Well, here in Tampa I can get 2 seats for $15 total so Its still worth it to go. It's a shame they donty at least eliminate the red line (I dont expect them to ever widen the rinks as that results in loss of very highly priced seating). >From: "Anthony J. Buffa" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: "Anthony J. Buffa" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Gary Bettman's comments >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:34:11 -0800 > >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 > >======= > >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 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx