Count me as one of the NOTs. I've spent most of my weekends discovering Euro Soccer. Granted another bunch of millionaire players and billionaire owners, but at LEAST they're playing! LOL
So much damage control when this one's over, especially in the lesser markets. And for WHAT? They need to think "out of the box" and redesign the whole league. Get rid of the shootout, form a committee whose task it is to identify markets where the NHL is wanted vs markets the league needs to get out of. I LIKE the idea of aligning Vancouver with Pacific Time Zone teams if Seattle gets a franchise. FIRE Bettman. Have a pre-season tournament featuring the winners of the NHL, KHL, Swedish and Finnish Elite Leagues and rotate the host league each year.
Yeah, getting waaay off topic I know...