has been salivating over for months.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will face the Detroit Red Wings in a finals showdown which will pit the youth of the NHL against the oldest, most experienced team in the league.
But [...]
Fooling Yourself - The Lock-Out Remembered
As I mentioned yesterday, the 2008-09 ticket prices were just released by the Carolina Hurricanes. It looks like there was an across the board, 10% increase for all season ticket holders.
Here are some examples:
Full season ticket prices for upper corners went from $20 to $22 each game. Club corners went from $55 [...]
Nashville Cats - Hurricanes at Predators, Pregame Musings
The Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators grace the presence of the Versus television network tonight in the only meeting between the teams this year. Nashville is currently in 2nd place behind Detroit in the much improved Central Division and has a respectable 27-21-5 record. The Hurricanes are tied for the Southeast Division lead with [...]
Winter Classic in Raleigh?
The other morning I was listening to “The Fanatics” on 99.9 The Fan with Mike Maniscalco and Dan Mason, and they were actually discussing the idea of having a “Winter Classic” in Raleigh. For those of you who may have been traveling in Europe during the New Year and have no idea what I’m [...]
The Instigator is the problem and other Myths
There has been a lot of talk around the NHL about how the instigator penalty represents everything that is wrong with the league and that it should be abolished. According to what many people are saying, if Gary Bettman would simply reverse this rule, then the NHL would suddenly become a utopia! Players [...]
Leafs - Canes, pre game thoughts
John Grahame will start in net for the Hurricanes tonight while Vesa Toskala will be the goaltender for the Leafs. Apparently, Grahame is getting rewarded for only allowing 5 goals on Saturday night! Seriously, he did battle hard throughout the game even if his stats weren’t the best. John makes me [...]
Radio Ga Ga
Prepare yourselves hockey fans! The NHL’s fearless leader is about to hit the airwaves. It was recently announced that XM Radio would broadcast a new show titled “NHL Hour” in which league executives, including Mr. Gary Bettman himself, would host a candid, interactive talk radio show! “NHL Hour will provide fans [...]
