GARY BETTMAN WILL BE VACATIONING IN HAMILTON, THEN

Yeesh. Here's one reason to fear for the future of National Football League:

SI.com: Best piece of advice you got in your first year.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: Deal with issues directly. Face your detractors.
SI.com: Who'd it come from?
Goodell: Gary Bettman (the NHL commissioner). He said, "Don't avoid the people who are saying things that you don't agree with." ... It really resonated with me. I've always tried to talk to people who have different perspectives."
-- From Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback

OK, so the NFL's position as the No. 1 sports league in North America is unassailable. Still, it's hilarious that the commissioner of the NFL would have anything to learn from Gary Bettman about who to preside over a successful league that keeps its fans happy.