Bettman is a bureaucrat, and has rightfully taken a rinkload of crap over the years for some of the decisions he and the league have made. But he's arguably embraced the role of "CEO-actually-not-commissioner" more successfully than anyone else over that period. He knows he's the heel, and he's willing to wear all those boos for the actu…
Bettman is a bureaucrat, and has rightfully taken a rinkload of crap over the years for some of the decisions he and the league have made. But he's arguably embraced the role of "CEO-actually-not-commissioner" more successfully than anyone else over that period. He knows he's the heel, and he's willing to wear all those boos for the actual ongoing success of the league.
Goodell and Silver still try to cosplay as "commissioner" whenever possible, and in the former case you can tell that even as he tries to play the Bettman heel role Goodell hates the reactions he gets. And Manfred of course is *gestures at everything*.
Bettman is a bureaucrat, and has rightfully taken a rinkload of crap over the years for some of the decisions he and the league have made. But he's arguably embraced the role of "CEO-actually-not-commissioner" more successfully than anyone else over that period. He knows he's the heel, and he's willing to wear all those boos for the actual ongoing success of the league.
Goodell and Silver still try to cosplay as "commissioner" whenever possible, and in the former case you can tell that even as he tries to play the Bettman heel role Goodell hates the reactions he gets. And Manfred of course is *gestures at everything*.