Bettman Don Corleone’d the situation by convincing Joel Quenneville to fire himself
Among all the fires Gary Bettman has had to put out during his nearly 30 years in charge of the NHL, the Chicago Blackhawks sex-abuse scandal had the highest risk of spread.
The amount of the fine wasn’t important. It hurts the club as much as a speeding ticket hurts you. But the fact that Bettman did not dither in issuing it was critical. Something was being done. That general frustration was at risk of becoming incandescent after the man at the centre of this thing, Kyle Beach, gave a disturbing and highly sympatico interview to TSN’s Rick Westhead. Scandals don’t leap into the mainstream until they have a face. Now this one did.
“While on some level, it would be easiest to paint everyone with any association to this terrible matter with the same broad brush, I believe that fundamental fairness requires a more in-depth analysis of the role of each person,” Bettman said in another of those statements.Avenging prosecutor one day, rule-of-law defence counsellor the next and then on to concerned advocate for victims. Bettman capped his week of damage control by calling Beach and extending to him the protection of the league.
I say theoretical because every time these two come into direct conflict, Bettman gets Fehr in a headlock and doesn’t let go until he’s got all the players’ lunch money. Is there a more one-sided fight in labour relations anywhere?
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