It depends how much money it costs them and how much bad publicity it brings. Bettman's sole focus his entire tenure has been trying to make the NHL look legit in the US, and former players bringing lawsuits because of a practice the NHL allowed for decades even after evidence of its danger came out makes them look bush league. They want to run the league on the NFL model, not the Slapshot one. Not saying it's necessarily right, but it's reality. Time will tell.
- sanfordnson

you're right, time will tell.

good luck winning the fight tho. This isnt football, where there is fighting as part of the game. Players know the dangers of fighting. This is no different if ALI were to try to sue the boxing commission.....

"@nhlupdate: Ren Lavoie reporting Rangers trade Michael Del Zotto to Predators" wow #dominos

"@nhlupdate: Ren Lavoie reporting Rangers trade Michael Del Zotto to Predators" wow #dominos
- Jay Uller

"@nhlupdate: Ren Lavoie reporting Rangers trade Michael Del Zotto to Predators" wow #dominos
- Jay Uller

Explains why the Preds called up Beck. Wonder which forward is going the other way. Wilson?

"@nhlupdate: Ren Lavoie reporting Rangers trade Michael Del Zotto to Predators" wow #dominos
- Jay Uller

was nashville on ek's list?

Explains why the Preds called up Beck. Wonder which forward is going the other way. Wilson?
- mykokes

Could be Legwand?

Explains why the Preds called up Beck. Wonder which forward is going the other way. Wilson?
- mykokes

sportsnet would probably suggest legwand.... was that neil smith they had on?

Could be Legwand?
- Mapleleafs_91

THen they have a hole up the middle. Has to be a winger...Rangers also have Richards/Stepan up the middle.

was nashville on ek's list?
- Rockhead_37

if it were, then this trade would have never happened.

Eklund is the anti-trade.

He's the guy that yells shutout, then the oppisition scores 5 seconds later.

Bruce, tell me you saw your cousins big numbers in the NHL playoffs and his IHL seasons.

MDZ for Kevin Klein is the word from Bobby Mac <--- Dregs sorry.

THen they have a hole up the middle. Has to be a winger...Rangers also have Richards/Stepan up the middle.
- mykokes

No clue then

MDZ for Kevin Klein is the word from Bobby Mac
- Jay Uller

Klein?

Ah, righthanded shot....not as surprising. Dealing for need.

Off topic. Anyone listen to Tim and Sid on the fan ever?

They have 2 main go lines. Ones the laser sounds, another it sounds like someone yelling Madarin, just trying to figure out what it was

you're right, time will tell.

good luck winning the fight tho. This isnt football, where there is fighting as part of the game. Players know the dangers of fighting. This is no different if ALI were to try to sue the boxing commission.....
- IRON.MAIDEN

Most fighters if not all had ZERO idea about the long-term effects of PCS. Most fighters, if not all, merely thought of it as 'getting your bell rung'. The real problem here isn't that they knew the dangers, it's that they didnt know the real dangers and there is evidence that the NHL did and did nothing about it.
Just to be clear here, Im not arguing to take it out either. Im just laying down the reality of the modern era NHL. Belak, Rypien and Boogard brought a lot of things to light, but it started even earlier with a guy like Kordic.

What a terrible trade by the Rangers.

MDZ for Kevin Klein is the word from Bobby Mac
- Jay Uller

Good move by the preds, they now a pretty decent 6 defense core, geesus alot of offensive guys but thats pretty cool

Ellis, Weber, Jones, Josi, Del zotto, Ekholm

MDZ for Kevin Klein is the word from Bobby Mac <--- Dregs sorry.
- Jay Uller

what? no way its straight up

sather would never do that.

What a terrible trade by the Rangers.
- ThePresident

Had to see why, its about the righthanded shot.
Reminds me of when Ottawa shipped Corvo to Carolina for Commodore.

these are the types of players that should be in the league. I agree that fighting should be apart of hockey still, but the staged fights need to stop, there is absolutely no motive, even that line brawl was (frank)ing stupid. If you want to get into a brawl with another team there has to be a motive. Like the leafs vs sabres i thought there was sort of a motive there
- Mapleleafs_91

I also think that until your team gets to a certain point, you need an enforcer.the leafs are approaching that time.but are not there yet.wait for reilly, gardiner, kadri to be real comfortable and then move on

Had to see why, its about the righthanded shot.
- mykokes

Yeah...I get that he's right handed, but Klein's value really isn't that high....maybe like a 2nd could have got the deal done. Del Zotto has way more potential, and is worth more than just Klein...

It's unbelievable how the Leafs can play so poorly and in the next couple weeks look like a completely different team. The Leafs are playing like they did for the better part of last season, with a little less fighting.

what? no way its straight up

sather would never do that.
- Dozzer

Weird trade...

What a terrible trade by the Rangers.
- ThePresident

got to be more to it, no?

got to be more to it, no?
- The-O-G

Gio for Franson...