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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Do you think the argument precludes the possibility that he had CTE?
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No but you put a bullseye on Gary for some strange reason. It's like blaming Roger Goodell in the NFL concussion settlement. They are just figureheads for the league. Gary Bettman wasn't even working for the NHL when Ewen likely got his first concussion. This is being handled by several high paid lawyers as with any large business they are going to protect their interests and the league can't simply admit to anything without causing an avalanche of lawsuits that would cripple the league and possibly put it out of business. You see a lot of fans complaining about today's hockey pining for the days of goons and headhunters. Blame hockey culture if you want or the people running the league in the 70's and 80's that didn't care about player safety but blaming Gary Bettman is simply misguided.