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Post by hacky666 on Oct 7, 2011 8:51:17 GMT -6
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Post by Big Buff on Oct 7, 2011 8:52:14 GMT -6
Well the OP is a newbie so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure he'll keep it in mind for next time
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Post by JayR on Oct 7, 2011 9:02:24 GMT -6
We have the thread police now? lol
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Post by donwood on Oct 7, 2011 9:02:29 GMT -6
Anyone who boos Bettman doesn't get it....the one to boo is Shenkarow and the existence, at the time, of Winnipeg Enterprises. Boo them, not Bettman.... Shenkarow and his partners didn't have the money to continue with all the factors including no arena revenue/ He;s NOT a villain and any suggestion that he be booed is uninformed.
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Post by hacky666 on Oct 7, 2011 9:07:19 GMT -6
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Post by jetsorbust on Oct 7, 2011 9:07:52 GMT -6
There are plenty of reasons to boo Bettman, in my opinion that is really not even up for debate. The arguement that we should show we're better than him and can act with class even though we don't care for the guy, mostly because Chipman suggested he doesn't want to see Bettman be booed, is the only arguement with any weight. To say there is no reason to boo him however is just plain wrong, that's not my opinion, that is fact. There are plenty of reasons to do it. (And no, I haven't changed my mind, I still can't bring myself not to boo him. But I can understand peoples arguements as to why not. I hope people don't cheer him though. Silence I can understand, if the whole arena just went silent that would be awesome but I can't see it happening. To me, if we cheered the weasel THAT would become a bigger story in the papers the next day than if he was booed though, so I hope we don't give him that) Get off the soapbox - if you think cheering Bettman would be that big a story you need your head examined. The next day is going to be about the crowd, game, events leading up to the game, events after the game, players reaction before and after, and maybe as a short footnote, the Bettman reaction, which I can most likely see being a light cheer, with any of the few boos drowned out due to the euphoria of the day. Your facts are off base my friend...there is not reason to boo him Sunday. He assisted with getting the wheels in motion for a team to relocate here, end of story. 1996 is long gone...thankfully. I have to respectfully disagree. My whole point was anyone can choose their own feelings on the guy, but to say there is NO reason to boo him is patently false. His obnoxious personality is enough of a reason. Obviously the biggest story will be about the game, and I hope there is no story on Bettman. But what I was referring to is a comment someone made on here yesterday - that they hate Bettman but won't boo because then there would be a big story about that the next day and it would give him too much attention. My point is, he gets booed everywhere. Unfortunately there will probably be at least a small story on the crowd's reaction to him, but IMO it would be a bigger story if there was a standing ovation, because that would be the first he has ever had! He doesn't deserve a story spun to say Winnipeg has forgivven him and loves him. I would throw up reading that. I get people's reasoning that we should show we're above him and classy, but I'm not so sure that would be how this news story is spun. Who knows, but I do think an ovation will make a bigger story than him getting booed.
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Post by jetsorbust on Oct 7, 2011 9:20:33 GMT -6
Anyone who boos Bettman doesn't get it....the one to boo is Shenkarow and the existence, at the time, of Winnipeg Enterprises. Boo them, not Bettman.... Shenkarow and his partners didn't have the money to continue with all the factors including no arena revenue/ He;s NOT a villain and any suggestion that he be booed is uninformed. I have to agree. The more you know the more you realize there probably wasn't anything Shenkarow could have done on his own, he just didn't have the capital to build an arena and get everything done. A lot of people share blame, no doubt about that. The political leaders at the time and Winnipeg Enterprises probably the most, but certainly Bettman and the league as they did make it more difficult for the city to buy time to sort things out. The league was clearly more than okay with rushing the Jets out of Winnipeg to facilitate expansion to big Southern markets. I don't get the idea Shenkarow deserves a whole lot of thanks (though I'm no expert on what all he did) but I don't think he could have prevented the team from leaving on his own.
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Post by Prairiegirl on Oct 7, 2011 9:39:13 GMT -6
Yikes. We will see Bettman for about for THIRTY seconds and the JETS for SIXTY minutes....and here we are focusing on Bettman? CHIPMAN would like us to not boo Bettman and that is good enough for me. Let's show respect and be classy Winnipeg!!! WOOT
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Post by bcmike on Oct 7, 2011 9:46:26 GMT -6
OK,
Did Gary railroad the Jets 1.0 out of town? Yup, him and others.
Did Gary help and facilitate TNSE in getting the NHL back to Winnipeg? Yup, him and others.
It's a wash for me. I have a problem with Gary for other reasons regarding his tenure as commissioner, but for me it's basically a break even regarding the Jets.
If I was there I would do a polite golf clap or nothing. There's no reason for any negativity on opening night.
I highly doubt he will be presented to the crowd anyway. The most we will get is a comment on CBC, if that.
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Post by JayR on Oct 7, 2011 10:16:31 GMT -6
Look like sanity will prevail, from a new poll at the WFP:
Should fans boo Gary Bettman at Jets home opener Sunday afternoon?
Time to forgive and forget: 58% (276 votes) Stay silent: 23% (109 votes) As loud as we can: 20% (94 votes)
Total Votes: 479
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