And the NHL will still getting $100 per seat since there enough folks
who go just to see the hits and the blood. Point is that perhaps the
folks who appreciate the skills will not go, but there are always more
than enough folks with money to burn who will go.... I wont get into
NASCAR, but I thnk studies have shown a lot of those folks go just to
see the crashes. Go figure.

Tony Buffa

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Greg Ambrose wrote:
>
> Well, it only too only day for the NHL commissioner to get to  Salt Lake and
> burst the bubble for all us idealists.  According to Bettman (I saw it in
> the Boston Herald today, couldn't get the link), the play we are seeing in
> the Olympics has nothing to do with the size of the rink or the elimination
> of the two line pass.  For him, it is just the skill of the players.  I
> would like to ask Mr. Bettman why, with the same players, the play in his
> league is so unexciting.  He did concede that he liked the 15 second
> face-off rule, "something to consider", he says.  Thanks for the bone.
>
> Greg Ambrose