Bettman is doing his job. He works for the cartel and he is trying to apply outside pressure to the politicians to help the cartel member.
This likely is not the right thread, but we did not have a good discussion in the CalgaryNEXT threads on what actually is reasonable to expect of the City and the Province in order to preserve an NHL franchise locally. I don't like the extremes of "nothing, it's a private business for millionaires" vs. "whatever it takes". NHL franchises bring a lot of good with them to the communities they operate in, so there are definitely benefits in having them. How to evaluate the reasonable cost of supporting these benefits is a big question. I am not sure I can give a coherent and well-reasoned response to this question immediately.
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