Gary Bettman emphatically shot down any idea that the NHL would participate in the 2018 Olympics.
The commissioner was considerably less clear when asked about the abuse Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has endured this postseason.
Second one first, given this is Pittsburgh after all. Crosby has endured a concussion this postseason, took a Mark Stone elbow to the skull, got his eye poked by Marc Methot and was squirted with water by Mike Hoffman, among other things.
Nobody wants injuries, Bettman said, but he also didn’t seem to have a huge problem with the treatment of Crosby.