Gary Bettman refuses to let Mitchell Miller play in the NHL
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Sam Hutch
November 5, 2022 (1:53 PM)
The news yesterday that the Boston Bruins signed disgraced former Arizona Coyotes draft pick Mitchell Miller has been met largely with criticism and rightfully so. Now, it appears that he may be barred from the National Hockey League.
According to Mike Ziesberger of NHL.com, it's very unlikely Miller is going to be allowed to play in the NHL.
Adam Portzline of The Athletic adds on to this with Gary Bettman's comments
what I understand and have heard through the media, what he did as a 14-year-old is reprehensible, unacceptable. Before the Bruins made the decision to sign him, we were not consulted. I happened to talk to Cam Neely since the time he was signed. He's not coming into the NHL. He's not eligible at this point to come into the NHL. I can't tell you that he'll ever be eligible to come into the NHL.
The Bruins never consulted Gary Bettman prior to signing Miller when really, they shouldn't have even thought of making the signing, but not consulting the commissionaire of th league as well is an oversight. This just keeps getting worse and worse from an organizational perspective in Boston.
I don't often say this, but Gary Bettman has said the right thing here. For everything he hasn't done before, this one he got right. Barring Miller from the NHL is the right thing to do in this case.
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Did Bettman make the right call? |
Yes | 518 | 35.6 % |
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Let him try | 155 | 10.6 % |
This is absolutely the right call. | 218 | 15 % |
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