Does the NHL Hate the New Jersey Devils?
August 4th, 2010 by John Szurlej Leave a reply »It is hard for me to remain unbiased to this situation of the New Jersey Devils versus the NHL.
Aside from the fact that I am a Devils fan and may seem partial to their side on many issues, I find that there are some interesting coincidences regarding Gary Bettman and the NHL front office and the Devils.
Amidst the latest challenge of Ilya Kovalchuk's contract, the NHL has decided to reject this document, stating that it violates the collective bargaining agreement.
In my opinion, this effort seems to be a poor attempt by the NHL to prevent one of the biggest, brightest stars from being bogged down in the swamps of New Jersey.
If you look at this from my perspective, Gary Bettman, whom I feel is a NJ hater, can't stand to let a high-profile player remain in NJ and play in their system.
If you consider the history of coincidental changes to the NHL you may start to see my point.
Looking back to the Devils teams of the mid 1990s it isn't far fetched to see the first intrusion by Betman's NHL offices.
The Devils were winning Stanley Cups. The Devils had a stifling defense and a s ...
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