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Originally Posted by Ped
I don't particularly like Bettman, but he's basically the spokesperson for the owners. Whatever you want to blame him for, it's what the owners basically wanted.
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I don't think he can do anything without support of the majority of owners, but I think it diminishes his role to just say he is a spokesperson. I believe he and his team come up with the plans and initiatives and the owners either go along with it or not. I suspect they tend to go along with him because they pay him to be the brains of the operation, not because they actively tell him what to do.
The guy makes almost $10 million a year and is an accomplished lawyer, so he better be doing more than just being a spokesperson.