Bobby Orr: Gary Bettman & Bob Goodenow are "Strangling" Pro Hockey

In an op-ed in the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, former Boston Bruins great Bobby Orr lambasts NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Bob Goodenow for "strangling" pro hockey. He believes that neither was interested in getting a deal done this past February, and that both have "squandered" any remaining goodwill. He encourages the NHL and NHLPA to either immediately agree to a new deal, or anoint new leadership teams. He also cautions, "Our sport is in danger of becoming irrelevant." ("Get Deal Done or Get Out of Way," Lawrence Eagle-Tribune 4/24/2005).