‘”Not a big fan of arbitration. Never have been,” Bettman said Wednesday night during the Sabres’ season-opening victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the RBC Center. “Because we have the hard cap it wasn’t something that we felt we had to go to the mat over, but I think over time . . . if the awards are excessive in a hard-cap system, you’ve got to take a good, hard look as to whether or not the monies are being fairly allocated in a sensible way.”‘
Bettman says he's no fan of arbitration
Source: Buffalo News