The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the Stanley Cup final $18 million over the salary cap and the dismal officiating has hijacked the playoffs, but there's nothing to see here
The smugness of both Bettman and Daly in dismissing concerns that the officiating is anything less than excellent was infuriating.
Yes, the Lightning being $17 million over the salary cap is legal but no, it doesn't pass the smell test and is not within the spirit of the rule.
No, I don't think the Blackhawks starting an "independent investigation" 11 years after the fact - an investigation that will be given to them, the team that ignored sexual assault allegations to begin with - is sufficient to quiet the criticism of how the team handled this.
That whole news conference was just Gary & Bill pissing on our heads and telling us it was raining.
There is no cap in the playoffs. Your new site off to a poor start
The smugness of both Bettman and Daly in dismissing concerns that the officiating is anything less than excellent was infuriating.
Yes, the Lightning being $17 million over the salary cap is legal but no, it doesn't pass the smell test and is not within the spirit of the rule.
No, I don't think the Blackhawks starting an "independent investigation" 11 years after the fact - an investigation that will be given to them, the team that ignored sexual assault allegations to begin with - is sufficient to quiet the criticism of how the team handled this.
That whole news conference was just Gary & Bill pissing on our heads and telling us it was raining.