The NHL lockout seems to be dragging on and on and the end doesn't
appear to be in sight. Commissioner Gary Bettman is usually the target
for both players and fans voicing their displeasure with the lockout.
However, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs has seemed to come across as
worse than Bettman and making it impossible for both sides to talk.
Earlier in the week, Jacobs and a representative from the Winnipeg Jets
got into an encounter. CSNNE's Joe Hagerty reported that when the
representative of the Jets spoke up and said that the lockout needs to
end in order for the franchise to grow its new fan base and to help the
game of hockey in general. Jacobs then responded by calling the Jets the
"new kids on the block" and they will know when the Jets will be
allowed to speak in the NHL board room. Winnipeg Jets player Andrew Ladd
has said that he would be open to a players/owners-only meeting as long
as Jacobs isn't allowed to "spew his stuff".
"It could be a good idea," said Andrew Ladd today. "There always seems
to be a catch with every idea the owners have. But if it's something
where we could get all 30 owners in the same room with representatives
from each team and talk, just so they know where we're sitting and where
everybody stands then, yeah, it could be positive. But only if it's
done in the right way. If it's still the same guys from their end
talking... if it's (Boston Bruins' owner) Jeremy Jacobs in there spewing
his stuff, I don't think it's going to move this process forward."
Josh Yohe, beat writer for the Pittsburgh Penguins, said that players
just shrug when asked about Bettman, but when asked about Jacobs, the
players have rage in their eyes.
If Jeremy Jacobs wants his team to return to the ice and make some more
money, he simply needs to just shut up. The players are furious with him
and rightfully so. Jacobs really shouldn't have that much pull nor
should he have said that to the Winnipeg Jets, Jacobs has NO right to do
that. Fans if you are looking to point the blame at someone for this
lengthy lockout, point the blame more towards Jeremy Jacobs and not Gary
Bettman.
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