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Originally Posted by Jay Random
He gets credit for them staying. All the small-market Canadian teams would have folded or relocated long ago if not for the salary cap.
Bettman had nothing whatever to do with the Winnipeg and Quebec teams leaving Canada. He was powerless to stop them, because absolutely no one wanted to own an NHL team in those cities at that time. And that was because they had old arenas (which he had no power to replace), weak economies (which he had no power to strengthen), and small populations (which he had no power to increase), at a time when player salaries were rapidly increasing (which started before he had anything to do with the NHL, and continued until he could persuade the owners and PA to accept a salary cap). The only thing he had to do with those relocations is that he was commissioner at the time they happened.
I bet you think Justin Trudeau is personally to blame for COVID because it happened while he was in power.
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Bettman was hired to make as much money as he can for the NHL Owners. he has done a masterful job of that. He hasn't done anything to really help hockey in Canada. Somehow he was powerless to do anything for Canadian teams, but he has all the resources to save Arizona over and over.
If it wasn't for the salary cap, many teams would have folded - not just Canadian teams.
I'm not sure why you think Justin Trudeau has something to do with this issue.