Bettman has denied that repeated blows to the head can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is a very severe progressive degeneration of the cells inside the brain. Allan Walsh has seen and heard enough, and wants Bettman fired, or to step down immediately. Walsh believes that Bettman is putting all players at risk, and that he is embarrassing for the NHL.
As if Bettman wasn't embarrassing enough, his second in command Bill Daly continued to poke the bear even further.

Bettman and Daly have lost a lot of credibility after these statements. Hopefully someone within the league will have some common sense to step in and do something about this major head injury condition. If people weren't fans of Bettman and Daly before this latest development, it's hard to imagine they have gained many friends now.
Credit Habs Fanatics:
Top NHL agent demands for Gary Bettman's firing after shocking report
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JUILLET 23 | 459 ANSWERS Top NHL agent wants Gary Bettman gone following unacceptable comments Should Gary Bettman and Bill Daly be fired? | ||
| Yes | 304 | 66.2 % |
| No | 63 | 13.7 % |
| Only Bettman fired | 88 | 19.2 % |
| Only Daly fired | 4 | 0.9 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Rasmus Andersson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| John Carlson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Connor McMichael | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Joel Farabee | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ryan Leonard | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Darnell Nurse | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Tom Wilson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Nazem Kadri | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Connor McDavid | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mikael Backlund | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matthew Boldy | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brock Faber | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Morgan Geekie | 1 | - | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Red Wings | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
| Bruins | 21 | 12 | 9 | - | 24 | |
| Canadiens | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | |
| Lightning | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 | |
| Senators | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
| Panthers | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | |
| Maple Leafs | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | |
| Sabres | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Devils | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Penguins | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | |
| Islanders | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | |
| Blue Jackets | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| Rangers | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 | |
| Flyers | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |
| Capitals | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 31 | |
| Stars | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 27 | |
| Jets | 19 | 12 | 7 | - | 24 | |
| Blackhawks | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | |
| Mammoth | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | |
| Wild | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 22 | |
| Blues | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |
| Predators | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Ducks | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Golden Knights | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | |
| Kings | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | |
| Kraken | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | |
| Oilers | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 22 | |
| Sharks | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |
| Canucks | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 | |
| Flames | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 13 | |
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