Ban The Bet

That witty title refers to none other than Gary Betman, the shifty little man in charge of the NHL these days. He seems to be so driven to make sure than Nashville doesn't end up in Hamilton or some other true hockey market north of the border that he is willing to settle them in Kansas City, where presumably they have a rink...OK, a bit of a cheap shot, and I think the game would probably do better in KC than Music city, but I also believe that you could put a team in any big Canadian city, which means it is still smaller than any American market, and have more success. Not that there aren't good markets in the states but they are few and far between. Go to Hamilton, or Kitchner, or Halifax, bring back the Jets or the Nordiques just get the game where it belongs. It is clear that Betman doesn't want this to happen and I think he ought to be relieved of his duties for not putting the best interest of the game forward the last number of years. Yes the game has gone under some interesting changes and the on ice product is quite solid, but interest in the US is still waining at best so why not bring the league where people actually want it, care about it and love it. I wouldn't bring a professional baseball team from Houston to Ottawa so why did they move Winnipeg to Phoenix? Bring back the Jets or move to Hamilton or some other Canadian market where, and trust me on this, the game will thrive. If the league removed some of the teams from the US and moved them to Canada I guarantee that revenue would increase as would average attendance and interest as fans would have a home team to support and their game to show their love for. Gary - if it wasn't for Canada you wouldn't have a league to run. Players, managers, coaches - where do you think the vast majority of these guys come from? It ain't Nashville Gary...