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Originally Posted by taxbuster
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.
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Agreed. I doubt there are too many times, if any, where Bettman wanted to pursue something and the BOG shut him down.
It's not like Bettman would outright say to them, "Hey guys, my ego is hurt so I need to fight this...". He would have framed it as something that was in everyone's best interest.
Bettman's comments after the arbitrator's ruling is all you need to know to show it was personal for him.