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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I'm sorry, but no. There is no chance whatsoever that the BOG and the league's lawyers would authorize a fishing expedition to salve Bettman's ego. That argument is absurd.
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Disagree on that. Gary has done lots for the BOG and owners: he's pummeled the players and the NHLPA into submission (at least for the last two CBAs), made the owners considerably richer while allowing them to "manage" funding streams that are not shared, expanded the game by getting half a billion from Vegas. Why wouldn't they do it to salve his ego? They have little to lose and - from past experience - everything to gain by supporting him.
As long as it's covered in the overall NHL operating budget, and I'm sure there is a large line item for legal, why not? It's not costing them anything they wouldn't have spent otherwise.