Another take on Bettman

James Mirtle points to Stephen Brunt's article in The Globe and Mail which makes the argument that the NHL's Board of Governors are more to blame for the current state of the league than Commissioner Gary Bettman. A valid and worthwhile point to be sure, but for me the best part of the post is a comment left by an anonymous poster featuring this line:

[T]here will be no SANE schedule changes, no SANE expansion team placements, no SANE new team placements, and on and on and on, until the ENTIRE crop of current BOGs either retires or expires and new BOGs with fresh ideas, knowledge of the fan base, knowledge of the game and the foresight to accept smaller inconveniences for the future greater good of the league come out of the woodwork. And don't bother waiting for that to happen anytime soon, even dinosaurs lived for millions of years...

"Even dinosaurs lived for millions of years" -- what a great line. I probably would have said "even Bob Clarke had to resign," but that's me.