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Originally Posted by Envitro
I was supposed to go to the town hall with Bettman last night but couldn't make it.
Did anyone here attend? If so, can you post a summary?
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I went. Don't have time to post a detailed summary but I'll say this:
-Good questions from the fans, covered a lot of topics
-Bettman said NHL in Pyeongchang Olympics decision a "balancing act" and then focused on all the negatives. Was called out for it by the fan; his reply was "I said it was a balancing act, obviously the fans and players like it"
-Asked a second time about expansion Bettman said in a 31 team league he couldn't see a 17/14 split and said the Detroit and Columbus wouldn't move back west. When it became blindingly obvious the implication was the next team is in the west he quickly said "this isn't a decision, it's a visceral feeling"... even so I think Seattle/Vegas are clearly in the lead ahead of QC/Markham.
The rest of the discussion wasn't anything different that what you have heard before. He loves his job, CGY has a great ownership group, doesn't see the need for changing the 2/3 point system, FX won't materially impact the cap, but for the C.A.P. in the '90s we wouldn't have a team. etc.
Nice of the team to organize the event.