Posted AT 11:08 AM EDT on 14/07/05
Fire them both
Every war has its casualties and the longest labour struggle in the history of professional sport better produce two more — National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow.
For the NHL to begin the long, challenging thankless task of winning back its disenchanted fans, Bettman and Goodenow need to do the right thing for the game by falling on their swords and gently exiting the arena.
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