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Originally Posted by saillias
Exactly
If anything forced the Oilers into changes it was McDavid's reaction, media's reaction, social media's reaction, NHL fan reaction. Not some silly fantasy of Gary Bettman calling up Katz and scolding him about how to handle his team. lol.
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People have been reacting that way to the Oilers for years. The same reaction happened when they won the draft lottery in 2012. Why didn't it matter then?
The NHL is a business above all else, and Bettman is a businessman above all else - and a ruthless one at that, if you'll remember the lockouts. Do you really think he'd let the Next Big Superstar, who's been hyped as such for going on three years, flounder on a moribund team while Lowe and MacTavish pick their noses and refresh the 2020 draft lottery simulator?