Bettman’s Name Game Adds Another Bad Look Before Game 1

Gary Bettman is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, and this time it centers on a Minnesota Wild star getting misnamed ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. In a league where every word from the commissioner gets parsed like a cap hit on July 1, that kind of mistake does not just slip by unnoticed. The timing makes it worse, because the Final is when the NHL is supposed to be selling focus, polish, and big-stage credibility.