tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post4632082692191344650..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: How Much Power Does The Commissioner Really Have?JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-87275809658968250842007-02-01T16:11:00.000-05:002007-02-01T16:11:00.000-05:001) Bettman has as much power as the owners want hi...1) Bettman has as much power as the owners want him to have. No more, no less. He isn't 'above' them in any way.<br />2) If the collective group wanted to do something "that was in their best interest but not in the best interest of the game" Bettman could NOT stop it.<br />3) As someone wrote today as bad as Bettman has been (and we have been on record stating he has been God-awful for many faux rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605243834575448300noreply@blogger.com