Priceless timing for this article! What is your “Tip to Obama from Tiger”, see our list below….
This ten tips would be priceless....
Obama just can’t catch a break…but the top 10 tips from Tiger would be VERY interesting right about how… he might say stuff like:
Lets build a list of the top 10 tips from Tiger to Obama! 
Mr. Suck pulled off a another first the other day…just by showing up he caused 20,000+ people to boo during the Stanley Cup FInals. Bettman is getting booed alot. This is probably the first time the Cup has been booed…and it is all because of Mr. Suck.
To make matters worse, Mr. Suck politicised the Cup presentation by talking about people ’saving’ the Pens. Lobbing about the Coyotes is just terrible at the biggest moment of the NHL season. Gary Betman, doing stuff like this is why people hate you!
It is time for a Top 10 list of why Gary Bettman Sucks!
Please let us know what you think are his top ‘bone-head’ moves…
<Update> Check out this great video of the boos Gary ‘Mr Suck’ Bettman received….
I am really starting to believe another team in Ontario will bankrust at least three NHL teams…hear me out.
Having followed Mr. Suck (aka: Gary Bettman) for a number of years, I feel like I can understand how is ‘crazy little mind’ works. And trust me… it is scary. Here we go…
In the new revenue-sharing NHL, the salary cap is based on the total revenue from all teams in the league. And the salary cap has been increasing quickly (It increased in 2007 and 2008) So, the Phoenix Coyotes, with their TERRIBLE revenue are ‘artifically’ lowering the salary cap . By keeping the salary cap down, the minimum salary cap (MSC) (the 2008-2009 minimum team salary was $40.7M) stays low and and prevents more teams from going bankrupt.
If you replace the money losing Coyotes with a money making Ontario team the minimum cap will keep growing. Their are at least three teams in the NHL losing lots of money…they can not handle an increase in the minimum salary cap during a US recession.
Here are the three teams I think will go bankrupt. Their attendances are in the bottom five of the league. And their salaries are within 12.5% of the minimum…it would probably be hard to be much lower than this. Big thanks to Cap Central
| Team Name | 2009 Salary | Attendance | Attendance Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Thrashers | 44,123,984 | 14,626 | 78.9 |
| New York Islanders | 45,067,452 | 13,773 | 84.5 |
| Nashville Predators | 45,264,368 | 15,010 | 87.7 |
| Phoenix Coyotes | 45,585,395 | 14,875 | 85.0 |
With the average ticket price in 2008-2009 season at $49.66 lets look at the teams reveune; most NHL revenue comes from the take from tickets.
| Team | Ticket Revenue | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| NYI | $28,042,853 | ($49.66 * 564,697 total attendance) |
| Atlanta | $29,779,761 | ($49.66 * 599,673 total attendance) |
| Nashville | $30,562,700 | ($49.66 * 615,439 total attendance) |
These three teams can’t be profitable and the 2009-2010 season will be worse for all teams. Except the Toronto Maple Leafs who are going to increase their 2009 season tickets prices.
There are two scenarios…
If Southern Ontario gets a new francise the minimum salary cap (MSC) will stay at $40M (or maybe even goes up). If there is no drop in the MSC and the three teams see a recession driven drop in attendance…well based on my math…these teams will be going bankrupt!
If the team stays in Phoenix, the MSC will drop. This drop would enable teams to lose less money and maybe hang around for a few more seasons. If NHL teams start going bankrupt, Mr Suck will finally be out of a job.
Maybe Mr Suck hates Canada, he seems to… maybe he hates hockey fans (ticket price have never been higher or maybe the NHL’s new team are pyramid scheme that is about to fall apart. Either way… Mr. Suck has got to go… his house of cards is coming down!
Mr. Suck does everything for power and ego…his ego can’t take another Canadian team nor the bankruptcies that would go with this team.
This video is TOO funny. It is a short click of Mr. Suck getting booed at the 2007 Entry Draft. Priceless!
Maybe we should start a ‘boo Bettman’ campaign where people everywhere boo him… at hotels, in airports, everywhere…
Even better is Bettman getting booed at the 2008 Entry Draft as well…
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At the end of the video you get to hear about one of the “NHL controlled” trades the Coyotes have completed. THe NHL running the ‘yotes and trading for big contracts seems a bit ’sketchy’.
The NHLPA really stepped up with a great offer! A 24% pay cut is a great way to restart the negotiations. What is the NHL going to do? We can all agree the NHL needs some controls on the GMs but the players aren’t going to take a 24% pay cut AND a salary cap.
So Mr. Suck what is your response going to be? It better be good!
Can’t wait to watch the London Knights play tonight… the power of Major Junior hockey is starting to sweep me off my feet.
Finally Mr. Suck has come out and spoke his mind about the NHL lockout. This article really shows his true colours. (notice the spelling)
Read the article and better understand the evil in Gary Bettman.
Here is a little except:
DAVE McGRAW: Mr. Bettman, it’s truly an honour to be in your humble presence.
GARY BETTMAN: I have a problem with your usage of the word ‘honour.’ Could you please use the American spelling?
DM: But, how do you know how I spelled it-we’re talking…like, verbally…right now…
GB: Oh, I know. I know all.
there is lots more and it only gets better…
Since it is Friday a little music would be good, check out another great
lockout song this one is by Chris at Diamond In The Rough Songwriting
Well some good has to come out of the lockout, thanks to the Blues Element band we have entertaining music. This will help to keep a smile on our faces as Gary ‘Mr. Suck’ Bettman screws the hockey season!
You can download or listen to the MP3 Hockey Strike Blues
Hoepfully it puts a smile on your face like it did mine…
Come on Mr Suck…start talking and try to end the lockout!
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