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Originally Posted by Dogbert
Bettman didn't like Scott standing up for himself when he was told to drop out of the ASG, as he had the right to do. As a response, he stepped in and orchestrated Scott's trade and demotion to a team conveniently located at the opposite end of the continent, weeks before his wife was scheduled to give birth to twins. Not only does Scott not get to attend the event he was looking forward to attending (and likely forfeit the bonus that comes with it), he's forced to choose between relocating his heavily pregnant wife to literally the farthest-away location in North American hockey, leaving her behind to deal with her delivery and newborn care on her own, or breaching his contract and finding himself unemployed.
Far as I'm concerned, anyone who doesn't believe this is exactly what happened either doesn't know Gary Bettman's M.O., or is a complete moron. This isn't about the All-Star Game; it's about a petty, vindictive man unloading his Napoleon complex in full force on a player who did nothing more than stand up for himself.
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I must have misplaced my tinfoil hat.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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