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Originally Posted by PackersFan
3)I think the Bettman issue is 2 fold a) He doesn't want to admit he was wrong about hockey in Phoenix, and b) The owners must be telling him to put up the best possible shot to keep the team there. If any one of the 29 other owners wanted the coyotes to move, don't you think it one of them would have said something in an interview?
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If argument b is correct, then you have defeated your own argument a. If the owners are saying to try and save the market, then why are you demonizing Bettman for following his bosses wishes? And no, it is doubtful that any of the other owners would be making public comments on things like this no matter what their opinion. That is one of the things they pay Bettman and Daly for to do: present the league's opinion on matters.
As far as being wrong about hockey in Phoenix, I always find it cute how people delude themselves into thinking that Bettman personally forced a team there. The decision to focus on an expansion plan that criss crossed the continent predated Bettman by three years, and it was the board of governors that approved the relocation to Phoenix. And should it become necessary, it will be that same board of governors that will approve the relocation out of Phoenix.